New CISA Blacklist: What It Means For You

Everyone makes mistakes once in a while. Maybe not all the time, but who hasn’t reused a password or ignored a software update? But any time someone ignores security best practices adds to your risk. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recognizes these risks and has released a Bad Practices page on its website. […]

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How the Financial Services Industry Is Preparing to Avoid and Respond to Systemic Cyberattacks

Financial services industry leaders visited the IBM X-Force Command Cyber Range for a war game exercise designed to battle-test their response to a systemic cyberattack.

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How Alex Rombak Uses His Hospitality Background to Provide Top Tier Technical Support

Alex Rombak has heard your jokes about tech support, and he doesn’t mind. He knows the important role he plays in supply chain security, supporting financial institutions when things go wrong.

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How Daniel Gor Helps Protect the World — and His Grandparents — From Financial Fraud

If you’ve ever gotten a financial fraud alert from your bank, you can thank Daniel Gor for developing the automated processes by which fraud analysts monitor customers’ behavioral patterns.

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CamuBot: New Financial Malware Targets Brazilian Banking Customers

IBM X-Force researchers identified new financial malware, dubbed CamuBot, that attempts to camouflage itself as a security module required by the Brazilian banks it targets.

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Ursnif v3 Emerges, Targets Australian Bank Customers With Redirection Attacks

A new cybergang operating a recent variant of the Ursnif Trojan has planted its flag in Australia, targeting banking customers with redirection attacks.

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BHIM App — How to Send & Receive Money with UPI

After the lack of supply of cash in India following its Prime Minister step to remove high-denomination banknotes from circulation in November 2016, the country is moving a step closer towards becoming a cashless economy with the launch of Unified Paym… Continue reading BHIM App — How to Send & Receive Money with UPI

Android Banking Trojan Tricks Victims into Submitting Selfie Holding their ID Card

While some payment card companies like Mastercard have switched to selfies as an alternative to passwords when verifying IDs for online payments, hackers have already started taking advantage of this new security verification methods.

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