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Thales has turned its attention to the U.S. and Brazil in its latest Access Management Index. The company previously looked at Europe and the Middle East, and found that many organizations still relied too heavily on passwords despite the known security risks. The findings were similar in the U.S. and Brazil. The new report found […]
Thales has released a new report that suggests that businesses still put too much faith in passwords. The company’s latest Access Management Index looked specifically at Europe and the Middle East, and found that a full two-thirds (67 percent) of the respondents worked with organizations that were planning to expand the use of usernames and […]
The credential management company (and FIDO Alliance member) Dashlane is once again calling attention to bad password practices with the release of its fourth annual “Worst Password Offenders” list. The list identifies individuals and organizations that made particularly high-profile password mistakes at some point in 2019. Some of the blunders are attributable to basic human […]
These days, many of us are more than happy to share the Netflix password with the entire family. A new report from Parks Associates has found that 16 percent of U.S. broadband households share account passwords for online video services like Amazon Prime and Hulu. “Innovations in Authentication and Personalization Technologies” goes on to suggest […]
With its upcoming annual update to its Safari browser, Apple is aiming to markedly improve security through the integration of a built-in password manager that will be paired with biometric security when used on an iPhone or iPad, according to a Computerworld report. The functionality comes by way of a new API that will allow […]
Spit into a cup, send it off in the mail, and find out what your DNA says about you. This is the basis of several companies who provide genetic information to individuals, often filling in the missing information about familial ties and histories for folks. However, recent reports state cyber criminals were able to infiltrate […]
May has come to an end and with it must go On-Device Authentication Month, our five week focus on the biometric authentication technologies replacing passwords online and across the vertical markets. For the entire month we dedicated feature articles, industry news coverage and the latest entry in our renowned webinar series to the on-device authentication […]
The FIDO Alliance is no fan of passwords, but it did have much to celebrate on the occasion of this year’s World Password Day. Writing on the organization’s website, FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell noted that World Password Day was in fact founded by a FIDO Board member, Intel. But that was seven years […]
“…75 percent of millennials said they are comfortable using biometrics now, compared to the general average of 67 percent, and 58 percent for those over the age of 55.” Consumers are more concerned than ever about digital security, and millennials are leading the charge to replace the password with biometrics, suggest the results of a […]
BluStor has announced a new digital security device that stores passwords in a small card-shaped device, and secures them with biometrics. Called the Identity card, the device is essentially a small computer with 2GB of storage. It’s something like a physical version of a password manager app such as Keeper or LastPass, designed to store […]
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