136 Results from 2015, /security
Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me
First off, how NOT to fix a hacked credit report: signing on with a service that promises to correct the problem in a jiffy—a “sounds too good to be true” advertisement. A company that claims they will 100% fix your bad credit by removing negative information from your credit report is a bit scammy. In fact, whatever a credit repair company CAN le...
04 February 2015 /security
Haste certainly doesn’t make waste if you’ve suffered from an entity getting hacked resulting in a data breach. Don’t waste a single minute delaying notifying affected accounts! In the case of a credit card company, they will investigate; you won’t have to pay the fraudulent charges. The breached card will be closed, and you’ll get a new one. And ...
03 February 2015 /security
Retired Member
As security breaches continue to grab headlines, I was intrigued by new claims that not only could online security be improved for consumers, but it could actually become a more delightful user experience. The launch of Apple Pay has proven to us that this is possible. With over 150 FIDO members, the Board of Directors alone reads like a Who’s Wh...
28 January 2015 /security /payments Innovation in Financial Services
Pat Carroll Founder/Executive Chairman at ValidSoft
2014 shocked us all into the reality that no institution or organization, no matter how big or sophisticated, was immune to being “hacked” or “breached”. Towards the end of the year, we were all numbed into submission and the shock factor resulting from the headlines that continued to dominate, was replaced with an uneasy bewilderment. Already thi...
27 January 2015 /security Information Security
Perhaps you’ve read that “HTTPS” at the start of a website address means that the site is secure, encrypted. However, a feature of the HTTPS can track you, says an article at theregister.co.uk. HTTP is not secure. Carnegie Mellon University in a Register article states “HSTS”, which is “Strict Transport Security” redirects users to HTTPS. The HSTS...
27 January 2015 /security
Expectations, and the pace at which they’re changing, are creating new pressures for the payments industry. While the future is always difficult to predict, one thing is certain: we are going to continue to see a lot of change in the industry. Verifone is at the heart of all of this change because of the technology and services we provide. To get a...
27 January 2015 /security /payments
Ketharaman Swaminathan Founder and CEO at GTM360 Marketing Solutions
According to the Economic Times article Brokerages’ Retail Pain Is Banks' Gain, banks have stolen a march over neobanks in the e-brokerage space in India. Cheaper access to funds and greater trust - "no one lost money with a bank" - are two major factors that have gone in favor of banks. Based on personal experience, I'd add better CX as...
25 January 2015 /security
Have you heard of iDict? It’s a tool that hackers can use to get passwords via what’s called brute force attacks. It’s designed to crack into iCloud’s passwords, and supposedly it can circumvent Apple’s anti-brute force attack security. But iDict doesn’t have as big a bite as you might think. A long, strong password is no match for iDict. But if ...
22 January 2015 /security
You can’t change your fingerprint like you can change your password. But why would you want to change your fingerprint? The thought might cross your mind if your fingerprint gets stolen. How the heck can this happen? Ask Starbug. He’s a hacker who demonstrated just how this could happen at an annual meeting of hackers called the Chaos Communicati...
20 January 2015 /security
A recent report by the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities shows, not surprisingly, the financial sector attracts more cyber-crime than other industries. It states that banks ‘have been hit by cyber-attacks and other malicious attacks more frequently, and have seen an increase in high-profile distributed denial of service (DDoS...
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