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PCI clarifies procedures to secure Wi-Fi

PCI clarifies procedures to secure Wi-Fi

The group charged with administering the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has begun issuing guidance documents that merchants can use to help them better understand and adhere to payment security standards.
Angela Moscaritolo Jul 20 2009 12:21PM Security
PCI appoints new board of advisors

PCI appoints new board of advisors

A roster of new organisations will make up the second Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) board of advisors, including Bank of America, Wal-Mart and PayPal.
Angela Moscaritolo May 19 2009 10:33AM Security
Revealed: Why CBA now sells e-commerce software

Revealed: Why CBA now sells e-commerce software

The Commonwealth Bank is hoping to reduce its risk profile to credit card fraud by taking greater control over the online shopping platforms used by its merchant business customers.
Ry Crozier Apr 29 2009 3:01PM Security
CBA confirms hosted e-commerce credentials

CBA confirms hosted e-commerce credentials

The Commonwealth Bank has entered the e-commerce space with a hosted online shopping platform after successfully piloting the technology in February.
Staff Writers Apr 28 2009 3:52PM Software
eWay puts gateway into Macquarie data centre

eWay puts gateway into Macquarie data centre

Payment gateway provider eWay has inked a three-year, $500,000 deal with Macquarie Hosting to host its online payment system, transaction applications and encrypted customer data.
Staff Writers Apr 21 2009 3:47PM Hardware
Debit card info top of hacker wish list

Debit card info top of hacker wish list

A new report shows hackers are focusing more of their efforts on financial services companies, with debit card data becoming the main attraction.
Brett Winterford Apr 15 2009 2:45PM Security
Web Hosting Talk payment system hack revealed

Web Hosting Talk payment system hack revealed

A hacker has dumped active credit card numbers of users of the popular Web Hosting Talk forums online less than 24 hours after the site restored the lion’s share of data deleted in an initial breach.
Ry Crozier Apr 9 2009 2:24PM Security
A third of cardholders fail to spot fraudulent transactions in their accounts

A third of cardholders fail to spot fraudulent transactions in their accounts

Over £10 billion (A$20.7bn) was lost in the last year as a result of payment fraud, according to a UK study.
Staff Writers Apr 1 2009 10:45AM Security
Federal Police swings into action on credit card leak

Federal Police swings into action on credit card leak

Officers from the Australian Federal Police have swung into action to mitigate the fallout from the exposure of about 19,000 credit card numbers, as uncovered by an Australian IT worker last week.
Brett Winterford Mar 23 2009 10:49AM Security
Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers

Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers

A defunct payment gateway has exposed as many as 19,000 credit card numbers, including up to 60 Australian numbers.
Ry Crozier Mar 20 2009 5:27PM Security
Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers

Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers

A defunct payment gateway has exposed as many as 19,000 credit card numbers, including up to 60 Australian numbers.
Ry Crozier Mar 20 2009 3:36PM Security
Visa claims payment processor breach is not new

Visa claims payment processor breach is not new

In an effort to quiet speculation within the security community, Visa has issued a statement denying that a new payment processor breach has occurred.
Dan Kaplan Mar 3 2009 11:27AM Security
Processor breach will not hit Heartland scale: analysts

Processor breach will not hit Heartland scale: analysts

A recent processor breach that was reported by Visa will not reach the scale of the Heartland compromise, according to analysts.
Dan Raywood Mar 2 2009 2:58PM Security
Visa confirms another payment processor breach

Visa confirms another payment processor breach

Another payment processor has fallen victim to hackers, Visa confirmed yesterday, though it has yet to emerge which company has been hit.
Dan Kaplan Feb 24 2009 11:22AM Security
Scammers spring for stimulus plan

Scammers spring for stimulus plan

A new scam is targeting the US stimulus plan even before the law itself has passed.
Shaun Nichols Feb 9 2009 2:55PM Security
Heartland sued as payment processor seeks to encrypt more

Heartland sued as payment processor seeks to encrypt more

A team of lawyers from Pennsylvania have filed a class-action lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems over the payment processor's potentially record-setting data breach.
Dan Kaplan Jan 30 2009 11:15AM Security
Heartland boss calls for industry collaboration

Heartland boss calls for industry collaboration

The head of Heartland Payment Systems has called for industry collaboration to combat cybercrime attacks.
Dan Raywood Jan 28 2009 11:13AM Security
Contactless mobile payments trialled in Melbourne

Contactless mobile payments trialled in Melbourne

Telstra, NAB and Visa are trialling a new contactless mobile phone payment system with 200 consumers and 12 merchants in Melbourne.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2008 7:37AM Software
Cabcharge to refresh taxi payment terminals

Cabcharge to refresh taxi payment terminals

Cabcharge has announced a ‘multi-million dollar’ deal to buy 20,000 VeriFone POS terminals for its non-cash fare management system for taxis.
Staff Writers Aug 15 2008 12:22PM Hardware
Amazon payment systems take on PayPal

Amazon payment systems take on PayPal

Amazon has introduced two new payment systems for merchants and consumers which brings it into a market dominated by PayPal.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 31 2008 7:57AM Software

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