Is your ATM security what it should be?

ATM attacks not only pose a clear financial risk, but also present a serious threat to your brand and reputation. Are you doing everything you can to protect…

Despite high vulnerability, ATM security a relatively low concern for FIs

March 10, 2017

Banks show surprisingly low levels of concern regarding the threat of financial loss due to attacks on ATMs, despite high vulnerability to such…

25 percent of consumers favor smartphone banking, study finds

March 9, 2017

Nearly one third (30 percent) of U.S. adults would feel comfortable using a voice-activated conversational interface (e.g., Siri from Apple or Alexa from…

Smart Card Alliance changes name, broadens scope of advocacy

March 9, 2017

The Smart Card Alliance, a nonprofit long known for its advocacy of smart card technology, is expanding its charter to include a broader range of security and…

ATM Marketplace: February top 5

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Top reads for the month included Q1 and full-year earnings reports by major industry players, coverage of rising trends in cardless ATM transactions and a…

ATM skimming losses dip to historic low in EMV-compliant Canada

March 3, 2017

Interac skimming-related debit losses in 2016 declined for the seventh consecutive year, reaching a record low of $11.4 million, according to a press release…

Modular ATM camera captures big picture in a small package

March 3, 2017

March Networks, a provider of intelligent IP video solutions, has rolled out its MegaPX modular ATM camera, which boasts sharp 3MP images and a 3-foot vertical…

ABA adds ATM crime reporting feature to bank robbery database

February 23, 2017

The American Bankers Association has added a new feature to its nationwide bank robbery database that allows subscribers to key in ATM crime data, including…

Gladiator attacks problems of complex risk monitoring, management for FIs

February 23, 2017

The ProfitStars division of Jack Henry & Associates Inc., a provider of technology solutions and payment processing services for FIs, has announced the…

Consumers trust mobile wallet over merchant computer for data safekeeping

February 23, 2017

Consumers worldwide are more concerned about the safety of financial and payments information stored on a computer than about the same data stored in a mobile…

Hitachi breach cited as source of major ATM malware attack in India

February 21, 2017

In late 2016, Indian media outlets widely reported an ATM malware attack that compromised between 3.2 million and 6.5 million debit cards from several of the…

Data breaches take a big jump in 2016, study finds

February 8, 2017

The number of U.S. data breaches, tracked by the Identity Theft Resource Center, hit an all-time high of 1,093, according to a new report from the ITRC and…

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The A98 Key-Lock-Box is a simple solution for PCI compliance. With A98-KLB, you can destroy your paper components while using a compliant key decomposition…

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Authorities take down international ATM jackpotting gang

February 1, 2017

Law enforcement agencies in Europe and Asia, supported by the Europol European Cybercrime Center, have arrested five members of an international criminal…

ABA draws a positive picture of US EMV migration

January 31, 2017

A new infographic from the American Bankers Association shows consumers are "unquestionably safer" now than they were before the widespread adoption of EMV.

EAST welcomes national member for Indonesia

January 27, 2017

The European ATM Security Team has announced the addition of a national member from Indonesia, Fraud Banking Investigation Halo BCA, a division of Bank Central…

No rocket science required: 3 ways ATM deployers can defeat Ploutus-D malware

by Aravinda Korala — CEO, KAL

Any one of three commonsense safeguards can immunize an ATM against Ploutus-D. And one more precautionary measure can make it far more difficult for criminals…

ATM security starts at the top

Successful planning and policy-making for ATM security starts at C-level, not sea level. Why? Because buy-in rarely builds from the bottom up, and word about…

Ploutus ATM malware is back — and badder than ever

January 17, 2017

Ploutus, the advanced ATM malware that was first discovered in Mexico in 2013, is back in an updated and even more dangerous form, according to FireEye, a…

Passwords are out, 'persistent identity' is in

January 17, 2017

A new research report from Mercator Advisory Group, Biometrics: A New Wrinkle Changes the Authentication Landscape, looks at the fundamentals of biometrics and…