Mobile ID schemes take the lead over digital identity cards
The number of people using government-issued digital identity credentials will grow by over 150% from an expected 1.7 billion in 2019 to over 5 billion in 2024, according to …
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Insider attacks still far more difficult to detect and prevent than external cyber attacks
A recent survey conducted by Gurucul of more than 320 IT security experts, found that 15 percent of people said they would delete files or change passwords upon exiting a …
Cybercriminals leverage malicious Office docs, Mac malware, web app exploits
There’s been a 62% increase in overall malware detections in Q1 2019 compared to the previous quarter. A new WatchGuard report also found that cybercriminals are …
Insecure password memory aids: A passwordless future could be the solution
There is a readiness for passwordless security methods such as biometrics, with 70% workers believing biometrics would benefit the workplace, according to Okta. The …
The gaming community is a rising target for credential stuffing attacks
Hackers have targeted the gaming industry by carrying out 12 billion credential stuffing attacks against gaming websites within the 17-month period analyzed in the report …
Significant trends are beginning to develop in the Government ID market
The worldwide installed base of both smart and legacy credentials will grow from 9.8 billion in 2018 to 11.5 billion in 2023, according to ABI Research. With increased rates …
3 months, 1900 reported breaches, 1.9 billion records exposed
There were 1,903 publicly disclosed data compromise events in the first three months of the year, exposing over 1.9 billion records, according to Risk Based Security. No other …
Hackers used credentials of a Microsoft Support worker to access users’ webmail
On Friday, an unknown number of customers of Microsoft’s webmail services (Outlook.com, Hotmail, MSN Mail) received a notice from the company telling them that attackers …
Who are the biggest targets of credential stuffing attacks?
Media organizations, gaming companies, and the entertainment industry are among the biggest targets of credential stuffing attacks, in which malicious actors tap automated …
Fighting credential stuffing attacks is an uphill battle
Hackers directed credential abuse attempts at retail sites more than 10 billion times from May to December last year, making retail the most targeted segment studied, …
