Some of the most basic tenets of password account management have failed, leaving us with a dreadful combination of poor user experience and inadequate security.
Today organizations are faced with a dilemma when it comes to balancing the need to deliver an exceptional user experience on desktop and mobile devices and protecting company and personal data. Protection can run the gamut from no password needed, inputting a fingerprint or a litany of passwords every few minutes, or the use of more modern and secure innovations such as continuous biometric verification and recognition.
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States, according to the Secret Service and the Federal Trade Commission. It is also an ever-increasing threat to businesses as the sophistication level of hackers continues to evolve. To combat this risk, organizations are fighting back with new biometric technologies that play a vital role in confirming and managing identities.
Creating a strong cybersecurity posture involves three prongs: prevention, detection and remediation. Considering that 63 percent of businesses are breached due to weak, default or stolen passwords, a cost-effective and quick-fix solution is prevention via password management.
Only 45 percent of consumers have changed an online password or PIN code in the past year after learning of data breaches; 15 percent made fewer online purchases on mobile devices; and 28 percent shopped less frequently at a retailer that had suffered a data breach.
"Heartbleed" is a catchy name for a cyber vulnerability, but how exactly does it work, and how can you (and your enterprise's employees) be better protected against it?
The Internet of Things is an unavoidable part of network topology today, but the connectivity of devices leaves enterprises open for cyber attacks.
March 1, 2014
The Internet of Things is an unavoidable part of network topology today, but the connectivity of devices – not just laptops but medical equipment, printers and surveillance cameras – leaves enterprises open for cyber attacks.
The FIDO Alliance has released a public draft of new security standards that could someday make user passwords obsolete, Forbes reports. The FIDO Alliance, a security-minded industry consortium that includes Google, Netflix and PayPal, is drawing the support of major tech companies looking for login alternatives with greater security, which easing the authentication burden on consumers, who must create and manage passwords and credentials for the numerous sites they visit.