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Latest Retail News

TJX settles over breach with 41 states for $9.75 million

Dan Kaplan June 23, 2009

The settlement is just one in a long line of payoffs that followed one of the largest reported data-loss incidents on record.
 

New security standards for mobile payments coming

Angela Moscaritolo June 18, 2009

A financial services technology group is developing standards for making secure mobile payment transactions.
 

Microsoft seeks $750,000 in lawsuit over click fraud

Angela Moscaritolo June 16, 2009

Microsoft on Monday filed a civil lawsuit to stop a click fraud scheme from being perpetrated on its advertising network.
 

FTC releases FAQs on Red Flags Rules

Angela Moscaritolo June 12, 2009

A new frequently-asked-questions document aims to clear up some of the confusion around the Red Flags Rules.
 

Bank sues Savvis over 2005 CardSystems breach

Angela Moscaritolo May 28, 2009

Utah-based Merrick Bank claims to have lost $16 million as a result of a 2005 breach of payment card processor CardSystems Solutions and is now seeking legal restitution.
 

Latest Retail Opinion

PCI DSS compliance for firewalls: It doesn't have to be complex

PCI DSS compliance for firewalls: It doesn't have to be complex

Jody Brazil, founder, president and CTO, Secure Passage April 28, 2009

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard has placed considerable pressure on retail industry IT security teams. The burden to ensure both security and compliance isn't easing; the current economic situation forcing IT to accomplish more with less is only adding to the problem.
 
Collaborating against e-crime

Collaborating against e-crime

Michael Barrett, CISO, PayPal September 01, 2008

E-commerce is not only attracting online consumers, it's increasingly attracting cybercriminals.
 
The emergence of crimeware as a service

The emergence of crimeware as a service

Ryan Sherstobitoff, chief corporate evangelist, Panda Security USA July 08, 2008

A major risk to security is the emergence of server-side polymorphism or "Crimeware as a Service", in which a polymorphic malware engine does not reside within the virus code itself, but rather remotely on a server.
 
Anatomy of a data breach: Security from the inside out

Anatomy of a data breach: Security from the inside out

Prat Moghe, founder and CTO, Tizor Systems June 27, 2008

When it comes to database breaches, the real issue is lack of real-time insight into what is actually happening to the data.
 
What HIPAA can learn from PCI

What HIPAA can learn from PCI

John Carmichael, senior security trainer, Security Innovation June 18, 2008

HIPAA in its current form fails to adequately protect patient data. There is a lack of oversight, guidance and enforcement.
 

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