TrickBot Widens Infection Campaigns in Japan Ahead of Holiday Season

The threat group operating the TrickBot Trojan has been modifying some of the malware’s modules as they continue to deploy their attacks in the wild — most recently in Japan.

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How Will Strong Customer Authentication Impact the Security of Electronic Payments?

Reading Time: 3 minutes The EU’s updated Payment Services Directive, PSD2, will introduce a new technical standard that regulates strong customer authentication (SCA).

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How Prepared Is the Financial Services Sector to Respond to a Systemic, Global Cyberattack?

Due to its interconnected nature, the financial services industry needs to prepare to respond to a systemic cyberattack that could impact its overarching infrastructure across borders.

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Challenges and Opportunities to Close the Cybersecurity Gap in the Financial Services Industry

For the financial services industry, being transparent and demonstrating a mature, integrated business and security model is critical to build trust in today’s evolving threat landscape.

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How a Cunning Remote Overlay Malware Met Its Match

A remote overlay malware that is attacking Latin American banks met its match in a solution built from behavioral biometrics, deep research, reverse engineering and finely tuned threat modeling.

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Why You Should Be Worried About London Blue’s Business Email Compromise Attacks

Researchers have discovered evidence of a threat group named London Blue, a U.K.-based collective that focuses on CFOs at mortgage companies, accounting firms and some of the world’s largest banks.

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How Former Bomb Disposal Expert and Lighting Designer Shaked Vax Pivoted Toward a Cybersecurity Career

Shaked Vax dismantles bombs and created light shows for rock stars before starting his cybersecurity career. Now he’s leading IBM Trusteer’s move into frictionless identity management.

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Multifactor Authentication Delivers the Convenience and Security Online Shoppers Demand

When framed as an innovative, even “cool” feature, multifactor authentication can deliver the security online retail customers demand without diminishing the user experience.

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Board Directors Can’t Afford to Ignore Cybersecurity Risk

As businesses rush to adopt emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain and big data, board directors must increase their engagement around cybersecurity risk.

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