With the April 15 US tax deadline passed, were tax professionals really ready for a new breed of tax fraudsters? We’re not talking about the President and his tax return issues. We’re seeing a new breed of sophisticated tax fraudsters systematically attacking the US taxation ...
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
Coveware’s Q1 Ransomware Marketplace report shows an alarming increase in ransomware incidents and the impact and costs to business in the first quarter of the year to clients of the security company. The average ransom increased by 89% to $12,762 compared to $6,733 in Q4 ...
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In China, more than 580 million people made a payment with their mobile phone last year and 68% used a mobile wallet for off-line payments. In many cases, this increasingly cashless society uses QR codes for purchases atlocations including noodle shops, fast food restaurants, electronics ...
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The 2019 Identity Fraud Study, released by Javelin Strategy & Research, contains good news mixed in with the bad according to the report. The good news is payment card fraud dropped from $8.1 billion in 2017 to $6.4 billion and the number of incidents fell ...
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New research from Santander Business shows that half of UK businesses are at risk of invoice fraud because they do not check invoices diligently. The survey says only 50% of UK businesses verify details in email invoices, leaving them at risk of invoice fraud. 40% ...
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In our bustling e-commerce landscape – today’s most competitive market – it’s hard to believe that many online merchants, particularly those based in the U.S., avoid access to global transactions. When considering U.S. cross border e-commerce is expected to bring in $203 billion by 2021, ...
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by Ned Hayes, General Manager, SureID It’s Monday, and you need a little brain fuel in the form of caffeine intake. When you pull up to the ordering station, you name your drink. When you order, you tap the kiosk with one finger. A moment ...
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Tightly woven into e-commerce and payments are the critical issues of trust and privacy for consumers. Experian’s Global Identity and Fraud Report found that 74% of consumers see security as the most important element of their online experience, followed by convenience. Security and convenience are ...
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There’s good news and bad news about identity theft in 2018 according to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The good news is the number of US data breaches decreased from a 2017 all-time high of 1,632 breaches by 23% to 1,244 ...
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The problem of bad bot attacks online is growing fast and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Most organizations are unprepared to quickly identify and eliminate malicious bots attacks according to the latest study from Osterman Research. The study, sponsored by Cequence ...
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