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Why Professional Soccer Cares About Digital Fraud

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No one is immune from digital fraud. The San Jose Earthquakes, an American professional soccer team, is a surprisingly good example of a borderless business that’s working to provide a frictionless, yet secure way for its fan base to purchase tickets. There’s always a fraudster waiting in the wings to spoil the party.

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Borderless Commerce — New Strategies To Drive Globalization And Crush Fraud

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He is a noted industry expert in online fraud, cybercrime, identity theft, information security and networking technology and holds several patents in security, fraud and networking. Corporate Partnerships, San Jose Earthquakes of MLS. Kristina Wavomba.

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The Rising Fever of Account Takeover Fraud

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If fraud attacks are the flu, then the Equifax data breach was a raging fever: a symptom (albeit a dramatic one) of a larger illness that will almost inevitably infect any organization that hasn’t had its shots. The Security Love Triangle. saving money) over security. Patience is a virtue in the business of fraud.

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Intel’s Cloud Customers Eye Options After Chip Flaw Discovery

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According to Reuters , security researchers divulged that the flaws – called Meltdown and Spectre – could give hackers access to passwords or encryption keys on most types of smartphones, computers and cloud-based servers. The company could be forced to offer discounts in order to retain the business.

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Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Selling Trade Secrets To Uber

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Attorney’s office in San Jose, California. Former Google engineer and self-driving pioneer Anthony Levandowski is being charged with stealing closely guarded secrets and selling them to Uber, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Aug. Levandowski was charged with 33 counts of trade secret theft in an indictment filed by the U.S.

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How FanFood Brings Mobile Ordering To Sports And Concerts

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PYMNTS recently spoke to Dustin Hemesath, FanFood’s co-founder and national sales manager, about the company’s position in the industry and how it meets logistical and security challenges. Fraud challenges all mobile order-ahead apps, and FanFood is no exception.

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Hackers Are Using The IoT To Test Stolen Passwords

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of San Jose, Calif. Akamai’s research showed smart devices could be manipulated using secure shell protocol, better known as SSH. The quick list of affected devices includes those of Ruckus Wireless, a Wi-Fi hot spot maker owned by Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

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