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BEC Scams Nearly Double Over Three Years

PYMNTS

Real estate increased as a target, representing 16 percent of incidents in 2018 versus nine percent in 2017. The site noted the findings of the Australian Cyber Security Centre, which found that scammers took off with as much as $700,000, and that one company lost $170,000, the largest amount lost by a single company.

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BA To Reveal Fine Print On GDPR Fines?

PYMNTS

In the wake of the news earlier this month that British Airways had found, and reported, a data breach within the 72 hours mandated by the General Data Protection Regulation , the question remains: How much is it going to cost, if anything? In the ICO investigations that followed, the regulator said that when it came to data of U.K.

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How Does ChatGPT Describe the Economy and Banking?

Jeff For Banks

Additionally, the implementation of new policies by the government, such as changes to taxes and regulations, could also influence economic outlook. Assistance in cyber security measures, such as "Describe the 2021 Kaseya ransomware attack."; The tool is still new and evolving.

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Why initial coin offerings will not replace venture capital for startups

Bussman Advisory

Startups, primarily in the blockchain world, raised $4.6bn in various forms of token launches in 2017, a quantum leap from the $0.2 While this may not seem like much compared to the $188.8bn raised in traditional IPOs in 2017, five of the largest ICOs in history took place in October and November so there is clearly strong momentum.

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Modern Bank Robbery: Addressing Cyber Fraud in Retail Financial Services

Cisco

billion in 2017 to $6.4 How can banks effectively combat account takeover, new account fraud, and other modern cyber security threats? Retail banks can start by protecting customer accounts with security that goes beyond a single user ID and password using a strong multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution like Duo Security.

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Where Are We Now? 2022 Data Science and AI Predictions Revisited

FICO

Links to all of my predictions blogs since 2017 are at the end of this blog.) This notion is gaining serious traction as the regulation of AI is becoming increasingly emboldened. In fact, some EU policymakers believe it is a critical goal of the AIA to set a worldwide standard, so much so that some refer to a race to regulate AI.”.

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Modern Bank Robbery: Addressing Cyber Fraud in Retail Financial Services

Cisco

billion in 2017 to $6.4 How can banks effectively combat account takeover, new account fraud, and other modern cyber security threats? Retail banks can start by protecting customer accounts with security that goes beyond a single user ID and password using a strong multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution like Duo Security.

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