Business leaders have come to understand the role that people play in cybersecurity fiercely working to establish a strong security culture within their own organizations, says KnowBe4's Javvad Malik.

As fraud continues to rise, there are a series of steps merchants can take to bring themselves into PCI compliance, says Qualpay's Penny Townsend.

At a time when contactless payments via QR codes are on the rise, Incognia is launching a fraud protection solution for payments providers, retailers and restaurants.

Online fraud typically spikes when holiday shopping begins in November, but so-called friendly fraud poses another big threat this year with the pandemic pushing more consumers — and inexperienced merchants — to online sales channels.

Online fraud typically spikes when holiday shopping begins in November, but so-called friendly fraud poses another big threat this year with the pandemic pushing more consumers — and inexperienced merchants — to online sales channels.

Executives and technology analysts offered a host of concerns that are likely to dog credit unions well into the new year.

Opportunistic criminals are taking advantage of an environment where our need to live more of our lives online has outpaced our ability to do so securely. Taking all necessary precautions to protect sensitive information should be at the forefront of the discussion, says Horizon8's Patrick Horgan.

The combination can address the different threats posed by money muling, which is on the rise with more people at home, says FICO's TJ Horan.

While validating the card itself can protect merchants from accepting fraudulent cards at the point of sale, it does not protect the actual data on the card itself from being intercepted in the POS device, says Bluefin's Rustin Miles.

The threat has been exacerbated during the pandemic, as shelter in place orders forced consumers inside and businesses to close their physical doors, while simultaneously opening online ones, says Sift's Kevin Lee.