Cybercriminals are targeting the financial accounts of owners and employees of small and medium sized businesses, resulting in significant business disruption and substantial monetary losses due to fraudulent transfers from these accounts....
Almost daily, theft of identities and personal information is reported in the news. When your customers offer their bankcard at the point of sale, over the Internet, on the phone or through the mail, they need assurance that their account information is safe....
Cybercrime is the fastest growing criminal activity in the world, and many businesses are under-prepared for it. This is evident in the news wires, which continue to buzz with stories about major credit/debit card breaches at retail chain stores....
Each year the Better Business Bureau is inundated with complaints from small businesses caught in fraudsters' webs. Perhaps it is an invoicing scam or being duped into paying for something the business neither asked for nor wanted....
Cybercriminals are getting more creative by using new techniques to worm their way into the computers (and wallets) of unsuspecting victims. One of the sneakiest methods currently used by cybercriminals is scareware, a tactic which preys upon our fears to make us take action which ultimately ends up compromising our own security....
Trust is an essential element of customer relationships. When it comes to Internet security, your customers trust you to protect the personal information they share with you. You would never knowingly put them at risk, but lax computer security practices can do just that -- jeopardize your customers' sensitive information and expose them to threats....
A point-of-sale (PoS) device is one of the most important features in any retail location; it’s where all purchases are finalized. With headlines announcing major retail, entertainment and healthcare industry breaches, you might have asked yourself, “How can my environment become breached?” or “How do I protect my business from cyber-attack?” ...
What would you do if you suddenly noticed that huge chunks of money had been drained from your business account into overseas accounts? Unfortunately, online criminals are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to commit payments fraud against commercial business accounts....
The number and size of insider breaches continue to rise year on year. Databases, file servers, and the cloud hold vast amounts of sensitive corporate assets. With 89 percent of organizations feeling somewhat vulnerable to insider attacks, changes are needed to keep corporate assets safe. ...
Social engineering is the human side of breaking into a corporate network. Instead of hacking into the technology, social engineers attempt to gain sensitive information or unauthorized access privileges by building inappropriate trust relationships with insiders, and fooling them into providing valuable information or access to that information. Their goals: theft, fraud or espionage. An organization’s best defense against social engineering attacks is properly trained staff....