authentication
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 …
Moonpig shamed for not fixing customer data exposing flaw
Moonpig, a popular UK-based firm that sells personalised greeting cards, has put the personal and financial information of over 3 million of its customers in danger by using a …
FIDO Alliance prepares for industry adoption of strong authentication in 2015
The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance published final 1.0 drafts of its two specifications – Universal Authentication Framework (UAF) and Universal 2nd Factor (U2F). …
Why now is the time for enterprises to implement context-based authentication
Security and efficiency are constant concerns in enterprise IT. The popularity of BYOD has been a boon for improved productivity and collaboration, but it has also created a …
When should unauthorized computer access be authorized?
Recently, the decentralized hacktivist collective, Anonymous, launched an attack campaign called Operation KKK (#OpKKK), targeting the racist hate group called the Klu Klux …
Complicated password rules diminish online shopping convenience
The holiday shopping season is now fully underway, but the online shopping splurge is not over yet. Over half of Europeans plan to buy their gifts online, yet many are …
Best practices in knowledge-based authentication
Knowledge-based authentication (KBA) is a methodology gaining increasing recognition for providing the identity proofing part of user authentication. A group of senior IT pros …
Google simplifies CAPTCHAs down to a single click
Tired of solving CAPTCHAs? Google has just the thing for you. The company has introduced the latest iteration of its reCAPTCHA tool, and it most cases, it will allow users to …
Intel acquires digital identity manager PasswordBox
Intel acquired PasswordBox, a provider of a cross-platform identity management service that gives users a way to log into all of their websites and applications from any …
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