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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? Tune in all week for live-streaming , beginning at 7:30 p.m. Every business starts small.

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DOJ Indicts Four Chinese Army Spies For Equifax Hack

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The Equifax cyberattack exposed the financial data of almost 150 million Americans and British and Canadian nationals. Four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army – Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke and Liu Lei – were indicted on nine counts by a federal grand jury in Atlanta. “There are exceptions, though.”

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Home Depot Connects Opioid Addiction To Thievery Uptick

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Shrink costs retailers about $51 billion each year, according to a report from the National Retail Federation (NRF). The habit-forming characteristics of opioids, combined with quicker ways to unload stolen merchandise, have likely led to grittier thieves that can get around retailers’ security systems.

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Louisiana School Cyberattacks Trigger State Of Emergency

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The emergency declaration allows the state to access resources from the state’s national guard, technology office, state police and other organizations, according to a statement from the governor’s office. Numerous cities and states have been hit with cyberattacks.

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NACHA Report: Inaugural Meeting Of API Standardization Industry Group

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National Automated Clearing House Association ( NACHA ) — the Electronic Payments Association — and the Payments Innovation Alliance recently released a summary report from the API Standardization Industry Group’s inaugural meeting, which took place in May. As such, they can help improve the safety, efficiency and speed of communications.

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FTC Warns About New Scam That Could Harm Merchants

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In one scheme, they’re telling people to use the routing number of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (0610-0014-6) to make both check and electronic payments through the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) Network. Merchants who accept these checks run the risk of not getting paid.

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New Orleans City Services Hit With Cyberattacks

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One of the tweets informed the city’s residents that it was working with “ cybersecurity resources” from the National Guard, the Secret Service and the FBI. Ransomware has been becoming more widespread; Atlanta, Baltimore and multiple cities in Florida have all been affected in the past year. On Friday (Dec.

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