Security News

Only 38% of US govt workers received ransomware prevention training
2020-02-28 05:30

73% of government employees are concerned about impending ransomware threats to cities across the country, and more employees fear of cyberattacks to their community than natural disasters and terrorist attacks, an IBM survey has revealed. Data in the new Harris Poll found ransomware attacks might be even more widespread, with 1 in 6 respondents disclosing their department was impacted by a ransomware attack.

Apple's Tracking-Prevention Feature in Safari has a Privacy Bug
2020-02-10 12:06

Last month, engineers at Google published a very curious privacy bug in Apple's Safari web browser. Apple's Intelligent Tracking Prevention, a feature designed to reduce user tracking, has vulnerabilities that themselves allow user tracking.

The Goldilocks principle for zero trust fraud prevention
2020-02-06 06:00

Having recently received just such a bombardment at one of the larger IAM conferences, I was curious at how well zero trust applies to fraud prevention. Although the zero trust framework is gaining momentum in the enterprise, its basic concepts have been the mainstay of fraud prevention in industries like insurance, finance and retail for a very long time.

Safari's Intelligent Tracking Prevention Fails to Prevent Tracking
2020-01-24 06:01

The privacy mechanism implemented by Apple's Safari browser to prevent user tracking across websites is not efficient at protecting users' privacy, Google security researchers have discovered. Called Intelligent Tracking Prevention, the system is meant to prevent websites commonly loaded in a third-party context from receiving identifiable information about the user.

buguroo enhances its bugFraud solution with New Account Fraud prevention capabilities
2020-01-23 03:00

Buguroo, the online fraud prevention solutions specialist for the financial sector, unveiled further capabilities that make it easier for banks to identify fraudsters attempting to open new bank accounts. These enhanced New Account Fraud prevention capabilities - included in the latest version of buguroo's bugFraud solution - employ advanced deep learning technologies to analyze new customer onboarding sessions in real-time, analyzing each user's behavior and environment without adding friction to their journey.

Fraud Prevention: Keeping Up With Attackers
2019-12-17 17:18

Anthony Cardoza of XTN Cognitive Security on Defensive MeasuresFraud prevention is a perpetual cat-and-mouse game as fraudsters develop new tools and uncover new ways to monetize their activities,...

Cybersecurity in 2020: More targeted attacks, AI not a prevention panacea
2019-11-28 11:00

As cloud complexity increases, hackers are relying on more targeted attacks, scoping out weak points across a larger attack surface.

nsKnox and KPMG offer fraud prevention technology, delivered as a holistic managed service
2019-11-26 00:30

nsKnox, a leading cyber security provider of corporate payment protection technology, announced an international strategic partnership with KPMG, a leading global consulting firm. KPMG Israel will...

Sysdig Secure 3.0 provides enterprises with threat prevention at runtime
2019-11-14 04:15

Sysdig, the secure DevOps leader, announced Sysdig Secure 3.0. This is the industry’s first tool to provide enterprises with threat prevention at runtime using Kubernetes-native Pod Security...

eCommerce Fraud Prevention Firm Riskified Raises $165 Million
2019-11-07 14:44

Ecommerce fraud prevention solutions provider Riskified has raised $165 million in a Series E funding round at a valuation of over $1 billion. read more