data security

A new research was released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and First Data that studied data security and fraud prevention strategies practiced at small to mid-sized retailers. A total of 651 small and mid-sized merchants completed the survey.

The Merchant Risk Council (MRC), a merchant-led trade association focused on electronic commerce risk and payments globally, is set to host the inaugural European e-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference 1-3 September in Amsterdam.

This conference signifies the beginning of uniting European and global merchants, solution providers, card brands, payment processors, law enforcement and other industry stakeholders in reducing online payment fraud and improving operational efficiencies pertaining to data security risks and payment strategies.

A global provider of ecommerce and payment processing solutions First Data Corporation has expanded a merchant pilot of the First Data TransArmor solution.

Now over 400 US merchants of all sizes will be able to access the comprehensive data security solution over the next four months. The TransArmor solution (previously called First Data Secure Transaction Management) was developed in close partnership with EMC Corporation.

Strong enterprise demand for data security is driving rapid growth in mobile device management services. According to a new study by ABI Research, the number of smartphones protected by advanced security software will increase fivefold over the next five years.

Last week, the Swiss Data Protection and Information Commissioner, Hanspeter Thuer, said in a statement that he was pulling web search giant Google to the Federal Administrative Court over the search engine's refusal to implement privacy measures of the people/places in its “Street View” service.

In response to recent billion dollar security breaches, the Utah Technology Council (UTC), (www.utahtech.org) Utah’s premier professional organization, hosted a startling business discussion with Chris Mark, an international expert in the field of data security to discuss strategies for protecting businesses against hackers. “Hackers take advantage of mistakes you make in order to get a foot in the door of your company,” stated Mark.

Symantec's latest Sate of Phishing Report revealed that all of the Chinese brands targeted during the month of May were from the e-commerce sector. This was consistent with the report for April, which also showed Chinese e-commerce sites being targeted for spoofing. India and Malaysia also made it to Symantec's top 15 entries for targeted brands by country. In both countries, spoofed sites were all from the banking sector.