297 Results from 2009, /security
Lachlan Gunn Executive Director at European Association for Secure Transactions
The days are drawing in (in the Northern hemisphere at least), its dark, its cold, and its busy in the lead up to Xmas and the New Year. A lot of money is taken out of ATMs this month. Its a good time for fraudsters! The easiest way to significantly reduce risk to your card when using an ATM (or any other terminal) is by covering one hand with th...
04 December 2009 /security
Matt White North America editor at Finextra
As Finextra community members are well aware, digital security is a hot topic of debate and there's little consensus out there. Enter the Global Trust Council, a non-profit that is proposing a serious shake-up of the way we conduct our digital lives. It argues that we are forced to hand over far too much personal information when going about our d...
03 December 2009 /security /retail Information Security
Retired Member
The indictment of Albert Gonzalez for the theft of 130 million credit and debit card details from Heartland Payment Systems caught the headlines recently. Not for the indictment in itself or that Heartland’s security defences had been bypassed, but for the fact that the company had been declared PCI compliant by Qualified Security Assessors in Apr...
03 December 2009 /security /payments
Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me
Identity is a simple concept that has become a complex problem. It has become complex due to fraud. Fraud, motivated by money and the ease of obtaining credit and taking over an account. Because identity has yet to be effectively established, anyone can be you. Currently, identity is generally established when a person provides a single source of ...
02 December 2009 /security /regulation
Ever forge your husband's signature? Wife’s? Parent's? Client's? Do you think the clerk behind the counter at Walmart is skilled in handwriting analysis? I’ve always viewed a signature as a totally ridiculous form of authentication and a total waste of my time. Signing my name has always been burden and a frustrating task. Nobody seems to know whe...
01 December 2009 /security /regulation
We all know the statistics; the number of identity fraud victims is growing year-on-year and we all need to be responsible when looking after our personal information. But what happened when personal information is lost, leaked or stolen and it is outside our direct control? Who do we look to blame? In the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office ...
30 November 2009 /security /regulation Online Banking
As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday season, McAfee, Inc. revealed the “Twelve Scams of Christmas” – the twelve most dangerous online scams that computer users should be cautious of this holiday season. According to Consumer Reports’ 2009 State of the Net Survey, cybercriminals have bilked $8 billion from consumers in the past ...
29 November 2009 /security /regulation
Cybercriminals Take Advantage of the Holiday Season, Aiming to Steal Consumers’ Money, Identities and Financial Information As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday season, McAfee, Inc. revealed the “Twelve Scams of Christmas” – the twelve most dangerous online scams that computer users should be cautious of this holiday season. Acc...
The Financial Times this morning has a video that just gobsmacked me. I know I've been vocal in the past about ID protection but I'm now at the point that I've been terribly enlightened...and saddened! An American journalist takes us to see another journalist in Russia who visits a store that sells databases on everyone. I mean everyone! Poo
26 November 2009 /security /regulation Information Security
Should sensitive cardholder data be held as standard in magnetic stripes on European EMV cards? The European ATM Security Team (EAST) has conducted a website poll on this topic. On currently available plans, by the end of 2010 all ATMs within Europe are expected to be EMV (Chip and PIN) compliant. The data on the magnetic stripe is no longer requi...
26 November 2009 /security
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