Gov’t IT Decision Makers See Cybersecurity as Primary Obstacle: Survey
According to a new study commissioned by IBM, a solid majority of current and former US government IT decision makers feel that security is the main obstacle that stands in […]
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KuppingerCole Names BioCatch Overall Leader in Fight Against Fraud
Israeli-based behavioral biometrics company BioCatch announced that it has been named an Overall Leader in the 2021 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Fraud Reduction Intelligence Platforms report, along with also being recognized for […]
ForgeRock: Breaches Involving Passwords Shot Up 450 Percent
San Francisco-based digital identity expert ForgeRock has announced the findings of its 2021 Consumer Identity Breach Report, showing a massive 450 percent global rise in breaches involving usernames and passwords. […]
Citing Aite Survey Data, Mastercard Highlights Threat of Application Fraud
Payment giant Mastercard is pointing to another recent study that shows the threat that hackers and other cybercriminals pose to financial institutions, and how this threat has grown in recent […]
Aware Pushes for Biometrics in Online Tax Filing Systems
Aware is encouraging governments to use biometric technology to make electronic tax filing systems more secure. The company noted that more people are filing their taxes online due to COVID-19, […]
BioCatch Explains How to Spot Fraudsters Before they Commit a Crime
BioCatch is once again detailing the security benefits of behavioral biometrics in the banking industry, this time explaining how the technology can help spot cybercriminals before they even try to […]
Fraudsters Use Deepfake Biometrics to Hack China’s Taxation System
A high-profile tax fraud scheme has raised more concerns about China’s lax data security practices, especially as it relates to the country’s widespread use of facial recognition. In the scheme, […]
SIA Highlights Online Resources for ‘Cyber Readiness’
The Security Industry Association released a statement this week outlining what it and its partners are doing to help combat the growing threat of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. ASIS International, the Electronic […]
SITA Issues Statement On February Cyberattack
SITA has acknowledged that it was the target of a recent cyberattack. The incident in question occurred on February 24, and may have compromised customer information stored on the company’s […]
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Warns of Rising Bot Attacks in Latest Cybercrime Report
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has released its latest Cybercrime Report, which examines the period from July to December of 2020 and provides more insight into the effects of COVID-19. The findings […]
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