Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (USA TODAY) – Techies are calling the upcoming shift in how we will use our credit cards at the store something like “dip the chip.” It’s not a bad way of explaining things. Instead of swiping our plastic, we’ll be able to slide or…
The Moto G 2015 and SD cards – everything you need to know
Your new Moto G 2015 has a microSD card slot for expandable storage. That’s not exactly uncommon to see in an Android phone, though other makers are moving away from the practice. It’s also going to become more important when Android 6 brings new (and arguably better) support to let…
How secure are new chipped credit cards?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If you don’t have one already, you will soon: banks will issue nearly 600 million new credit cards embedded with chips by the end of 2015. They say the cards will cut down on fraud that is costing companies billions of…
‘Chip and pin’ credit cards are vulnerable, too
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Have you received your new or reissued credit card with a chip that stores your credit-card data? The cards have a square, gold or silver metallic-like image. If we believe recent news reports, these “smart” chip embedded cards will help stop the…
Executive’s Desk: Coming soon: Chip-embedded credit cards
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Major credit card processors are imposing tougher security measures on credit card issuers in the industry’s ongoing efforts to combat credit card fraud. These global standards – called EMV for Europay, MasterCard and Visa, the companies collaborating on the new system…
Costly shift to new credit cards won’t fix security issues
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans New technology about to be deployed by credit card companies will require U.S. consumers to carry a new kind of card and retailers across the nation to upgrade payment terminals. But despite a price tag of $8.65 billion, the shift will…
PBSO: Men used stolen credit cards at three businesses
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Authorities are asking for help identifying men who used stolen credit cards at three stores in Palm Beach County this month. The credit cards were stolen during a vehicle burglary that happened between Feb. 1 and Feb….
Fraud-resistant credit cards are a long time coming
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads The major credit card companies—Mastercard, Visa, Discover and American Express—along with the major banks that issue their cards, have set a deadline of October 2015 for widespread adoption of new, more financially secure credit cards in…
Man shopped with 11 counterfeit credit cards, Miramar police say
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Michael Silvene spent more than seven minutes shuffling among checkout lanes allowing other customers to go ahead of him, but Miramar police say he wasn’t being courteous. He allegedly was waiting for the crowd to clear so he could shop with…
Credit cards to get tech upgrade
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads ATLANTA – Nearly half of all credit card fraud worldwide occurs in the United States. This is not simply because there is more wealth, but because it is simple to steal the information. After dozens of security…