Security

Five pressing themes reshaping the security industry in 2023 

The security landscape is constantly evolving, with organisations forever adopting new technologies and altering strategies for prime optimisation. Here, Gustavo Gassman, Vice President & Head of Emerging Markets, HID, offers his thoughts about the latest e...

What can banks do to better protect themselves and their customers? 

Which? research has found that basic security flaws on some of the biggest banks’ websites and apps are putting consumers at increased risk of falling victim to fraud.  The research comes after 29,102 cases of remote banking fraud were reported to UK Fi...

How fraudsters attack blockchain technology and how it can be prevented  

Here, Ralph Chammah, CEO at OwlGaze, outlines how fraudsters attack the blockchain and how organisations can overcome these threats.  The global financial crisis of 2008-09 resulted in the development of the Bitcoin whitepaper which introduced the world to ...

Lookout data shows credential theft mobile attacks on the rise in US government agencies 

Lookout, an endpoint to cloud security company, has released its 2022 Government Threat Report which examines the most prominent mobile threats affecting federal, state and local governments in the United States.  Lookout data reveals mobile phishing...

Experts discuss how organisations can protect cross-border payments and customer data with GDPR

DLA Piper has published the findings of its annual GDPR and Data Breach Survey. The Europe-wide survey has revealed another record year with a 168% year on year increase in the total value of fines issued across Europe.    Among the largest fines l...

Get To Knw: Dr. Naveen Singh, Founder and CEO, Inery  

Dr. Naveen Singh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Inery, speaks to us about the company, his leadership philosophy, the blockchain market and the importance of businesses adopting a decentralised database management solution.  Can you tell us about ...

The stickiness of security for customer trust and seamless transactions

The McKinsey 2020 Digital Payments Consumer Survey found that digital payments continue to grow in adoption and relevance. Smart solutions that offer accessible and easy digital transactions are increasingly becoming essential to consumer...

Habito reveals an increase in mortgage fraud detection with Resistant AI solution

Resistant AI, an AI and Machine Learning financial crime prevention specialist, has announced that Habito, an online mortgage broker and lender, has reported a 30% increase in mortgage fraud detection following the implementation of its Document Forensics...

Payment Fraud Intelligence expands the Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud

Recorded Future, the intelligence company, has announced the expansion of its Intelligence Cloud with Payment Fraud Intelligence, a single source of truth for identifying, mitigating and preventing payment fraud. Payment Fraud Intelligence enables those...

FinTechs are on the rise while the number of bank branches is falling

According to data from Finnovista, Colombia is the third largest ecosystem of FinTechs in the region, behind only Mexico and Brazil. The increase in FinTechs of different verticals is due, among other reasons, to the good numbers presented by the Colombian...

Anti-fraud e-commerce platform arrives in Brazil in partnership with ICTS Protiviti

ICTS Protiviti, a consulting firm specializing in governance, risk and compliance, is expanding its ecosystem of anti-fraud solutions for e-commerce by joining forces with Riskified, a fraud management platform used by global retailers. The use of...

SAS is a leader in anti-money laundering says research firm report

SAS has been named a leader in anti-money laundering solutions by Forrester. The Forrester Wave: Anti-Money-Laundering Solutions, Q3 2022 evaluates the industry’s 15 most significant anti-money laundering (AML) technology providers, assessing and ranking them b...