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In light of the festive season I decided not to post anything about new threats and emerging headaches. Instead, I decided to shed some light on the work of the good guys. To the good guys! The post b...
Richmond, Virginia - Sunday 20:00 EST The storm outside sent wave after wave of heavy rain drops that banged on the large window, trickling down into the garden bushes below. Distant thunderclaps rol...
I heard on the radio this morning that the prize fund for premium bonds has dropped. The reason given was because of the drop in interest rates, and so therefore the chances of winning money through ...
…at least in the format that HMG is considering. I understand they will be targeting cuts at the low-paid and indebted, which of course is a compassionate thing to do in the circumstances. To expect...
The other day I received a statement from a financial services company with whom I have a small amount of business. Nothing unusual in that, other than the accompanying leaflet that set out a new pro...
It's interesting to note that people queue up outside faulty ATMs that dispense twice the amount of cash. Technology has its limitations and it's bound to go wrong at times, just like its creator. Hom...
Maybe it is a result of the cost-cutting trend at banks, SocGen is replacing hardware tokens to grid-card customer authentication on the web. The advantage is clear: it is cheaper to issue some small ...
I just came back from RSA Conference Europe, which – as always – is an amazing time of the year. One particular perk of this event was the public display of the Engima machine, believed by the German...
Over the last couple of days, I've had occasion to phone a couple of companies that use IVRs, and it has reminded me just how awful the experience is. In both cases, I had to go through 4 or 5 levels ...
Interesting little article in the Press the other day which said that, because some card issuers had reduced their ‘interest free periods’, customers who habitually paid interest would be paying £3 mi...
Its amazing hos phisers manage to crack into On-line banking sites, obtain user authentication details and siphon money. Multi-factor authentication, bio-metric identification and enhanced security wi...
With the announcement that Lloyds TSB is adding the functionality to transfer funds via SMS through its mobile banking service, it’s starting to look like the industry may need to consider new authent...