Cyberawareness

One of the largest independent title agencies in Utah has adopted SafeChain’s platform to protect its wire transactions.

The agency’s title agents will use SafeWire to authenticate ownership of the buyer’s and seller’s respective bank accounts to make sure funds are being sent to and received by authorized parties.

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SafeChain has integrated data from Accuity into its platform to give users greater confidence that funds are being wired to the correct account.

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Cloudstar has launched a fraud-prevention tool that sends custom tailored phishing emails to all parties in the real estate transaction.

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More than 24 million financial and banking documents from loans and mortgages from some of nation’s largest banks were exposed through a server security lapse, according to a report by TechCrunch.com.

TechCrunch traced the breach to Ascension, a Fort Worth, Texas-based data and analytics company which converts paper documents and handwritten notes into computer-readable files.

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CertifID protected more than $1.2 billion from wire fraud from late 2017 to December 2018.

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The largest title agent in Ohio has selected SafeChain’s technology solution to secure its real estate wire transactions, both companies announced.

The title company’s president said SafeChain’s platform will give its real estate partners confidence in knowing the title agency cares about their clients’ funds from the minute they begin the homebuying process.

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A majority of Americans believe it’s acceptable for organizations to conduct user digital activity and behavior monitoring to provide defense against threats and breaches, according to the Dtex 2018 Privacy & Cybersecurity Index.

Nearly eight out of 10 respondents said they would trust a company less if they discovered that it was monitoring consumers’ digital activities without their knowledge.

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SafeChain said it is the first company in the industry to add Blockchain to its cybersecurity platform.

The company said the addition of Blockchain to its SafeWire cybersecurity solution provides increased security for real estate wire transactions by ensuring cybercriminals cannot tamper with wiring instructions undetected.

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As part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is offering new cybersecurity resources for small businesses.

FTC attorney Rosario Méndez said the resources are delivered in a way that will make it easy for small-business owners to talk about cybersecurity with employees, vendors, and others involved in their businesses.

Read on to learn how to get these free materials.