The new requirement is aimed at helping Australian businesses combat payment fraud involving enumeration attacks — a criminal practice where fraudsters use automation to test and guess payment credentials by using large botnets.
Visa officials have stated for technologydecisions.com.au that Australia is the first country in which Visa is introducing a botnet detection capabilities requirement, in response to a surge in attacks seen over the last 12–18 months.
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