Security News

Digital transformation needs data integrity to be successful
2021-06-29 03:00

This is why data integrity is an urgent business imperative, because digital transformation initiatives and business activities designed to set strategy, retain customers, and grow the business require trusted data to be successful. According to a research released by Precisely and Corinium Global Intelligence, 82 percent of C-level data executives say data quality concerns represent a barrier to data integration projects - the precursor to digital transformation initiatives and deriving insights to power sound business decisions.

Parallel Wireless partners with Axiata to provide O-RAN networks for the digital telcos across Asia
2021-06-28 23:15

Parallel Wireless is been selected by Axiata Group Berhad as a strategic partner providing O-RAN networks for the group's digital telcos across Southeast Asia and South Asia, enabling both 2G and 4G broadband connectivity. Headquartered in Malaysia, Axiata is one of the leading Mobile Network Operators in Asia operating digital telcos, digital businesses and infrastructure with a vision to be the Next Generation Digital Champion by 2024.

Pull your Western Digital My Book Live NAS off the internet now if you value your files
2021-06-25 15:30

Western Digital has alerted customers to a critical bug on its My Book Live storage drives, warning them to disconnect the devices from the internet to protect the units from being remotely wiped. In an advisory, the storage firm said My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices were being "Compromised through exploitation of a remote command execution vulnerability" CVE-2018-18472.

Digital identity verification spend to reach $16.7 billion in 2026
2021-06-24 03:00

Spending on digital identity verification by businesses will reach $16.7 billion in 2026, from $9.4 billion in 2021, Juniper Research finds. Digital identity verification is where identity is checked using digitally verifiable elements, such as selfie scans, address checks and knowledge-based authentication.

Western Digital announces iNAND MC EU551 storage solution for 5G smartphone users
2021-06-24 00:00

Western Digital announced its second-generation UFS 3.1 storage solution for 5G smartphones. The new Western Digital iNAND MC EU551 delivers the high-performance storage consumers need to be able to use their phones for emerging applications like ultra-high-resolution cameras, AR/VR, gaming and 8K video.

Securitize raises $48M to expand into digital asset securities market
2021-06-21 23:00

Of note, participants in this Series B investment round-as well as previous and existing Securitize investors-will receive their shares in the form of digital asset securities issued by Securitize's platform. "Securitize developed incredible partners during our Series A round last year, both in venture capital and at major European and Japanese financial institutions. That they have been joined in our Series B by a major U.S. investment bank and the largest trust bank in Japan, as well as additional top VCs, demonstrates that confidence in the adoption of digital asset securities is increasingly mainstream," said Securitize CEO and co-founder Carlos Domingo.

LexisNexis Financial Crime Digital Intelligence reduces digital financial crime and compliance risk
2021-06-21 08:12

LexisNexis Financial Crime Digital Intelligence is a new solution that leverages digital identity data to transform financial crime compliance workflows. LexisNexis Financial Crime Digital Intelligence provides a dedicated and customized workspace including purpose-built financial crime compliance capabilities such as access to additional sanctions risk features, storage capacity and user role configuration.

What is plaguing digital identities?
2021-06-21 04:00

Auth0 launched a report which highlights key areas of concern for security professionals responsible for managing digital identities, including the exponential rise of credential stuffing attacks, fraudulent registrations, and the widespread use of breached credentials. The primary goal of cybercriminal activity is to access critical resources, systems, and personal data, yet systems that can be put into place to minimize the risk of attack - like identity management - often get deprioritized.

South Korea has a huge problem with digital sex crimes against women says Human Rights Watch
2021-06-17 04:04

International non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch released a report Wednesday describing digital sex crime in South Korea as rampant and pervasive, with the nation leading the world in use of spycams to capture women in vulnerable moments. The 105-page report, [PDF] authored by Heather Barr, is based on interviews with 38 women and an online survey.

Digital convenience leads to lax security habits among users, survey finds
2021-06-16 14:56

Based on a survey of more than 20,000 people around the world, the study on the security "Side effects" of the pandemic also found that growing preferences for digital convenience are leading to lax security habits among users. Convenience outweighs security and privacy: More than half of millennials said they would rather place an order digitally vs. call or go to a physical location in person-even if there were concerns about the app/website security or privacy.