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Thoughts about digital banking and security.

More digital banking means a higher need for digital security. Do you think banks are ready to manage this? Looking at the recent data breaches I have doubts about that. Sometimes even standard security rules are broken. The Swiss Banque Cantonale de Geneve for example. Why didn’t they simply encrypt the e-mails which have been stolen and leaked no...

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Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me

Hacking 2015 and Beyond

2015 brings us no closer to putting the lid on hackers as any other year has. The crime of Criminal hacking will prove to be as big as ever in the new year. Here’s what we have to look forward too: Bank Card Breaches There will always be the bank card thieves, being that stealing data from magnetic stripe cards is relatively easy to pull off and...

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Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me

Beware of scary WiFi Virus

It’s called Chameleon—a computer virus—but maybe it should be called FrankenVirus. You wouldn’t believe what it can do: literally move through the air, as in airborne—like a biological pathogen. And like some Franken-creation, it came from a laboratory, cultivated at the University of Liverpool’s School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineer...

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Stuart Lacey

Stuart Lacey Founder at Trunomi

The Year of the P’s for Customised, Secure Banking Services

As the financial industry prepares for the year ahead, we reflect on the technology advancements that have emerged and ponder those on the horizon. We see consumers clamouring for the latest and greatest tools – whether the use be personal or professional – and increasingly understand their desire to receive the same level of high tech, tailored s...

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Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me

Goodguy Hacker Selling Bad Guy hacks

Makes you wonder what these guys would have accomplished had they been born during the Renaissance…case in point: Kevin Mitnick, whose genius was so impressive as a cyber criminal (he hacked into IBM, Motorola, Sun Microsystems and other big-name outfits), that after serving prison time, he was hired as a good guy to help security teams develop pe...

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Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me

Credit Card Fraud isn’t the same as Identity Theft

Just as important as taking down the decorations, throwing out all the debris from opened gifts and getting the house back in order after the holiday activities, is that of scrutinizing your credit card statements. Why? To make sure that all the purchases on there were made by you and only you. The holiday season means more credit card use = more...

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