The Commerce Department has partnered with PayPal to identify information for U.S. businesses to decide where to focus their export strategies. The goal is to help expand the nation’s exports, Ian Kalin, chief data officer at the Commerce Department, wrote in a blog published Monday. The team identified opportunities in targeting …

PayPal has released a patch for a vulnerability in its iPhone application that could allow hackers access accounts at the online financial transactions service, The Wall Street Journal reports. The flaw only affected users of the PayPal applications on iPhones connected to the Internet through unsecured Wi-Fi networks, and did …

The National Cyber Security Alliance has named Michael Barrett, PayPal’s chief information security officer, to its board of directors. PayPal is the third company this year to join NCSA’s board. The company will work with board officers from AT&T, ADP, Cisco, EMC, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Google, Lockheed Martin, …

A scam targeting PayPal-linked accounts has hit iTunes users, according to media reports. While neither PayPal nor iTunes has discussed the incident, experts told the BBC users are likely being hit in social-engineering scams via email, rather than through direct hacks of iTunes or PayPal. “I just got hacked for …

The U.S. Air Force plans to host an event on March 6 and 7 in New York City in a push to transform how the military service collaborates with startup companies.

Several technology companies have expressed support to the Federal Reserve’s plan to come up with a real-time payment network designed to connect all U.S. banks, credit unions and other financial institutions, Forbes reported Wednesday. “Only the Federal Reserve can serve as the catalyst to achieve real-time payments ubiquity in a …

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in California has implemented a Salesforce-powered unified payment system for local commuters to pay for travel through a single digital hub. Publicis.Sapient helped LA Metro architect and launch the TAPforce on the Salesforce Platform to serve as a “one-stop shop” for payment transactions and program registrations across …

BMC Software has teamed with Andreessen Horowitz, LifeLock and PayPal to launch a program that seeks to educate former U.S. military personnel about digital skills required for potential careers in the technology sector. All four sponsors of the BreakLine Tech program will hold educational sessions on culture, organizational design, talent management and expected future trends to guide …

ID.me has teamed up with Salesforce to manage and assess the eligibility of applicants that look to utilize the latter company’s veteran employment program. VetForce provides free access to IT and business certification courses for members of the military community and works to match transitioning veterans with job positions that fit their respective skill …

BlackBerry has joined the National Cyber Security Alliance, a nonprofit organization that collaborates with the Department of Homeland Security, corporate sponsors and nonprofit representatives to promote digital privacy and raise awareness on cybersecurity. Edward Hearst, vice president of U.S. government business development at BlackBerry, will represent the company on the NCSA …

Dell, Intel and WestSummit have invested $10 million combined in OpenStack cloud vendor Mirantis, InfoWorld reports. The companies made the investment in hopes of pushing OpenStack as an open source cloud platform for the public and private sector, according to the report. Ted Samson writes Mirantis has worked on 30 deployments …

National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Education Workshop, The Online Trust Alliance, announced “Why Your Browser Matters,” providing a framework for websites to create “teachable moments”  to raise awareness of the security risks of using outdated browsers. Research from comScore data and OTA indicate that over 40 percent of users worldwide …

In retaliation of the recent arrests of their alleged members, the hacking collectives Anonymous and LulzSec recently infiltrated the websites of more than 70 U.S. law enforcement institutions across the United States and released this weekend 10 gigabytes of confidential information. The hacktivists claimed to have accessed and leaked hundreds …

In light of recent cyber attacks against government agencies and affiliations, the Department of Homeland Security released a statement warning organizations to keep alert for potential cyber attacks from hacktivist groups Anonymous and LulzSec. The bulletin, which was released by DHS’ National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, aims to provide accurate …

According to a recent poll, more than half of Americans believe the United States should authorize cyber attacks against other countries when necessary. 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair questioned 1,045 Americans for their August poll and found not only was the majority aware of the current extent of cyber warfare, …