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Windows 10 will offer password-free authentication
The upcoming Windows 10 will offer more authentication options instead of just passwords, Dustin Ingalls, Group Program Manager for Windows Security & Identity, has …
UK banks’ customers can access accounts with their fingerprint
iPhone users who are also customers of UK banks RBS and NatWest can now access their online banking app by simply pressing their finger on their phone’s home button. The …
How to enable two-step verification for iMessages and FaceTime
After having added a two-step verification feature to allow users to secure their iCloud (Apple ID) accounts, and extending the protection to iCloud backups last September, …
Researcher publishes 10 million usernames and passwords to aid future research
Independent IT security analyst Mark Burnett has released a cleaned up cache of 10 million username and password combinations, in order to give researchers a data set that can …
Multi-factor authentication market will be worth US$1.6 billion by the end of 2015
ABI Research found that the global mobile multi-factor authentication software and service market will be worth US$1.6 billion by the end of 2015. Username and passwords have …
IBM’s sophisticated cryptographic algorithm protects your identity
IBM researchers revealed plans for a cloud-based technology, called Identity Mixer, that uses a cryptographic algorithm to encrypt the certified identity attributes of a user, …
Employees would sell passwords for $150
SailPoint uncovered a widespread level of employee indifference towards protecting sensitive corporate data, including personal information of customers. In fact, an alarming …
DMARC: The time is right for email authentication
It is a rare thing to be given the opportunity to right a historic wrong. The root of essentially every Internet security issue in history is the same—architects try to build …
Bold reform needed to strengthen U.S cybersecurity
Mr. President, the status quo in cybersecurity is failing the U.S. It is failing the commercial sector, which is being publicly breached on a weekly basis, and it is failing …
Biometric authentication app downloads to reach 770 million by 2019
More than 770 million biometric authentication applications will be downloaded per annum by 2019, up from just 6 million this year. This will reduce dependence on alphanumeric …
Unlock your digital world with True Key
Intel Security recently previewed True Key, a new way to unlock your digital world. It combines both password management with simple and secure multi-factor …
The ubiquitous social media “buy’ button and the journey of authentication
Earlier this year two of the world’s largest social media sites, Facebook and Twitter, announced the addition of “buy’ buttons to their offerings, giving …
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