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FICO has released new data that provides yet more evidence of the public’s poor password habits. The findings specifically apply to the United Kingdom, where more than 20 percent of the population reuse the same 2-5 passwords across all of their accounts. Approximately the same number of people (18 percent) wrote their passwords down, and […]
Yet another report has found that many people are still refusing to adopt better password behavior. The latest evidence comes courtesy of LogMeIn, which released its third Psychology of Passwords report earlier this week. LogMeIn is best known as the developer of the LastPass password manager. The company’s report found that a full two-thirds (66 […]
Britain’s youth are asking the country’s internet security providers to take away their porn. At least, that’s the takeaway from a new study from IDEX Biometrics, which suggests that Generation Z believes that porn sites should use biometrics to prevent children from gaining access to adult materials. The study was conducted by Arlington Research, which […]
OneLogin is taking a closer look at Ireland’s password habits as it celebrates the opening of its new EMEA headquarters in Dublin. The company commissioned a YouGov study that polled 1,000 Irish adults, and found that a large portion (39 percent) of the Irish population is still using the same password that they were using 12 […]
“…just as younger consumers tend to show a higher preference for mobile banking, those in the 18-34 age range tend to prefer using the biometric authentication capabilities of those devices, whereas older survey respondents showed more of a preference for security questions.” Customers are increasingly accessing financial services on mobile devices, and providers need to […]
“Based on surveys of 3,500 adults across Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and Sweden, Signicat’s report says that over half of all consumers are willing to go through an onboarding process that takes more than ten minutes.” Europeans have a lot of patience for financial services firms’ online onboarding processes, but not as […]
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has conducted a poll of banks and consumers in an effort to learn more about their views about financial security and the prospects for biometric payment cards. The company found that banks and consumers are generally aligned in their views, especially when it comes to the significance of contactless payments. On that […]
A new report from Strategy Analytics suggests that consumers are willing to put up with data breaches and privacy violations for the sake of convenience. The firm’s researchers found that while most people underestimated how much of their personal information – including biometric information – was available to corporate entities, they didn’t mind sharing that […]
A new NEC survey suggests that travelers are becoming more receptive to facial recognition technology at airports. Released ahead of the July 4th weekend, the survey found that 75 percent of respondents would support the use of facial recognition to screen regular travelers, with the vast majority (87 percent) supporting efforts to identify criminals and […]
A new report from Unisys suggests that data security is crucial for Hong Kong banking customers. The regional study looked at people’s banking preferences in Australia, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and found that the majority (61 percent) of those in Hong Kong cited safety as their primary criteria when searching for […]
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