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Understanding the Cyber Risks in Video Communication

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Attackers can exploit weak security settings, such as the absence of meeting passwords , the use of default or easily guessable credentials, and the lack of end-to-end encryption. Ransomware, a type of malware, is particularly destructive as it encrypts the victim’s data and demands a ransom for its release.

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Payment Security: Everything You Need to Know About Secure Payments

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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. What is SSL/TLS?

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5 Common Cybersecurity Blunders Often Made by Commercial Enterprises

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Encryption is a vital safeguard that transforms data into a format that is unintelligible without the corresponding decryption key. Encrypted data remains safe from prying eyes both in transit and at rest. Implementing strong encryption protocols is a critical step towards securing an organization’s data ecosystem.

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What is 3D Secure Authentication and How Does It Work

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This is what’s commonly known as two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA). The Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) mandate requires merchants to use a 3D Secure system of either two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA). 3D Secure 2 (3DS2) meets the criteria for PSD2.

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PCI requirements and who needs to follow them

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Whether that is collecting credit card numbers to transmit with a payment gateway, placing details into a shared customer relationship management system, or storing card numbers in an encrypted database—all of this sensitive information must be protected according to the specifics of the PCI-DSS standard.

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PCI DSS Checklist: Secure Your Business

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Protect Stored Cardholder Data: PCI DSS Requirement 3 reduces risks of storing sensitive data by using encryption, truncation, masking and hashing to protect cardholder data from hackers; thereby ensuring compliance with regulations. Hackers target data in transit, making it important to implement safeguards and encryption measures.

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Everything You Need to Know About PCI Compliance for Credit Card Processing

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Protect Stored Cardholder Data Organizations must protect stored cardholder data and other credit card information using encryption, masking, hashing, or other methods to make the data unreadable to unauthorized individuals. Additionally, sensitive authentication data must never be stored after authorization, even if encrypted.

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