Last week we recapped the big happenings of 2015 for Experian. This week, we’re switching gears to look ahead to 2016 and the trends we expect to dominate in the year to come. All eyes on mobile The rise of mobile payments (and recent participation from major players like Apple, Android and financial institutions like [...]
They can see where you go, how often, how long you stay there and what time you typically leave. No, we’re not talking about cyber criminals. We’re talking about retailers.In 2014, location based marketing has become an increasingly popular marketing tool for businesses to evaluate consumers’ habits and preferences. Trackers collect pings from your cell [...]
Mobile security will be a major focus during next week’s Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas. During the conference, Mathew Sonik, a 20-year-old security consultant at Accuvant, Inc., along with several others, will be presenting their mobile hacking techniques.According to Danny Yadron of The Wall Street Journal shared, Solnik and his associates “can take [...]
This guest blog post comes to you from Ivan Serrano, a technology, business and social media writer and infographic specialist from San Jose, California. In his free time, Ivan loves marveling at the wonders of modern technology and gets wound up in his photography in San Francisco. We’re all aware of the dangers of hackers [...]
The security of transactions and payments is a hotly debated topic around the world. Which methods are most secure? Which should we all adopt? And why one over the other?But before we start diving more into the debate on this topic, how about a simple introduction? Let’s define some of the major terms and security [...]
This week, Amazon released its first phone, which boasts a number of unique features including 3D functionality, dynamic perspective, and a number of convenient tie-ins to Amazon’s book, music and TV-streaming services. While many are simply discussing the array of new features on the device, one reporter is concerned about the phone’s unique powerful identification [...]
This post is part of our cyberSAFE series focusing on SMB financial and reputational risks. You can learn more about the financial and reputational risks SMBs face during every phase of business growth by registering for our upcoming webinar on June 10th at 12 PM CT. This cyberSAFE guest blog post comes to you from [...]
This guest blog post comes from Camille McClane, writer and researcher based in Southern California. Between Snowden, the NSA, the sheer amount of our private information we keep in public and the vulnerability of our personal electronics to hackers and their ilk, it’s easy to feel like we’re in an inescapable downward spiral toward absolute [...]
Cyber security was a hot topic this year at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi), the digital, film and music festival held in our headquartered city of Austin, TX. We took part in the security discussions by sharing some mobile security tips, hosting a networking party Saturday night and participating in three SXSWi panels. Take a [...]
Last week NBC News experimented with cyber security in Russia to help visitors traveling to Sochi for the Olympics understand the cyber risks they may face. The news segment warned that travelers’ data could be exposed when using their devices in Russia, and the reporter showed how his data was hacked within minutes of using [...]
