These days Apple is one of the only (if not the only) global-scale consumer tech companies that seems to prioritize customer privacy. Apple doesn’t merely keep your personal data private, they increasingly make it harder for them (or anyone) to even collect it in the first place. Link: Max out your privacy with Apple
Apple Pay has the potential to transform not only the mobile payments space, but also the healthcare industry. Leading healthcare payments network, InstaMed, has introduced Apple Pay to the sector for NFC and in-app payments. Link: InstaMed Brings Apple Pay to the Healthcare Industry
While the mode of payment card security is still up for debate in the United States, France’s Oberthur Technologies is looking towards the future. Oberthur Technologies has devised a battery-powered payment card with an e-ink screen that generates a new CVV every 40 to 60 seconds. Link: Oberthur Technologies Unveils More Secure Payment Cards
In 2012, a computer virus known as Shamoon wiped the hard drives on tens of thousands of computers belonging to Saudi Aramaco, Saudi Arabia’s oil & gas behemoth, and left a burning American flag on screens of the infected devices. Link: The Unfortunate Growth Sector: Cybersecurity
