The Retail Industry’s Third-Party Data Breach Problem
Third party vendors are proving to be one of the weakest links when it comes to retail data breaches. This…
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The Rise in Contactless Payments
It’s the new payments buzzword – contactless. And for good reason. On May 31st, New York will become the first…
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The Rise in Ransomware: Part I
Ransomware has reached epidemic proportions globally and is becoming the “go-to method of attack” for cybercriminals. IBM’s 2021 Data Breach…
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The Rise in Ransomware: Part II
Part II of our blog series on the rise in ransomware series examines the key takeaways from ransomware attacks and…
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The Rise in Recurring Payments – and the Need for Account Updater
The subscription and recurring payments era has undoubtedly come into its own amid COVID-19. The pandemic created the perfect opportunity…
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The Rise in Restaurant Data Breaches and the Need to Devalue Consumer Data
The restaurant and hospitality industries have been hit particularly hard by data breaches, with hotel brands, restaurants and establishments targeted…
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The Rise of Biometrics in Consumer Applications – Risks and Rewards
To stay ahead of hackers, consumers create more elaborate passwords filled with dashes, digits and capitalizations. As a result, our…
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The ROI and TCO of a PCI-Validated P2PE Solution
On January 25th, we released our latest paper, the Impact of PCI-Validated P2PE, authored by our P2PE QSA Coalfire.® During…
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The Role of P2PE, EMV and Tokenization in Securing Payments
The payment industry around the world has adopted EMV for production and transaction support for credit cards issued with integrated…
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The Role of Payment Devices, Applications and KIFs in the P2PE Solution
March 2020 marked Bluefin’s 6th anniversary of being the first company in North America to receive PCI validation for a…
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The Role of PCI-Validated P2PE in Securing Higher Education Payments
With higher education records going for $245 on the black market, it’s no surprise that data breaches in this industry…
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The Role of Vendors, Passwords and Social Engineering in Data Breaches
On July 8th, it was reported that fast-food chain Wendy’s confirmed 1,025 of their locations – or nearly 20% of…
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