Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

This goes beyond current methods of managing sensitive information for individuals and organizations, ensuring data recovery without compromising privacy. “We It offers something that goes beyond encryption alone, empowering users to take control of their digital assets.”

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Payments Source

AUGUST 15, 2019

As the movement to adopt PCI-validated point-to-point encryption as a way to deter POS malware attacks spreads, Bluefin has patented a new process to identify compromised payment devices.

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Fintech Review

APRIL 20, 2025

In the financial sector, it includes fraud detection, threat intelligence, data encryption, biometric verification, and risk monitoring. It allows them to scale rapidly without compromising security. From day one, they can build trust by offering secure onboarding, encrypted communication, and transaction monitoring.

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VISTA InfoSec

JANUARY 18, 2024

This includes, but is not limited to, default wireless encryption keys, passwords, and SNMP community strings. This includes, but is not limited to: -> Default wireless encryption keys. -> Passwords on wireless access points. -> SNMP defaults. -> Any other security-related wireless vendor defaults.

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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As fraudsters are continuously finding new ways to strike, we’re continuously finding new ways to prevent them with controls such as encryption, multi-factor authentication, fraud detection software, etc. The TPM can securely store and generate cryptographic keys, passwords, certificates, and encryption keys. However, manufacturers DO.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

By addressing the opportunities and challenges posed by these innovations, Pathway 2035 sparks the dialogue for progress without compromising security or trust. While it promises breakthroughs in computation, it also poses threats to current encryption methods, making quantum-safe cryptography essential.

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VISTA InfoSec

AUGUST 8, 2023

Encrypting your most critical data in return for a huge payment before restoring access. Make Strong Password Usage and Multi-Factor Authentication Necessary There has been a huge report of employee passwords being compromised or stolen due to missing devices and other factors. 5/5 - (2 votes)

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Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

Payment gateway – The service that encrypts and securely sends payment details from the customer to the payment processor and back to the merchant. Payment information is encrypted and sent for authorization – The payment gateway encrypts and sends the payment details to the payment processor.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Malware also spiked eight per cent year-over-year, while IoT attacks jumped 124 per cent and encrypted threats climbed 93 per cent. Nearly one third of all reported cyber events were business email compromise attacks – seeing a significant rise from only nine per cent in 2023.

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Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

The details are then encrypted and transmitted to a third-party payment gateway for authorization. Encryption – Encryption converts plain text into coded characters that can only be decoded by authorized users. If a hacker compromises the eCommerce site, they only access a useless token, instead of payment data.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2018

For companies, the holy grail of data security is being able to operate on encrypted data without compromising its security. Homomorphic encryption (HE) solves this problem by making decryption unnecessary — but it has historically been computationally intensive and slow, making it impractical for many use cases.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 9, 2024

However, as payment services rely more heavily on these AI technologies, they face a growing challenge: how to harness the power of LLMs without compromising data privacy. Payment data is inherently vulnerable because its compromise can have significant financial and personal consequences for consumers.

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VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In addition, insider threats pose significant risks, as employees may inadvertently or maliciously compromise sensitive information. These tactics can have destructive effects on an organization, leading not only to financial losses but also to a compromise of client trust and brand reputation.

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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In addition, insider threats pose significant risks, as employees may inadvertently or maliciously compromise sensitive information. These tactics can have destructive effects on an organization, leading not only to financial losses but also to a compromise of client trust and brand reputation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2016

Apple’s encryption battle against the FBI may have simmered down, but Apple is not backing down on further bolstering the security of its devices. In his time at Apple, Callas built an encryption system to safeguard data stored on Mac computers. and Silent Circle, Reuters reported.

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VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This is chiefly due to the fact that quantum computers will be able to hack through current common encryption algorithms like RSA, ECDSA, and ECDH. As it stands, theres already a potential fix in the form of cloud-based quantum-proof encryption, which is expected to be a larger focus in the coming years.

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VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 3, 2024

Whether it’s falling prey to sophisticated phishing schemes or mishandling sensitive information, the actions of untrained or uninformed staff can compromise an entire organization’s security. Encryption is a vital safeguard that transforms data into a format that is unintelligible without the corresponding decryption key.

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Stax

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These capture, encrypt, and transmit the customers payment details from the eCommerce website to the payment processor. This encryption turns data into an unreadable format to prevent fraud and security breaches. Decide how much youre willing to spend per transaction to avoid compromising your budget. Payment gateways.

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Segpay

OCTOBER 22, 2024

How Blockchain-Based Age Verification Works After an initial identity check by a trusted authority, the user’s age is securely encrypted and stored on the blockchain. Adult Entertainment: Blockchain can securely verify users’ ages in the adult industry by storing encrypted, immutable age data on a decentralized ledger.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2016

“Encryption is one of the best ways to protect data. With respect to payments specifically, where the encryption of payment information is a vastly different issue than the encryption of communication channels, the balance of having both security and privacy may be more achievable. Department of Justice has demonstrated.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

“We do not believe that any passwords were compromised because we do not actually store passwords, except in a one-way encrypted form that is salted uniquely per user,” the company wrote.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 14, 2025

EBANX also says that network tokenisation stands out as another prime example, as it replaces sensitive card data with encrypted identifiers for each transaction, reducing fraud risk without compromising approval rates. The technology lowers fraud-related declines and enhances the overall quality of transactions.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For 2022, we saw a significant increase in compromised cards resulting from skimming activity. Total compromise cards were up 368% from 2021, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified — nearly a 5x increase over 2021. Now that we have data from the entire year to review, we are seeing the alarming trend continue.

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Seon

JUNE 15, 2023

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks can be a major risk to businesses’ finances and reputations. Let’s look at what business email compromise attacks are and explore some of the many ways you can combat them. What Is a Business Email Compromise Attack? Reported losses in 2020 exceeded $4.2

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VISTA InfoSec

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Know and Limit Access Prevent compromise of credentials Manage identities and segregate privileges 3.Detect Secure Messaging Practices Encrypt all financial messages transmitted over the SWIFT network. Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for SWIFT interfaces and applications. Regularly review and update user access privileges.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 20, 2025

Enhanced security without compromise: Flexible two-factor authentication methods align with regulatory requirements like SCA while maintaining a smooth user experience for customers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Sure, the aftermath of having a card compromised is often annoying and involves changing cards stored in digital wallets and with subscription sites, but consumers know that their bank has their back. Bad guys may still get in, but what they’ll get will be “useless data” without the encryption key needed to make it usable.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 12, 2025

Network tokenization stands out as another prime example, as it replaces sensitive card data with encrypted identifiers for each transaction, reducing fraud risk without compromising approval rates. Additionally, the technology lowers fraud-related declines and enhances the overall quality of transactions.

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VISTA InfoSec

JANUARY 22, 2024

This is achieved through a multi-pronged approach: Data Encryption: Requirement 3 mandates the use of strong cryptographic controls such as encryption for stored cardholder data. Key Management: Requirement 3 also covers the secure management of cryptographic keys used for encryption of cardholder data. PCI DSS v3.2.1

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Segpay

DECEMBER 13, 2024

However, the implementation of strong identity management systems must align with data protection regulations, so that the collection, storage, and processing of data for identification purposes does not compromise individuals’ privacy. If a breach occurs, identity data, once compromised, is hard to restore.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In 2022, there were 1802 instances of data compromise in America which affected 422 million people. There are various methods of enforcing data security, such as data masking, encryption, authentication, and data tokenization. Today, data is as important as currency and should be safeguarded as such.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 25, 2025

At SENDS, we recognised early that outdated practices compromise security and efficiency, so we embraced AI-driven solutions to transform fraud detection and compliance. Our AI-driven fraud prevention includes encryption monitoring and threat detection, making transactions fast and secure.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Over 500 million Yahoo accounts have been compromised by hackers, according to emerging reports. Mayer was reportedly not quick to announce that 500 million accounts had been compromised in the 2014 breach. Just last week, Yahoo fell victim to what could be the biggest data breach in the digital era.

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Stax

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s also critical to ensure card information is protected from data breaches with secure encryption and cybersecurity standards in place. NFC payments, including digital wallets, are very secure, relying on encryption to mask the card number, further protecting cardholder information.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

The systems that are being investigated for the data breach use point-to-point encryption, which supposedly makes seeing card data virtually impossible. We believe the actions we have taken have stopped the unauthorized activity on our payment processing systems,” the company said.

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Exact Payments

JULY 1, 2024

Our software partners transmit merchant data to our APIs using Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption. TLS encrypts data during transit and offers enhanced security features to combat man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks. Forward secrecy protects past communications against future compromises of secret keys or passwords.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2016

In September of this year, it was revealed that over 500 million Yahoo accounts had been compromised back in 2014. The stolen user account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (using MD5) and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers.

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