Wells Fargo, Chase, Bank of America jointly launch PayPal rival
Three top U.S. banks are collaborating on a service that will allow the transfer of funds by simply logging in to a personal online bank account and entering the name and mobile phone number of the...
View ArticleDDoS attacks against banks raise question: Is this cyberwar?
It's been a month of crippling denial-of-service attacks on websites operated by U.S. banks and financial services firms. A terrorist organization called Al-Qassam takes credit online, but now the...
View ArticleDHS official suggests sharing IT resources to survive hacks
Groups of companies in the same industry could mitigate the effects of cyberattacks by pooling infrastructure resources and working together on security issues, a senior official in the U.S. Department...
View ArticleWells Fargo's website buckles under flood of traffic
Well Fargo urged its customers on Thursday to visit bank branches or use telephone banking due to continuing problems with its website.
View ArticleExperts unsure whether Iran is behind bank DDoS attacks
Though U.S. officials blamed Iran for an ongoing stream of distributed denial of service attacks against major U.S. banks, security experts say there's not enough evidence yet to assign blame.
View ArticleHacktivist group suspends bank attacks
A group claiming responsibility for a string of cyberattacks against several major U.S. banks over the past four months today said that it has suspended its campaign in response to YouTube's apparent...
View ArticleWells Fargo warns of ongoing DDOS attacks
Wells Fargo warned on Tuesday that its website is being targeted again by a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack.
View ArticleU.S. firms say H-1B restrictions may help them
IT support services firm Caleris has this message on its homepage, "Outsource to Iowa. Not India," against a picture of a corn field and farm houses.
View ArticleBYOD decision points: Who pays?
As enterprises implement BYOD initiatives, IT managers have some key decisions to make: who purchases the devices, who pays for data plans and carrier contracts, and how does the company manage a mix...
View ArticleMicrosoft inches toward Office on iPad, Android tablets
Microsoft executives last week came the closest yet to saying that the company will release Office on iPads and Android tablets, but stopped short of specifics.
View ArticleVerizon: LTE service didn't keep up with demand
Verizon's network wasn't ready for the flood of new traffic that it had to deal with after the company rolled out LTE service, admitted CFO Fran Shammo.
View ArticleCointrust CEO says his technology can take Bitcoin mainstream
Serial entrepreneur Steve Kirsch's latest venture, Cointrust, is creating technology he says can turn Bitcoin into a mass-market currency.
View ArticleNew federal rule requires banks to fight DDoS attacks
Banks and financial institutions regulated by the federal government must now monitor for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against their networks and have a plan in place to try and...
View ArticleIT security is national security -- but you're not alone
National security may be at stake as private businesses try to manage a growing number of cyberthreats, but IT professionals shouldn't have to bear that burden alone.
View ArticleAT&T backs off threat to halt its fiber rollout
AT&T now says it will continue its already-announced fiber optic network expansion to 100 cities, backtracking on comments by AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson after President Obama voiced support...
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