VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

For those wondering how to approach this, make sure to keep reading as well be covering everything you need to know about cybersecurity. This means that cybersecurity is an area that all of us should understand thoroughly to avoid any threats or issues. The most common threat that you might already be aware of is phishing scams.

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VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 3, 2024

Big businesses carving out their place in the digital age find themselves in a constant battle against cybersecurity threats. It’s likewise impossible to overstate the importance of cybersecurity for large commercial enterprises since the stakes are very high for such organizations. Let’s get started.

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VISTA InfoSec

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This guide makes sensitive cybersecurity concepts approachable to enable smarter decisions in securing your systems against catastrophe. You might be able to prevent data breaches by hiring cybersecurity services to harden systems continuously. Partner with cybersecurity experts and put proven best practices into action this quarter.

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VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 12, 2024

Cybersecurity is vital in today’s fast-paced digital world, where keeping your private information safe is as crucial as the technology itself. Dive into the mechanisms of proxies to fully understand how they strengthen cybersecurity defenses. Proxies are key players in this arena, not just for the tech-savvy but for everyone online.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 19, 2024

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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Fintech Review

APRIL 20, 2025

This is where cybertech comes in, the application of advanced cybersecurity technologies to protect digital finance. Cybertech sits at the intersection of cybersecurity and fintech. In the financial sector, it includes fraud detection, threat intelligence, data encryption, biometric verification, and risk monitoring.

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VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 5, 2024

Operational interruption happens when cybersecurity is breached. Cybersecurity measures such as data encryption, two-step verification, and stringent policies on data access are some of the things that should be implemented in order to minimize online threats. Tainted reputation. Data breaches don’t easily get overlooked.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

These days, cybersecurity is a hot-button issue in policy circles. On September 13, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) proposed first-of-its-kind cybersecurity rules covering a wide range of banks, insurers and financial services companies under its jurisdiction. Data encryption. Cyber incident reporting.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2018

For companies, the holy grail of data security is being able to operate on encrypted data without compromising its security. Homomorphic encryption (HE) solves this problem by making decryption unnecessary — but it has historically been computationally intensive and slow, making it impractical for many use cases.

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VISTA InfoSec

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But as digital thieves and cyberattacks became more sophisticated targeting the financial sector, it led to the rise of cyber security cases which is why SWIFT introduced the SWIFT Customer Security Programme (CSP), a set of cybersecurity requirements designed to protect the global financial ecosystem.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Cybersecurity is a hot topic today. Future of Cybersecurity: Trends & Startups To Watch. Future of Cybersecurity: Trends & Startups To Watch. Learn about active cyber defense strategies and what they mean for the future of enterprise cybersecurity. Most recently, Dow Jones saw over 2.4M

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

CrowdStrike: A wake-up call On 19 July 2024, a faulty software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike hit 8.5 Adhering to PCI DSS standards – through encryption, secure authentication, and device security – is crucial for mitigating these risks and ensuring safe transactions.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 30, 2025

Alongside the cybersecurity threat landscape, the report also explores supervisory perspectives on two other interconnected areas: quantum computing and AI emerging risks. This report reflects the value of open, cross-border dialogue in building mutual understanding of the regulatory, technical, and operational dimensions of digital risks.”

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are suffering from a continuing onslaught of cyberattacks as threat actors adopt more efficient targeting and AI-driven attacks, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm SonicWall. From ransomware surges to the rapid rise in IoT and encrypted threats, businesses are increasingly at risk.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

A “Key Negotiation Of Bluetooth” attack, which is also abbreviated as KNOB, interferes with the Bluetooth connections of users and convinces them to make a short encryption key that is simple to hack. The vulnerability was found by researchers that made a presentation of their findings at the USENIX Security Symposium.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

What Will It Take to Comply with New York's Cybersecurity Rules?The The cybersecurity regulation New York regulators proposed in September set a high bar for things like encrypting nonpublic data, informing the public quickly of a data breach and dual factor authentication.

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VISTA InfoSec

AUGUST 8, 2023

But a cybersecurity report shows that 43% of data breaches involve small businesses. In essence, small businesses that ignore cybersecurity only do so at their own peril. Some effects of cybersecurity on your business include: Stealing stored data such as credit card details. 5/5 - (2 votes)

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

PYMNTS recently caught up with Gula to learn more about reports of hackers stealing NSA’s own hacking tools, and to learn more about how payments and commerce players should focus their own cybersecurity efforts in 2019. For instance, an effort to encrypt data will fail if the data collection process is full of holes that hackers can exploit.

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Fintech News

JUNE 15, 2025

Crypto assets are those that rely on encryption or similar technologies to validate creation, ownership, or transactions, and are also explicitly excluded from existing financial asset definitions. Until now, Vietnam has lacked a formal legal framework for digital assets.

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VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This guide will cover key aspects of seamlessly implementing CCaaS, from choosing the right provider to ensuring robust cybersecurity measures. Ensuring Robust Cybersecurity Cybersecurity becomes a critical concern as businesses shift their operations to the cloud.

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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This guide will cover key aspects of seamlessly implementing CCaaS, from choosing the right provider to ensuring robust cybersecurity measures. Ensuring Robust Cybersecurity Cybersecurity becomes a critical concern as businesses shift their operations to the cloud.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has cautioned financial institutions on the cybersecurity vulnerabilities introduced by the advent of quantum computing. However, they also pose a significant threat to the integrity of widely-used encryption methods, putting financial transactions and sensitive information at risk.

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Global Fintech & Digital Assets

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Covered financial institutions now face heightened expectations in relation to cybersecurity governance, risk assessment, and incident reporting. Key Amendments “Class A” Companies The Amendments create a new category of covered entities — deemed “Class A” companies — with heightened cybersecurity obligations.

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Cardfellow

APRIL 27, 2025

Many businesses find PCI compliance confusing and frustrating, and there are times when it feels like you need a degree in cybersecurity just to understand what the standard wants you to do. The change is the addition of the Customized Approach, targeted toward larger businesses that have in-house cybersecurity teams.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Corporations increased the number of times they mentioned cybersecurity on earnings calls nearly three-fold since 2014, according to CB Insights data. The increase in cybersecurity talk is not surprising given the fact that last year stolen data records worldwide exceeded 2 billion for the first time.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 2, 2025

WhatsApp prides itself on the security of its encrypted messages, however, according to new research from Revolut, the global fintech with 11 million UK customers and 50 million globally, UK consumers are losing an average of 2,437 from scams originating on the communications platform. Encryption does not equate to immunity from scams.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Security and technology consulting company Accutive is rolling out a new solution designed to give enterprises an alternative to data encryption to protect sensitive information. Data Masking, meanwhile, lets businesses “mask” sensitive data as an alternative to encryption. In a press release on Wednesday (Feb.

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VISTA InfoSec

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But as digital thieves and cyberattacks became more sophisticated targeting the financial sector, it led to the rise of cyber security cases which is why SWIFT introduced the SWIFT Customer Security Programme (CSP), a set of cybersecurity requirements designed to protect the global financial ecosystem.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 29, 2016

Cybersecurity funding activity has seen dramatic growth over the last four and a half years, peaking in 2015 before leveling off slightly in the first half of this year, amid investor worries that the space is over-funded. We used CB Insights data to … Continued.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Federal cybersecurity workers tasked with protecting the federal government from hackers have been scrambling to catch up two weeks after the longest government shutdown in modern history ended. We are concerned that these circumstances have left our government and citizens vulnerable to cyberattacks.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Visner of the National Cybersecurity Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) — managed by nonprofit MITRE , in support of the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence — told Karen Webster that cybersecurity threats to institutions and enterprises exist at several levels. Unseen and possibly unknown.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

attorney general, made lengthy comments on Tuesday (July 23) about encrypted messaging and the need for law enforcement to have access to those messages if necessary, according to a report. Encrypted messaging is very common now among tech companies. William Barr, U.S.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

The rapid adoption of digital wallets has introduced a complex web of regulatory considerations, ranging from data privacy and cybersecurity to anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and cross-border transaction governance. The question is not if but how severe and far-reaching these new rules will be.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2017

The document described actions such as recording sounds, images and text messages of those using devices, whether or not the communication is encrypted. It brings to light a significant issue facing cybersecurity in the U.S. intelligence agencies that were well versed on the issues. cyber-related capabilities.

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Stax

MARCH 4, 2024

Taking precautions to implement security measures such as secure firewalls and cybersecurity training helps to protect cardholder data and other sensitive information. It’s also critical to ensure card information is protected from data breaches with secure encryption and cybersecurity standards in place.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

Businesses with a dedicated cybersecurity team, who are likely to have identified the breach initially, should secure any systems, patch software, change access codes, and so on. Offering information packs or sharing information from cybersecurity experts could similarly help anyone involved feel more confident against future attacks.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

14) put forth a new law that would call on technology companies, including Apple, to provide access to encrypted data if they receive a warrant. Only the device receiving the message can understand the data and Apple doesn’t have access to the encryption code, so as a result they can’t provide access.

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