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Keith Appleyard

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Citi demonstrates lack of good Security practice - ditto BBC

As reported, this greatly surprises me - apparently placing the Credit Card number within the URL, and thus by changing the URL exposes other Credit Card details within having to go through the Access Validation routine. On the one hand you'd assume the system designers didn't 'actually' specify it to be this way, but that the programmer didn't ask...

16 June 2011 /security Whatever...

How Security savvy are Sony?

Yesterday (Wed) we had Sony being not very re-assuring, saying "While there is no evidence that credit card data was taken at this time, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, to be on the safe side we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding secu...

28 April 2011 /security /regulation Whatever...

How to get hold of 8 million dollars

I recall some 25 years ago being told via e-mail to change the Bank Account that my employers Direct Debits would be credited to from a High Street branch of Lloyds to one in a small local village with a population of less than 1,000. When I kicked up a stink requesting higher authority (we were talking about £700,000 a week even in those days) at ...

05 April 2011 /security /regulation Whatever...

Epsilon breach is quite far reaching

I've worked with Epsilon on a few occasions over the years. Hilton Hotels has outsourced all of the processing associated with their HiltonHonors Loyalty program to Epsilon, which includes having your Credit Card details on file to back up any paid Reservation you make. Hilton has contacted me already. IDG News Service has confirmed that the follo...

05 April 2011 /security /regulation Whatever...

How Visa card-to-card cash transfer work in practice?

Be interested to fully understand how it works - for example : a) how does the recipient get informed that the funds are available? b) if they go to the ATM to withdraw the funds as Cash, what are the fees? Presumably there is withdrawal/handling fee, but does the Card Issuer charge the usual Cash Advance Daily Fees? Does the advance count as part...

28 February 2011 /payments Whatever...