The Week in Security
February 3, 2012 9:09 AM
Stuck on PIN
Reminiscent of Ford offering motorists any color car they want — as long as it's black — MasterCard is letting EMV issuers and merchants choose any level of security they want. But its "liability hierarchy" makes clear there's really
Catching Phish
B of A's
Gender Gap
When it comes to
Password Prehistory
Banking security today hinges largely on typed passwords, but why? The first computer password likely traces its origins to MIT's Compatible Time-Sharing system. It was also possibly the
PFM a Problem?
Though third-party personal financial management websites like Mint.com ask users for their banking passwords, most U.S. banks and consumers don't seem to mind. This is not the case in South Africa, where two major banks are warning customers
A Bad Sign
VeriSign, which is responsible for securely delivering Web surfers to their intended websites, reported that it has been
Game On
After several well-publicized data breaches in the game industry, one participant is improving its defenses. Nintendo's next Wii will be
Qualified
The massive data breach that struck Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Network was not a roadblock to the career of Kazuo Hirai, who headed the company's video game business. Sony announced that it is
Aloha
The University of Hawaii
Listening In
There hasn't been a documented case of someone stealing data from a contactless card wirelessly — but it's possible. A researcher at a hacker conference demonstrated that a wireless reader can skim enough data to
