February 16, 2015 - A survey from BlackLine, a leading global provider of Finance Controls and Automation software, has found that only 27% of financial decision makers trust the accuracy of their financial data "completely". In the wake of major accounting scandals, the UK poll found that many companies continue to rely on manual accounting processes, leaving them vulnerable to error. However, on a more positive note, finance teams are starting to see the business benefits of investing in new automation technology.
February 16, 2015 - Up to a billion dollars may have been plundered from 100 banks worldwide in an unprecedented cyber heist by a gang of unknown hackers, according to a report by Kaspersky Lab.
February 16, 2015 - Today, President Obama will sign an Executive Order to encourage and promote sharing of cybersecurity threat information within the private sector and between the private sector and government.
February 13, 2015 - Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), the global leader in payments, today announced that it is expanding the use of new security technology that replaces the traditional 16-digit Visa account number with a unique series of numbers, helping to prevent exposure of sensitive consumer account information in online and mobile payments.
February 13, 2015 - By the end of 2015, approximately 59 percent of U.S. point-of-sale locations will be chip-capable, says Aite Group.
February 12, 2015 - Data breaches increased 49% in 2014 to one billion data records compromised, with cybercriminals targeting identity theft as a top breach category, according to research by Gemalto.
February 10, 2015 - With the influx of high profile digital data breaches in the past year, businesses and consumers alike have grown increasingly concerned over the amount of sensitive personal information at risk during online and mobile transactions.
February 10, 2015 - Cyber security has come to the forefront of risk oversight for board members and C-suite executives, according to results of the third annual survey of business executives by global consulting firm Protiviti and the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative at the North Carolina State University Poole College of Management.
