Back to School Cybersecurity – Keeping Kids’ Identity Safe
When you think of back to school, children’s identity theft is probably not the first thing that comes to mind.…
Highlights from IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute’s 2019 Cost of Data Breach Study
The 14th annual Cost of a Data Breach Reports, the industry’s gold-standard benchmark research on data breaches and cybersecurity, was…
Bluefin to Speak on PCI-Validated P2PE at the U.S. Payments Forum All-Member Meeting
Meeting to support the U.S. Payments Forum’s efforts to accelerate implementation of EMV and other new payments technologies in the…
Your Virtual Waiter: How Kiosks Are Changing the Way We Dine
Self-driving cars, automatic tellers, robotic vacuums and now virtual waiters? AI and automation are changing almost every industry in major,…
The Evolution of Two-Factor Authentication and Its Role in Preventing Fraud
It’s an all-too-common situation. You’re out to dinner when you receive an alert on your phone. It’s a text message…
Key Highlights from the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)
In May, Verizon released their 12th installment of the company’s Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Results are collected from…
Hacking the Hackers: Understanding Their Mindset and Motivations
For hackers and cyber thieves, all data isn’t created equal. Fortunately, the more we know about the mindset and motivations…
Will 2019 Be the Year for Contactless Payments?
It’s the new payments buzzword – contactless. And for good reason. On May 31st, New York will become the first…
Don’t Click That! Protecting Your Company From Phishing
Some hacks require intense technical know-how, but the majority of data breaches are relatively low-tech and low-effort. Even monumental hacks…
Devaluing Cardholder Data with P2PE: An Overview of Bluefin’s New White Paper
On May 1st, Bluefin issued its new white paper on the Value of P2PE in POI and POS environments. The…