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How to beat 22 Web security threats 06 May, 2009 13:37
Forewarned is forearmed. We investigate the latest and most deadly tech dangers, and explain how to fight back. - +
Companies get checklist on PCI security rules 17 March, 2009 08:04
The organization that administers the credit card industry's data security rules has released a new set of compliance guidelines -- a move that reinforces the widespread perception that efforts to comply are going slowly at many companies. - +
Visa: New payment-processor data breach not so new after all 02 March, 2009 08:22
Days after Visa seemingly confirmed that a data breach had taken place at a third payment processor, following on the recent breach disclosures by Heartland Payment Systems and RBS WorldPay, the credit card company is now saying that there was no new security incident after all. - +
How to avoid 5 common storage mishaps 10 February, 2009 09:12
Think you can guess the No. 1 threat to the security of your stored data? If you said hackers, or even trouble-making insiders, you'd be wrong. While malicious threats are an ongoing concern, it's your well-meaning employees who are more likely to unknowingly expose your company's stored data through, say, a file-sharing network or a misplaced laptop. - +
E-commerce sales show 'relative strength' over holidays 30 December, 2008 07:41
Amazon.com had its best holiday sales season ever, providing a scarce optimistic report as online sales from November and December were tallied. U.S. online sales over the holiday period showed "relative strength" but were still down and online shopping in the U.K. was markedly off compared to a year ago, according to final reports of the season. - +
Swedish police warn of tampered credit card terminals 17 December, 2008 08:25
Swedish police are unraveling a scheme where criminals stole credit card details by tampering with a point-of-sale (POS) terminals at a Toys R Us store in Malmö. - +
GSM group: Phones need NFC for mobile payments 19 November, 2008 07:42
Phone manufacturers must build NFC (Near Field Communications) functionality into mobile handsets in order to speed adoption of mobile payment systems, the GSM Association said Tuesday. - +
Was MythBuster's RFID tale only a myth? 05 September, 2008 10:07
It all started when Adam Savage of MythBusters fame told a convention audience that legal bullies from the credit card industry had cowed Discovery Channel into scotching an episode of the show that was to have taken on RFID. - +
New security rules on tap for credit-card handlers 29 August, 2008 07:59
Companies that handle credit cards can expect to see revised security rules released in early October, according to the group responsible for maintaining the Payment Card Industry security standard for storage and processing of credit and debit cards. - +
Ex NSW Lib leader among Olympic scam victims 04 August, 2008 13:55
A national hotline for victims duped into buying non-existant Olympic Games tickets was opened this morning, as news publications around the world reported stories of people that have been ripped off anywhere from several hundred to tens of thousands of dollars by Web sites selling fake tickets to the Beijing summer games. - +
Credit-card firms investigate fraud at Canadian airport kiosks 25 July, 2008 08:18
Low-cost Canadian airline WestJet has temporarily stopped the practice of allowing customers to use credit cards as identification when checking into flights at self-service kiosks at all Canadian airports.
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