authentication
Security in the enterprise: Things are looking up!
Cybersecurity is quickly becoming the number one business priority, says identity and access management company Okta. Based on the results of an analysis of authentication and …
On-card biometric for contactless payments tested in first commercial pilots
Visa has initiated pilots with Mountain America Credit Union and Bank of Cyprus of a new EMV dual-interface (chip- and contactless-enabled) payment card, making these the …
80% of smartphones will have on-device AI capabilities by 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) features will become a critical product differentiator for smartphone vendors that will help them to acquire new customers while retaining current …
Make 2018 your year of taking password security more seriously
The popularity of passwords as a means of authentication is still not waning, so advice on how to opt for passwords that are hard to guess and crack is always timely. Choosing …
Consumers are ready to say goodbye to passwords
A new survey of 1,000 Americans exploring awareness and perceptions of biometric authentication confirms that consumers continue to have a strong interest in new biometric …
1.4 billion unencrypted credentials found in interactive database on the dark web
A data dump containing over 1.4 billion email addresses and clear text credentials is offered for download in an underground community forum. What’s so special about …
A layered approach to modern identity
The way we work is evolving. Traditional desktop computers and laptops are slowly giving way to the mobile device. From smartphones to tablets, a growing number of employees …
Majority would trust organisations more if they were to use biometrics for authentication
Nearly seven in 10 Europeans (68 percent) said they would trust organisations more if they were to use biometrics for authentication, according to a new Unisys survey. The …
Credit card fraud down 29% for the first time
Iovation released data collected from its retail and e-commerce subscribers from the 2017 holiday weekend (Nov. 24 – 27, 2017). For the first time in recent years, …
Surge in exposed credentials puts companies at risk
The volume of credential exposures has increased to 16,583 from April to July 2017, compared to 5,275 last year’s analysis by Anomali. 77% of the FTSE 100 were exposed, with …
Poor security habits are the ideal recipe for a breach
A Preempt survey of more than 200 employees (management level or above) from enterprise companies of 1000 or more people, found that businesses are left exposed by employees …
Eavesdropper vulnerability exposes sensitive corporate communications data
Appthority published research on its discovery of the Eavesdropper vulnerability, caused by developers carelessly hard coding their credentials in mobile applications that use …