TSYS, the Columbus, Georgia-based credit card and payment processor, has announced a new CIO following the retirement of TSYS’ 44-year veteran CIO Ken Tye. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Bitcoin is totally forked. Or at least it will be soon, as two high-profile developers have announced plans to fork the code that undergirds the Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) has inked a deal with cybersecurity company FireEye in an ongoing effort to combat cybercriminals in Europe. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

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The damages of the cyberattack that hit one of the IRS’ computer databases earlier this year was actually more extensive than originally thought. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

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The STRONG Patents Act provides the best hope to protect the interests of individual inventors and entrepreneurs. Sourced through Scoop.it from: thehill.com

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Samsung Electronics Co. is leaning on bigger screens and a mobile payment system to try to fend off competition from rivals like Apple Inc., as it battles declining market share in a rapidly slowing smartphone market. Sourced through Scoop.it from:…

NEW YORK — Samsung is hoping its new mobile-payment service will let you leave your wallet at home. Sourced through Scoop.it from: trib.com