Keyloggers are one of the most effective forms of malware for stealing sensitive personal information and access to financial accounts because they are so common and difficult to detect on end user devices. Victims often don’t even realize a keylogger has been installed on a device until they find out that money has been removed …
Unsurprisingly, Bash has been dominating countless new sites over the past week. I recently spoke to Penny Crosman with American Banker and she wrote a story on what bankers need to know about Bash – it’s a must read. Here’s the full article: http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/179_187/cheat-sheet-what-bankers-need-to-know-about-bash-software-bug-1070254-1.html
Deploying layered fraud protection is a must for financial institutions in order to protect customers, meet compliance regulations, and reduce fraud losses. It is good for the customer, good for business, and makes life a bit easier for fraud managers and executive management. Sometimes lost in the decision making process, however, is that strong fraud …
The new Shellshock vulnerability that affects the bash shell is one of the kind of vulnerabilities that makes old infosec guys chuckle. The bash vulnerability and its exploitation is not a marvel of complexity. We'll get into the specifics of how it works shortly. But first, let's address who's at risk.
As a security provider focused solely on fraud detection and prevention, Easy Solutions has a unique perspective on fraud as it occurs around the world. Trends like the adoption of digital payment services and mobile device use vary by geography, and have a direct influence on fraud. Here are five trends we are watching as …
I recently shared my thoughts with Dark Reading on why email is worth saving. In the piece, we ask 'What if an Internet-scale, federated policy, authentication, and enforcement framework for trusted email delivery were available?' It is, it's called the DMARC specification, and we should be using it.
We’ve rolled out some new updates to our DetectID product line, including updates to our push authentication to provide you with a more secure and streamlined two-factor experience. Read more about a few of the updates below: QR Code Registration Option DetectID now offers device registration using QR codes for soft token and push authentication. …
Easy Solutions is pleased to announce that the latest version of our proactive fraud attack mitigation and brand protection solution, Detect Monitoring Service (DMS), is available. DMS now supports the use of the DMARC draft specification for its customer base. DMARC, which stands for "Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance” (http://www.dmarc.org/), is an e-mail authentication …
With the latest retail breach at Home Depot, attention has again turned to credit card black markets, the clearinghouses that sell these stolen cards to the highest bidder. These are no fly-by-night operation. In fact, the largest of these markets have some sophisticated features that any e-commerce site would tout, including: • integrated Bitcoin funding • …
Over the last year, there have been countless debates over the hows and whys of the massive retail breaches the world has witnessed—including those affecting major chains such as Target, Neiman Marcus and P.F. Chang’s, just to name a few. Undoubtedly, the 2014 Faces of Fraud Survey results were deeply impacted by these incidents as …
