Security News

Biometric skimmers: Future threats to ATMs (Help Net Security)
2016-09-23 13:00

Kaspersky Lab experts investigated how cybercriminals could exploit new biometric ATM authentication technologies planned by banks. While many financial organizations consider biometric-based...

Can biometrics and the FIDO Alliance save us from password overload? (Help Net Security)
2016-09-06 13:39

All the available evidence indicates our password-based security system is broken. The human brain can only remember so much and its memory capacity is being pushed to the breaking point by a...

Apple Patents Collecting Biometric Information Based on Unauthorized Device Use (Schneier on Security)
2016-08-29 11:27

Apple received a patent earlier this year on collecting biometric information of an unauthorized device user. The obvious application is taking a copy of the fingerprint and photo of someone using...

Passwords, biometrics and multi-factor verification: What businesses need to know (Help Net Security)
2016-08-22 13:00

Verifying identity is a double headache for small businesses. On the one hand, there’s the question of identity verification within your organization. You need to be sure only authorised staff are...