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The Internet of Things represents a dramatic change in life as we know it. As everything around us is brought “online” through the inclusion of sensors, computing power and network connectivity, we wi...
When someone online presents as a different person than their true self, this is called catphishing, and it occurs on online dating sites. Google the name of the object of your interest. Obviously, “...
A lot of things about banking software hinge on how and when it might fail and what impact that will create. This drives all banks to invest heavily in testing projects. Traditionally, banks have been...
Do you know what ATM stands for? For crooks, it stands for A Thief’s Moneymaker. A new report from FICO says that “skimming” crimes have made their biggest spike in the past 20 years. This includes AT...
WHY CLOUD MATTERS: When we think about cloud, the things that usually come to mind are cost savings, outsourcing & Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). While cost saving benefits are relevant, clo...
Ever wonder just what happens to the data in a data breach incident? Does it go into some kind of wormhole in cyberspace, out through the other end? Well, the answer is pretty much so, when you consid...
Security is one of the biggest concerns Banks have about Digital Banking. I already underlined the importance of the topic in different tips, to which too much attention paid (please show some attenti...
Scamerama is here to stay! Scams are as old as time, and evolve as inventions and technology evolve. Top scams, according to a report on FraudAvengers.com, are as follows: Scammer “accidentally” over...
As another academic year comes to an end, many graduates are preparing themselves for a busy three months ahead as a summer intern. It is estimated that there are about 100,000 internships in the UK ...
In the last decade, we experienced the Omni-channel revolution and introduction of new digital banking delivery channels, on which I can cite, internet banking, mobile banking, SMS banking, POS Paymen...
In this day and age, we should never hear someone proclaim, “Oh my God, my computer crashed! I lost everything!” You can’t lose something that’s been properly backed up. So many people, including ones...
To understand how seriously the international community is taking money laundering you need look no further than the first paragraph of the G20’s ‘2015-16 Anti-Corruption Implementation Plan’. ‘Corr...