Mastercard Finalizes Acquisition of Recorded Future
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has completed its acquisition of Recorded Future, enhancing its cybersecurity capabilities with AI-driven threat intelligence. The acquisition strengthens Mastercard's existing cybersecurity services portfolio, which includes cyber risk assessment, AI-powered protection, and trust organization solutions.
Johan Gerber, executive vice president of Security Solutions at Mastercard, emphasized the importance of securing digital interactions and transactions against cyber threats. The integration of Recorded Future's capabilities will enhance Mastercard's ability to support customers through improved threat intelligence, identity solutions, and real-time fraud scoring.
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) ha completato l'acquisizione di Recorded Future, potenziando le sue capacità di cybersicurezza con intelligence sulle minacce basata su IA. Questa acquisizione rafforza il portafoglio dei servizi di cybersicurezza esistenti di Mastercard, che include la valutazione del rischio informatico, la protezione alimentata dall'IA e soluzioni per l'organizzazione della fiducia.
Johan Gerber, vicepresidente esecutivo delle Soluzioni di Sicurezza di Mastercard, ha sottolineato l'importanza di garantire interazioni e transazioni digitali sicure contro le minacce informatiche. L'integrazione delle capacità di Recorded Future migliorerà la capacità di Mastercard di支持are i clienti tramite un'intelligence sulle minacce migliorata, soluzioni per l'identità e punteggi di frode in tempo reale.
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) ha completado su adquisición de Recorded Future, mejorando sus capacidades de ciberseguridad con inteligencia sobre amenazas impulsada por IA. La adquisición refuerza el portafolio de servicios de ciberseguridad existentes de Mastercard, que incluye evaluación de riesgos cibernéticos, protección basada en IA y soluciones para la organización de la confianza.
Johan Gerber, vicepresidente ejecutivo de Soluciones de Seguridad en Mastercard, destacó la importancia de asegurar las interacciones y transacciones digitales contra amenazas cibernéticas. La integración de las capacidades de Recorded Future mejorará la capacidad de Mastercard para apoyar a los clientes a través de una inteligencia sobre amenazas mejorada, soluciones de identidad y puntuaciones de fraude en tiempo real.
마스터카드 (NYSE: MA)가 Recorded Future를 인수하여 AI 기반 위협 인텔리전스를 통한 사이버 보안 역량을 강화했습니다. 이번 인수는 사이버 위험 평가, AI 기반 보호 및 신뢰 조직 솔루션을 포함하는 마스터카드의 기존 사이버 보안 서비스 포트폴리오를 강화합니다.
마스터카드의 보안 솔루션 부사장인 요한 게르버는 사이버 위협으로부터 디지털 상호작용과 거래를 보호하는 것의 중요성을 강조했습니다. Recorded Future의 역량 통합은 개선된 위협 인텔리전스, 신원 솔루션 및 실시간 사기 점수를 통해 고객을 지원할 수 있는 마스터카드의 능력을 향상시킬 것입니다.
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) a finalisé l'acquisition de Recorded Future, renforçant ainsi ses capacités en matière de cybersécurité grâce à une intelligence sur les menaces alimentée par l'IA. Cette acquisition renforce le portefeuille de services de cybersécurité existants de Mastercard, qui comprend l'évaluation des risques cybernétiques, une protection alimentée par l'IA et des solutions d'organisation de la confiance.
Johan Gerber, vice-président exécutif des Solutions de Sécurité chez Mastercard, a souligné l'importance de sécuriser les interactions et les transactions numériques contre les menaces cybernétiques. L'intégration des capacités de Recorded Future améliorera la capacité de Mastercard à soutenir ses clients grâce à une intelligence sur les menaces améliorée, des solutions d'identité et un score de fraude en temps réel.
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) hat die Übernahme von Recorded Future abgeschlossen und damit seine Fähigkeiten im Bereich Cybersicherheit mit KI-gesteuerten Bedrohungsanalysen verbessert. Die Übernahme stärkt das bestehende Portfolio von Cybersicherheitsdiensten von Mastercard, das Cyber-Risikobewertung, KI-gestützte Schutzmaßnahmen und Lösungen für Vertrauensorganisationen umfasst.
Johan Gerber, Executive Vice President für Sicherheitslösungen bei Mastercard, betonte die Bedeutung der Sicherung digitaler Interaktionen und Transaktionen gegen Cyberbedrohungen. Die Integration der Fähigkeiten von Recorded Future wird die Fähigkeit von Mastercard verbessern, Kunden durch verbesserte Bedrohungsanalysen, Identitätslösungen und Echtzeit-Betrugsscores zu unterstützen.
- Strategic expansion of cybersecurity capabilities through acquisition
- Enhancement of existing AI and fraud detection systems
- Potential for new revenue streams from expanded customer base
- Strengthening of digital payment security offerings
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The acquisition of Recorded Future marks a strategic expansion into advanced cybersecurity capabilities for Mastercard. This deal significantly strengthens Mastercard's competitive position in the rapidly growing cybersecurity market, estimated to reach
The integration of Recorded Future's AI-powered threat intelligence platform with Mastercard's existing security infrastructure creates powerful synergies. This combination will enhance Mastercard's ability to protect its vast payment network, which processes over 110 billion transactions annually. The deal aligns with the financial sector's increasing focus on cybersecurity amid rising digital payment volumes and sophisticated cyber threats.
For a simplified explanation: Imagine Mastercard as a massive security guard for digital payments. By buying Recorded Future, they're giving this guard advanced AI-powered cameras and sensors that can spot threats before they happen, making the entire payment system safer for everyone.
The acquisition represents a significant technological leap in Mastercard's security infrastructure. Recorded Future's AI-driven threat intelligence platform processes over 1 million events per day across the open, deep and dark web, providing real-time threat detection capabilities that will substantially enhance Mastercard's existing fraud prevention systems.
This integration will enable proactive threat detection rather than reactive responses, particularly important for combating emerging threats like synthetic identity fraud and advanced persistent threats (APTs). The combination of Recorded Future's predictive intelligence with Mastercard's real-time fraud scoring creates a formidable defense system for the payment ecosystem.
In simpler terms: It's like adding a sophisticated early warning system to Mastercard's security arsenal. Instead of just stopping attacks as they happen, they can now predict and prevent them before they occur, similar to having a weather forecast for cyber threats.
Enhancing its services offerings with threat intelligence and AI-powered, actionable analytics
“As the world becomes more digitized, there's an increased focus on securing every interaction and transaction against evolving cyber threats,” said Johan Gerber, executive vice president, Security Solutions at Mastercard. “Adding Recorded Future’s AI-driven threat intelligence capabilities to our cybersecurity services, identity solutions and real-time fraud scoring will enable us to better support our customers in these efforts.”
Mastercard is committed to creating a higher standard of trust in the payment ecosystem, democratizing cybersecurity to create new opportunities for businesses in our digitally connected world. Its suite of cybersecurity services focuses on assessing cyber risk exposure, providing AI and other technology-driven innovations to protect the digital ecosystem and making continuous advancements to organize trust for people and businesses around the world.
Recorded Future will add to these capabilities, providing opportunities to serve different customer sets with beneficial intelligence and actionable insights – and to enhance the effectiveness of existing products and services, making AI models even smarter.
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