Articles Tagged with ''cyber security''

The National Retail Federation said it agreed with a warning from the FBI that new chip-based credit cards are safer than traditional cards but still vulnerable to fraud and need to be used with a PIN to minimize risk.

As cyber-risks become increasingly prominent concerns in the C-suite and boardroom, business leaders are increasingly rethinking cybersecurity practices, focusing on a nexus of innovative technologies that can reduce enterprise risks and improve performance, according to a new survey. 

According to the 2015 International Business Resiliency Survey, firms consider cyber and IT-related risks to be the most likely to occur and have the greatest potential impact on their operations.

A new study reveals a dramatic increase in the overall cost of cyber crime. 

Mastercard is rolling out a biometrics payments service that will kill passwords within five years.

A report from the think tank Chatham House said that nuclear power plants around the globe are vulnerable to cyberattacks and that the risk of cyber-oriented plant disasters is increasing.

A new survey says that government is the target of cybercriminals and nation state attackers, citing the OPM security breach as an example.

The move to EMV technology is designed to reduce counterfeit credit card fraud.

One in three companies still lacks policies for its information security, data encryption and data classification, according to a new report. 

More than 30 firms including BT, Intel, Vodafone, and Broadcom have taken up the initiative to respond to rising concerns over security through the creation of The Internet of Things Security Foundation.