authentication

Biometric tech uses sound to distinguish ear cavity shape

March 10, 2016

NEC is developing a new biometric personal identification technology that uses the resonation of sound determined by the shape of human ear cavities to distinguish …

Hack a mobile phone’s fingerprint sensor in 15 minutes

March 7, 2016

Two researchers from Michigan State University’s biometrics group have devised a method for hacking mobile phone’s fingerprint authentication by using just a color …

Digital Identity Graph helps detect fraud, cyberattacks

March 3, 2016

ThreatMetrix announced at RSA Conference the newest innovation in the fight against global cybercrime – the Digital Identity Graph, a framework for anonymized global digital …

Only one in five orgs set up to securely manage user identities

March 2, 2016

As organizations seek to capitalize on digital opportunities through rapidly developing and hosting new services online, they frequently under-invest in adequate cybersecurity …

Passwordless security for consumer-facing websites

February 29, 2016

At RSA Conference 2016, iovation launched its new Customer Authentication service that allows consumer-facing websites to enhance security while streamlining and improving the …

Is zero-effort computer security a dream?

February 26, 2016

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Aalto University have found vulnerabilities in a recently proposed user-verification security system for …

Ping Identity enhances its Federated Access Management technology

February 26, 2016

Ping Identity updated its Federated Access Management technology. Designed to displace legacy Identity and Access Management infrastructures, this latest release includes …

Mastercard’s Selfie ID: Playing Russian Roulette with consumer identities?

February 24, 2016

At this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, MasterCard announced it will accept selfie photographs and fingerprints as an alternative to passwords when verifying …

Volvo to launch a car without a physical key

February 22, 2016

Can you imagine accessing and driving your car without a physical key? In a first for the automotive industry, Volvo is set to become the first car manufacturer to offer cars …

W3C launches effort to replace passwords

February 18, 2016

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is launching a new standards effort in web authentication that aims to offer a more secure and flexible alternative to password-based …

Why we need a reality check on passwords

January 22, 2016

Given all the recent and historical news on data breaches of personal e-mail accounts, social media accounts and even phone account passwords, it is every wonder therefore …

LostPass: A worryingly simple phishing attack aimed at LastPass users

January 18, 2016

Security researcher (and Praesido CTO) Sean Cassidy has demonstrated at ShmooCon how easy it can be for hackers to steal LastPass users’ email, password, and two-factor …