Authentication - Articles - Page 5

Check Point researchers: Iranian hackers can bypass encrypted apps like Telegram

September 22, 2020

Check Point Research unraveled an ongoing surveillance operation by Iranian entities that has been targeting Iranian expats and dissidents for years. While some individual sightings of this attack were previously reported by other researchers and journalists, the investigation allowed Check Point to connect the different campaigns and attribute them to the same attackers.

Zoom introduces two-factor authentication for all users

September 11, 2020

To enhance security following an increase in use of video conferencing apps, Zoom introduced two-factor authentication (2FA) for all users on its client and mobile apps.

Biometrics will enable many COVID-19 changes

Mohammed Murad

June 23, 2020

Expect the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to bring lasting changes to our lives, from the way we authenticate identity to how we open doors – and even use public restrooms. If there’s a theme among these changes, it’s that they will favor contactless solutions. The use of biometrics to authenticate employees and customers has snowballed over the last decade. Expect demand from public and private organizations to grow even faster as they require accurate identification of workers, students, patients and many more people in response to new challenges resulting from the virus.

Multi-Factor Authentication - Security Magazine

Identity and Access Management Trends for IT and Security Professionals

June 2, 2020

How are IT and security professionals across a variety of industries including finance, IT and media managing identity and access management (IAM) programs?

Flaws in Cybersecurity Software Expose Hundreds of Networks to Cyberattacks

May 14, 2020

Cybersecurity flaws have been exposed in cybersecurity provider Cyberoam's security products.

Security Trial: Are Biometric Authentication Systems Fulfilling Encryption Standards?

Sarah Amundsson

March 20, 2020

Recent data breach incidents that expose personally identifiable information and biometrics highlight the lack of proper authentication and storage protocols. Organizations need to implement effective storage-based strategies to protect the biometric data collected as a result of authentication. Why is data encryption the solution?

What’s Driving Identity Access Management in 2020?

Shahrokh Shahidzadeh

March 10, 2020

As we look ahead to the rest of 2020, securing identity access will once again be everywhere, but we are predicting that with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML), there will be a more positive narrative to creating and managing an immutable digital identity.

Why We Need to Overcome ‘Everyday Blindness’

Diane Ritchey

February 1, 2020

What is inattentional blindness, how can you overcome it and how can visual similarity/computer vision be a solution to the problem?

7 Essential Security Factors to Consider When Choosing Your Enterprise’s Messaging Platform

Messaging platforms are changing the way information is shared in the workplace. But that shouldn’t come at the risk of data breaches.

Praveen Kanyadi

December 17, 2019

What are some of the main security factors to consider when using enterprise messaging platforms?

"Trust" Revisited: The Birth of Continuous Authentication

John McClurg

November 1, 2019

The Philosopher Hericlitus once opined – “You can’t step in the same river twice,” implying that no concept remains static but is always churning and evolving.