Visa Expands Cybersecurity to Protect Global Payments Ecosystem

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Taylor Hawes
August 14, 2025

✍🏻 From the Editor’s Desk

Cybersecurity strategies are shifting from reactive defense to proactive, embedded safeguards, especially in financial services. Recently, many major payment and infrastructure providers have announced initiatives that treat security as a competitive differentiator rather than a compliance checkbox. The takeaway for IT leaders: security is moving deeper into the core value propositions

🔎 Deep Brief

Visa Expands Cybersecurity to Protect Global Payments Ecosystem

Visa is making a multi-year push to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities, aiming to secure its vast payments network as digital transactions grow in volume and complexity. The company’s strategy focuses on early threat detection, stronger authentication, and rapid incident response—steps designed to protect both consumers and merchants from fraud and cybercrime.

The initiative includes expanded partnerships with global threat intelligence providers, investment in AI-driven risk analytics, and enhanced monitoring of cross-border transactions. By embedding cybersecurity into product design and payment flows, Visa is seeking to prevent fraud before it occurs rather than relying solely on post-incident resolution. 

🧠 Strategy in Action

CIS Launches MDR Service for State and Local Governments

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) has introduced a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service tailored for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government organizations. Built to address staffing shortages and rising attack volumes, the service offers 24/7 monitoring, threat hunting, and incident response capabilities.

CIS MDR is integrated with Albert Network Monitoring and Management—an existing CIS service that provides intrusion detection for SLTT networks. This pairing allows for faster identification and containment of threats across a wide range of government systems, from election infrastructure to public health networks.

👉 Takeaway: For under-resourced agencies, partnering with a sector-focused MDR provider can significantly improve detection speed and reduce response times.

⚖️ Regulation Radar

Industry Groups Urge FCC to Reconsider New Cyber Rules

Telecom and broadband industry groups are pushing the FCC to roll back parts of its recently adopted cybersecurity regulations. They argue the rules—designed to strengthen incident reporting and supply chain oversight—are too broad, duplicative of existing federal requirements, and could impose heavy compliance costs on providers. 

What IT leaders should know.

  • Regulatory alignment across agencies is becoming a focal point for telecom and internet service providers.

  • Vendors and service providers may face increased scrutiny in contract negotiations.

  • Organizations relying on telecom carriers should monitor changes, as compliance costs may impact service pricing or terms.

🛠️ Tool Check

Top Mobile Device Management (MDM) Solutions

Comparitech ranked the top MDM platforms for securing and managing smartphones, tablets, and other endpoints.

Top tools are: 

  1. NinjaOne Mobile Device Management – Best cloud-based MDM for iOS and Android environments.

  2. Kandji – Ideal for organizations managing Apple devices exclusively.

  3. ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus – Enterprise-grade MDM with both cloud and on-premises deployment options.

  4. Rippling – Unified platform that automates setup, security, and management for Windows and Apple devices; 14-day free trial available.

  5. Ivanti Neurons for MDM – Supports both mobile and desktop device management across platforms.

🗣️ Community Signal

“While I’m not afraid of AI, I am concerned about what results when system design is not human-centered. Technology should extend our cognition, not outsource our conscience.” Jonathan S. Maddock of KAMTech Solutions and a cybersecurity governance expert.

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