Cybersecurity

'To unbank the banked': Comments of the Week

08/04/17

Readers react to USAA teaming up with Amazon’s Alexa, how a new Wells Fargo’s scandal could affect arbitration rules, a digital identity startup’s ambitions, and more.

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Bank cybersecurity may need a new mindset

08/01/17

A jumble of security vendors and lack of cohesive planning weaken many banks’ cybersecurity defenses, experts say.

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How Wells Fargo's cyberwarriors stay battle-ready

07/31/17

Large banks like Wells Fargo have started using "cyber ranges" and "red teams" to respond to real cyberattacks on virtual versions of their real systems.

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IBM upgrades mainframe to encrypt data at high speeds

07/17/17

System can run more than 12 billion encrypted transactions per day and can automatically keep applications, cloud services and databases hashed.

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Breaking Banks: Customer trust and security in fintech

07/07/17

Guests include Carl Ryden of Precision Lender, Felipe Echandi Lacayo of PanaFintech, Sam Shawki of Magic Cube.

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Alert: There are too many cybersecurity alerts

06/22/17

Banks are getting hundreds of thousands of security alerts a day — way too many for humans to handle.

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Would consumers pay $13 a year for a safer debit card?

06/21/17

U.S. banks face a tricky calculus in deciding whether to adopt expensive technology aimed at reducing online fraud.

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'Bubbles and busts are sometimes good'

06/21/17

Vinny Lingham, founder and CEO of Civic, discusses the froth in cryptocurrency markets, the mania for "initial coin offerings," the right way to do token sales, the future of digital identity and the banking system's security failings.

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Banklike data security rules for retailers would reduce breaches

06/12/17

Federal law established oversight of banks’ security measures, but the lack of similar requirements for retailers creates a blind spot in defending against hacks.

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Regulators doing 'more harm than good' on cybersecurity: The Clearing House

06/02/17

The group representing large banks argued in a report Friday that overlapping regulations are hurting the industry's efforts to deal with cyberthreats.

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