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Why Voice Authentication’s Doing Prison Time

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What eventually becomes cutting-edge in retail and payments often originates in places that are dedicated to security, not commerce. New technology often starts out at the U.S. Authorities and prison technology companies say this mass biometric surveillance supports prison security and fraud prevention efforts.”.

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FinServ Providers Lift Some Of B2B’s Fraud Burden

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As B2B fraud threats like the business email compromise (BEC) scam or internal employee theft continue to grow for businesses large and small, experts are urging business owners and executives to take the lead in combatting fraudsters. Officials noted that invoice fraud occurs on a “regular basis,” according to 3FM reports.

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan

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House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing Thursday (Sept. That seems like a lifetime in this business,” said Congressman French Hill of Arkansas. especially in areas like fraud mitigation), he said, and leapfrog its way into real-time payments to more effectively compete in the world.

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US Intelligence Agencies Advise Against Buying Huawei, ZTE Smartphones

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Huawei and ZTE , two Chinese technology companies, have been dealt a blow Wednesday (Feb. According to a report in CNN , officials from the CIA, NSA, FBI and Defense Intelligence Agency testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee this week that smartphones made by these Chinese companies are a security threat to consumers in the U.S.

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Senators Raise Intellectual Property Concerns Amid Chinese Access

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technologies, according to U.S. In other remarks delivered Tuesday, Burr said that within the United States, there has been growth in “counterintelligence and information security risks that come prepackaged with the goods and services of certain overseas vendors.”. senators and intelligence officials.