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Data Breaches 101: What They Are And How To Prevent Them

VISTA InfoSec

They take advantage of vulnerable software, stolen credentials, tricked employees, business partner access, unencrypted transfers, and even insider threats to penetrate networks. Skilled hackers use sophisticated tools to exploit the slightest weakness in defenses. But some data types see higher breach rates than others.

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Digital Identity, (Way) Beyond The Social Security Number

PYMNTS

The more individuals leave a trail of information across websites, the more tempting the targets are for hackers to make off with everything from Social Security numbers to health care information. Your security question with your dog’s name? It’s not the device, theoretically, that stores the credential.

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Identity Verification By The (Phone) Numbers

PYMNTS

Cognito CEO Alain Meier and his colleagues at the identify verification service have a peculiar way of freaking out payment and commerce operators. Simply showing what the lowly, mundane, terribly average phone number can do in terms of securing transactions, onboarding and other tasks vital to the daily lives of digital consumers.

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Taking The Future Of Digital ID Verification Back To The Phone

PYMNTS

However, if data is vital to the digital economy, so is identity (ID) verification. If anything has become clear within the last few years, it’s that electronic ID verification — using digital methods and data to confirm and authenticate identities — is increasingly taking on crucial importance. Evolving ID.

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What is Third-Party Fraud?

Fi911

They demonstrate the diverse methods and strategies employed by fraudsters to exploit individuals and financial institutions for their own gain: Identity Theft A criminal steals an individual’s personal information, such as Social Security number, bank account details, or credit card information, and uses it to impersonate the victim.

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Fraud’s New Paradigm: Let Fraudsters In, But Never Let Them Leave

PYMNTS

With a wealth of stolen credentials to pick from in the wake of several data breaches that comprised the identities of millions, fraudsters have more resources than ever. With fraudsters getting bolder, banks, retailers and consumers are recognizing that stronger verification is now a necessity. Fraud is rampant and thriving.

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Deploying A Multilayered Fraud Prevention System During The COVID-19 Pandemic

PYMNTS

Banks must instead leverage multilayered defenses that harness employee and customer education, ironclad verification and artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced fraud detection systems to keep customers’ money and personal data safe. People are one click away from a malware download or credential phishing [website].