The Month in Payments: a digest
What’s new in payments this month? All you need to know on the major players, acquisitions & partnerships, mobiles and fraud management… in our monthly digest by Masha Cilliers of Payment Options Ltd. The UK government implemented a ban on unfair credit and debit card transaction fees also known as surcharges. The ban was ef...
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Brand abuse: don’t let it happen to you
Online brand protection must be a critical component of any business’s security strategy if it is to prevent brandjacking, writes Charlie Abrahams of MarkMonitor. In this digital age, online brand abuse is running rampant and new problems are cropping up at every turn - fuelled by the internet’s rapid growth, global reach and anony...
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Your small biz cyber shopping list
The UK government has offered SMEs up to £5,000 to improve their cyber security by bringing in outside expertise. So how do you spend the handout wisely? Symantec’s Jay Epton offered us his recommendations on how SMEs can make the most of the money available to them. SMEs face a lot of choice when looking for cyber security solu...
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Get cyber smart: an 8-point plan
Poor security practices in retail are creating huge opportunities for cyber criminals says John Yeo. We asked John, who is EMEA Director at Trustwave, how we can avoid the fundamental errors that expose retail to cybercrime. The retail industry is firmly in the crosshairs of cybercriminals looking to steal valuable credit card data. St...
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News
18-24 year-olds favour cash
Younger purchasers favour online, but also like cash, say online payments specialists Ukash. Research conducted by Ukash shows that a third of online shoppers would prefer to be able to use cash when buying from websites with 18-24 year-olds ...
Hacker secrets revealed in ebook
A new ebook by Tim Austwick, co-founder of security specialists Recx, has released details of hacker skills that can get around some of the most secure applications, and urges businesses to take heed of the warnings. The ebook, entitled ‘Hands-On ...
How to balance cost, compliance and customer service?
A host of portable devices such as chip and PIN terminals, terminals and tablets have brought about an improved shopping experience for many, while increasing the risk of fraud and theft. The threat against devices and the data that resides ...
Coming to terms with insider fraud
A new survey has revealed that insider fraud is becoming a major threat to large businesses and government organisations because of the cost in time and money to detect and resolve it. The survey, The Risk of Insider Fraud: A ...
Validation by fingerprint, latest news
Biometrics as authentication, or using fingerprint recognition, is a rapidly developing area. France-based provider Natural Security has issued its latest best practice guidelines following recent consumer trials in France and with San Jose State University (SJSU) in the US. Privacy ...
Lose less – and look good too
Checkpoint Systems have developed a new solution for clothing retailers experiencing high levels of loss in the form of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based antennas with high quality fabric panels adaptable to fashion retailers’ store aesthetics and in-store promotions. The ...
Kings beefs up training with new Academy
Kings Security Systems has launched its own Training Academy, promoting skills excellence across the company and providing ongoing development to its 579 security professionals across the UK. “The launch of Kings’ Training Academy puts training firmly at the core of ...
New CNP solution launched
With online payment and Card Not Present (CNP) fraud proving a constant threat to merchants’ profit margins, NorsePayments and Quatrro Processing Services, two leaders in payments and security fraud, are offering a new solution, called eCommerceShield. ...
US fraud fighting platform now in UK
Authorize.Net is now available in the UK via Cybersource, which has added the fraud-fighting platform to its product suite. Authorize.Net has been a pioneering provider of e-commerce payment services since 1996. It is a leading payment gateway for merchants, ...
Top malware scams exposed
A story that appeared on PC advisor this week saw Janus R. Nielsen from www.mysecuritycenter.com reveal the top scams which people should be aware of whilst using the internet on their PC, laptop, smartphone or tablet. So what were ...
‘Best content security’ winner
Wave Systems is winner of the ‘Best Content Security' category for Scrambls for Files at the 2013 SC Magazine Europe Awards.  The SC Awards recognise the top performers and innovators in the information security area. Scrambls for Files was ...
How is your ecommerce strategy?
Businesses are on a steep learning curve to implement the ecommerce strategy of their dreams, new research finds. Having prioritised the adoption of ecommerce over the development of their bricks and mortar presence, businesses are facing challenges in implementing ...