Four out of five global retailers and other merchants failed interim tests to determine whether they are in compliance with payment card data security standards.
Microsoft has sued a group of hackers who have allegedly stolen millions of dollars from computer users and financial institutions using malware disguised as its Windows software.
MasterCard is working with Visa to create a new authentication standard for online payments that will gradually replace the 3D Secure protocol with “invisible authentication”.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the bank will probably double its $250 million annual computer-security budget within the next five years.
Because of the sensitive nature of the assets and information they maintain for customers, ensuring a highly secure environment is mission-critical for banks and other financial institutions.
Nine of the country’s largest payment card issuers who participate in the Payments Security task force estimate that they will have issued more than 575 million chip-enabled payment cards by the end of 2015.