PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

These credential abuse attacks come in a variety of forms, with some hackers choosing to overwhelm API defenses with simultaneous logins from a host of bots and others using more targeted techniques like phishing individual API developers and using their login credentials. There were 85.42 million were aimed at the financial industry.

MFA 96

MFA Risk Security API 96

Stax

MARCH 4, 2024

Taking precautions to implement security measures like firewalls and cybersecurity training helps to protect cardholder data and other sensitive information from cybercriminals. It’s also critical to ensure card information is protected from data breaches with secure encryption and cybersecurity standards in place.

PCI DSS 88

PCI DSS Payment Security Security MFA 88

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

A popular brute force method used to accomplish this is credential cracking , which involves fraudsters using bots to automatically plug potential usernames and passwords into login screens in the hopes of stumbling across the correct credentials.

Credential 58

Credential Bots Authentication Online and Mobile Banking 58

VISTA InfoSec

JULY 31, 2023

Segregation of Networks: This involves isolating the cardholder data environment (CDE) from the rest of the business’s network. Doing so can help reduce the scope of PCI DSS compliance and minimize the risk of data breaches. Avoid default settings for servers, software applications, and network devices.

PCI DSS 130

PCI DSS Security Encryption Compliance 130

Seon

JANUARY 29, 2024

Educate your users: Remind users to prioritize password security, encourage the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA), and suggest the use of VPNs on public Wi-Fi networks. Exploiting security vulnerabilities : This is where unpatched security holes are used to gain unauthorized access to a system.

Account Takeovers 52

Account Takeovers Accounts Fraud Prevention Fraud Detection 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

I don’t think Alexa is road-ready for true voice biometric determination for an MFA [multi-factor authentication], even in-home,” IntraNext CEO Patrick Brown told Karen Webster in a recent interview. The executive said IntraNext isn’t fielding as many questions following the Equifax data breach as might be expected.

Authentication 41

Authentication MFA Fraud Detection Security 41