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Logica is banking on anti-terrorist regulatory compliance with this week’s launch of its automated transaction scanning software. The CSIRO has developed a prototype portable device aimed at minimising the risk associated with performing transactions in untrusted and unknown computing environments. Australian based authentication solutions vendor, Emue Technologies has launched a 12-button keypad to enable secure remote banking and enhanced point-of-sale security at the card manufacturing trade show Cartes & Identification in Paris.
Opting to use a PIN number for credit card transactions over a signature won’t necessarily improve security nor minimise fraud rates, according to the PEN or PIN project manager.
Newly organised methods of online criminal activity are threatening to democratise fraud and undermine banks and online traders, according to security experts at this year’s RSA Conference Europe. Despite a sluggish US economy, online shopping continues to show impressive revenue gains. Recent Forrester Research data suggests that online shopping will grow 17 percent in 2008, a far cry from what is happening in the brick-and-mortar world. Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up in an effort to stop lottery email scams. With IT budgets being squeezed many companies will be forced to think about improving the security of their legacy systems, Benjamin Jun, told at the RSA Conference Europe 2008. Banks falling behind fraudsters. Fifty-six people have been arrested in connection with an undercover FBI operation that posed as an online forum for trading stolen credit card numbers. The FBI used the DarkMarket.ws cybercriminal forum to create profiles of identity thieves looking to share tips and purchase stolen data. Warnings have been made about an improvement to the SilentBanker Trojan. Symantec completes its acquisition of PC Tools but remains mum on the financial details.
Protecting users from internet-borne threats falls on trusted websites, says Overstock's Sam Peterson. Dan Kaplan reports. A Miami man pleaded guilty this week for his involvement in the wireless-enabled data heists at TJX and a number of other well-known retailers. Security giant McAfee has agreed to acquire network security firm Secure Computing in a US$465m. Cybercriminals are randomizing content served from malicious web pages so that they can prevent security researchers from doing proper analysis. When companies suffer security breaches, it is how they handle them - and the customer - that counts. A computer holding bank customers' credit card data has been sold on eBay for US$75. Data security solution provider, Sophos, intends to make a cash offer for shares in Utimaco Safeware to strengthen its leadership in the IT market.