Security News

Identity fraud hits record high (Help Net Security)
2017-02-02 13:00

The number of identity fraud victims increased by sixteen percent (rising to 15.4 million U.S. consumers) in the last year, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. Their study found that despite...

82% of executives experienced a fraud incident in the past year (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 13:00

Fraud, cyber, and security incidents are now the “new normal” for companies across the world, according to the executives surveyed for a new Kroll report. The proportion of executives that...

International Phone Fraud Tactics (Schneier on Security)
2016-12-06 12:15

This article outlines two different types of international phone fraud. The first can happen when you call an expensive country like Cuba: My phone call never actually made it to Cuba. The...

Online credit card fraud up 20% Black Friday to Cyber Monday (Help Net Security)
2016-12-02 12:45

Iovation released new data that shows card-not-present fraud increased significantly from Black Friday to Cyber Monday 2016 when compared to the same period in past years. Research shows a 20...