"The misfortune here for the banks is that they can have the best fraud-detection systems out there ... but it all breaks down when they call the 'hacker' to verify the transaction," says Gartner's Avivah Litan.
The uproar over Google's latest privacy policy is much ado about nothing, especially the cry from some in Congress that the Internet company won't allow users to opt out of its new policy.
Regulators have hinted at it, and industry experts say it's coming. U.S. banking institutions can expect to see new guidance for mobile banking. The open questions are: When, and in what form?
Risk assessments are over. Now it's time for institutions to prove they conform to the FFIEC's Authentication Guidance. Fraud expert George Tubin offers tips to prepare for the first regulatory exam.
How can companies and IT security leaders keep a security breach from becoming a long-term problem and stop it from negatively affecting their customer base?
Losses linked to debit fraud now exceed losses connected to check fraud, according to a new survey by the American Bankers Association. How are banks responding to the threat?
Bringing Your Own Device raises jitters among employers, who worry about exposing or losing sensitive data, and employees, who fret about their bosses spying on them. Despite these anxieties, the trend will continue because that's what people want.
Five years ago, the Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers began as an organization to bring standardization to the penetration testing industry. Today, CREST's scope is expanding across industries and global regions, says president Ian Glover.
The Europay, MasterCard, Visa standard, commonly used in most global markets, is coming to the U.S. The sooner issuers, acquirers and merchants initiate migrations, the better, says Stephanie Ericksen, head of authentication product integration at Visa.
The Europay, MasterCard, Visa standard, commonly used in most global markets, is coming to the U.S. The sooner issuers, acquirers and merchants initiate migrations, the better, says Stephanie Ericksen, head of authentication product integration at Visa.
A legal dispute between a small merchant in Utah and its former payments processor has fueled a debate over contracts between merchants and acquirers. If successful, this case could spur contractual shifts that change the way card brands view liability after card breaches.
Skimming is a global epidemic, experts say, and global fraud losses linked to skimming will grow in 2012. So how will retailers and financial institutions respond?
DBS Bank is launching a new SMS/text alert service for ATM transactions, following a rash of fraudulent withdrawals that cost accountholders $1 million.
U.S. and European institutions can learn from DBS Bank's example. In response to a rash of fraudulent withdrawals that cost accountholders $1 million, the bank is launching a new SMS/text alert service for ATM transactions.
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