November 7, 2013 - Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), an open, global forum for the development of payment card security standards, published version 3.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS).

November 6, 2013 - Thomson Reuters annual Board Governance survey reveals organizations lack understanding of security risks surrounding board materials.

November 6, 2013 - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc. $1,150,000 and SG Americas Securities, Inc. $675,000 for failing to report or accurately report certain large options positions and for related supervisory deficiencies.

November 5, 2013 - The rise of mobile payments is increasing at a pace at the moment and new research from EMS+ has indicated that more small firms are planning to offer the service to customers.

November 5, 2013 - A flaw in the design of bitcoin could enable a minority group of 'selfish miners' to band together and grab more than their fair share of the virtual currency, claim researchers from Cornell University.

November 5, 2013 - More than half (52%) of Australian and New Zealand organisations have plans to capitalise on the increase of connected devices known as the "Internet of Things." And, 47% have already been impacted by such technology, according to the IT professionals surveyed in ISACA's 2013 IT Risk/Reward Barometer.

November 1, 2013 - Google has found a way to circumvent carrier restrictions on its mobile wallet by introducing support for Host Card Emulation in the latest version of its Android operating system, effectively removing the need for access to the telco-controlled Secure Element.