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NRF Warns Against EMV Verification Flaws

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Chip cards have been heralded for their improved functionality and security, but they have still failed to address critical authentication problems, leaving retailers to bear the brunt of these vulnerabilities. Europe was the first region to adopt EMV technology, and sees a transaction rate of more than 99 percent. and Europe.

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Data Dive, Breaches And Security Blips Edition: Key Bank, Microsoft And Bulgaria 

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Unfortunately, also adding heat this week was the world of fraudsters and hackers – with a few pretty sizable security blips and glitches. Regional banking force KeyCorp disclosed a massive fraud that could potentially cost as much as $90 million – according to reporting out of CNBC last week. Starting with.

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Hacker Tracker: U.S. Most Willing To Pay On Ransomware

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This according to the latest volume of the Internet Security Threat Report published today by software company and security product provider Symantec. To start, ransomware threats escalated globally through 2016 in size, number and kind. Its end users were also the most willing to pay. But it’s moved into doing more.

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Inside China’s Cyber, Financial Regulatory Changes And Challenges

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Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants from other regions have been dipping their toes into the Chinese market, but open banking has compounded the difficulty involved in setting up operations. The major difficulty for FIs and businesses is that some compliance standards are harsher than others, which can lead to security weaknesses.

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A Continued Decline in Housing Inventory

TrustBank

The graph below shows the active listings of residential homes from 7/2016 to 5/2021. The graph shows the active listings of residential homes in the United States as published by Realtor.com (7/2016 to 5/2021). The active listing count by metro region has also declined when compared to the previous 4 year average.

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In Wake of Vantiv for Worldpay, Europe Beckons?

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citizens’ data or national security. attention on Europe, with the desire to gain a post, or perhaps outpost, in payments processing in the region. Adyen operates in the Netherlands, which means that it has roots in the region. Regulatory concerns have hinged on whether there is, may be, or could be risk to U.S.

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Four Steps for Managing Third-Party Cyber Security Risk

FICO

regions, cloud)? Tools such as the ABC National Risk Score in the US, which provides a general rating of cyber risk for benchmarking, and the FICO® Cyber Risk Score, which provides company- specific metrics, may be leveraged in combination to provide a directionally correct view of relative risk. Where does the vendor operate (e.g.,