Security News

Reddit rolls out 2-factor authentication for users
2018-01-25 20:53

The 234 million or so unique Reddit users are finally getting the option of setting up 2-factor authentication for their account(s). Why is that important? With over 540 million monthly visitors,...

Can Biometrics Solve the Authentication Problem?
2018-01-22 14:50

Are Biometrics as a Form of Authentication Over-hyped and Unreliable? read more

Majority would trust organisations more if they were to use biometrics for authentication
2017-12-06 12:06

Nearly seven in 10 Europeans (68 percent) said they would trust organisations more if they were to use biometrics for authentication, according to a new Unisys survey. The survey also found that...

Hackers Claim to Defeat iPhone X 'Face ID' Authentication
2017-11-13 15:18

3D Printer Plus Handmade Nose Equals Bad Day for Apple Biometrics?The face-off between security researchers and biometric authentication continues, with a group from Vietnam claiming to have...

Slack Plugs ‘Severe’ SAML User Authentication Hole
2017-10-27 12:00

Cloud-based communications platform Slack finished patching a severe security hole Thursday affecting portions of its platform that used Security Assertion Markup Language for user authentication.

Camera-based, single-step two-factor authentication resilient to pictionary, shoulder surfing attacks
2017-10-24 20:30

A group of researchers from Florida International University and Bloomberg LP have created Pixie, a camera-based two-factor authentication system that could end up being a good alternative to...

Google Reportedly Plans Stronger Authentication Options
2017-10-05 09:18

Experts Welcome 'Advanced Protection Program' Involving Physical USB KeysIn response to nation-state attackers targeting its account users, Google reportedly is planning to offer stronger...

Threat Modeling the Internet of Things: Part 4 - Weak Authentication
2017-10-04 12:20

For the first time, one of the largest cyber security conferences in the ASEAN region, the Singapore Internet CyberSecurity Week (SICW), had a track devoted just to the Internet of Things. One...

Researchers Use Heart Rhythms for Continuous Authentication
2017-09-27 16:41

Researchers Use Heart Rhythms for Continuous Passive Authentication read more