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ThreatAlert is a free program for Windows operating systems that queries several security databases and services on the Internet to reveal information about domain names or IP addresses. One of the lesser known tasks of webmasters is to make sure that their sites are not blocked by antivirus and security solutions.
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NCR has launched a thin client ATM solution called Kalpana.
NCR estimates that Kalpana software can reduce the cost of running an ATM network by up to 40 percent.
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The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has published version 1.1. of its PCI Card Production Security Requirements. The updated standard helps payment card vendors secure the components and sensitive data involved in the production of payment cards, protecting against fraud via the compromise of card materials.
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To bolster security, banks in New York are planning to enact new regulations for any third party vendors they do business with.
The report “Update on Cyber Security in the Banking Sector: Third Party Service Providers,” released by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) highlights key security risks associated with vendors in the banking sector.
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Scanning receipts while you travel, notes on a whiteboard, or sketches on an envelope can be easy. The best apps for the job take a snapshot, can do text recognition, save your scan to the cloud for future reference on other devices, and more.
Here is lifehacker’s five best mobile document scanning apps.
Onapsis Bizploit is an SAP penetration testing framework to assist security professionals in the discovery, exploration, vulnerability assessment and exploitation phases of specialized SAP security assessment. The framework currently ships with many plugins to assess the security of SAP Business Platforms. Additional plugins are available for broader platform support including Oracle.
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A new Android app lets you see how much data your apps are using when your phone is idle–and what they do with it.
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This month The Bancorp will become the first FI to roll out the new security feature for its mobile app from FIS.
FIS, a provider of banking and payments technology, has added biometric access to its mobile application to further ensure that only authorized users can access their FIS mobile accounts, a press release said.
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Banks have tried every effort, from providing Magnetic Stripes based Credit and Debit Cards to Chip-and-Pin Cards, in order to secure its users from credit card cloning and card Skimmers.
It has been known from years that Magnetic stripe are incredibly hackable, but Chip-n-Pin cards have also been hacked and successfully cloned by a group of security researchers. A unit of Canada’s Bank of Montreal, BMO Harris Bank is launching the U.S.’s biggest cardless ATM network that allows its customers to withdraw cash within seconds, using nothing but their smartphones.
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Love them or hate them, setting up conference calls can be just as bad as sitting on one. A new feature from AnyMeeting makes the setup part easy. Just CC them on an email or calendar invite, and it replies with call info and link to join, right from your phone.