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…
Digital Dusting: Tips for Cybersecurity Spring Cleaning
The flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, the birds are out — and so are the hackers. Spring may be…
7 Terrifying Tools of Cyber Warfare
These days, battles are more likely to be fought online than in the trenches. And these scuffles don’t always look…
Data Breaches in Higher Education – PCI-Validated P2PE Can Help Devalue the Data
Gone are the days of only the big retail breaches making headlines. Now its healthcare organizations like Anthem, enterprises like…
Healthcare Data Breaches: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure
One of the fastest-growing areas of data theft is also one of the scariest. Healthcare data breaches are on the…
Mobile Wallets – Still Not Living Up to Expectations
Ever since the birth of Apple Pay in 2012, payment experts have declared that we are living in “the year…