authentication
51% of consumers share passwords
Consumers are inadvertently leaving back doors open to attackers as they share log in details and sign up for automatic log on to mobile apps and services, according to new …
Successful strategies to avoid frequent password changes
1.2 billion passwords reportedly stolen by Russian hackers. Before that it was Heartbleed. After a widespread, nonspecific data breach, the conventional wisdom is that people …
Gemalto to acquire SafeNet
Gemalto has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of SafeNet, a worldwide leader in data protection and software monetization, from Vector Capital …
92% of brands fail email security test
The Online Trust Alliance (OTA), the non-profit with the mission to enhance online trust and empower users, announced the results of its 2014 Email Integrity Audit report, …
Teen researcher publishes PayPal 2FA bypass exploit
Joshua Rogers, a teenage whitehat based in Australia, has found an extremely simple way to bypass PayPal’s two-factor authentication feature. Rogers first discovered the …
Looking at insider threats from the outside
Cybersecurity is a never-ending battle requiring around-the-clock attention. From malware to DDoS to APT attacks, front-line IT security teams are being constantly bombarded. …
The value of Bring Your Own Identity
New research shows that both the lines of business and IT departments see value in Bring Your Own Identity (BYOID) initiatives, where social networking or digital IDs are used …
Operation Emmental exploits holes in banking security
Trend Micro researchers have discovered and analyzed a clever attack aimed at customers of Austrian, Swiss, Swedish, and Japanese banks. They dubbed it Emmental, after the …
Interest for SSL and PKI on the rise
The surge in the number of data breaches and recent security bugs such as Heartbleed has generated strong interest in digital certificates and technologies, including SSL and …
Selectively re-using bad passwords is not a bad idea, researchers say
For all the repeated advice to use different, complex password for each online account, users are still opting for easy-to-guess, short ones and use them repeatedly across …
Critical vulnerabilities in web-based password managers found
A group of researchers from University of California, Berkeley, have analyzed five popular web-based password managers and have discovered – and then responsibly …
Google catches India with fake certificates
As the world becomes more dependent, and some might say blindly so, on digital certificates it’s only natural that attackers will seek to circumvent this trust. Whether …