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Digital banking service Dave announced over the weekend that user data was compromised in a third-party security incident. The newly disclosed data breach, Dave says, was the result of a security incident at Git analytics tool Waydev, a former service provider for Dave.
Fawkes is a system for manipulating digital images so that they aren't recognized by facial recognition systems. At a high level, Fawkes takes your personal images, and makes tiny, pixel-level changes to them that are invisible to the human eye, in a process we call image cloaking.
Kingston Digital, the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, announced the addition of 128GB capacity options to three of its encrypted USB flash drives. The simple inclusion of encrypted USB flash drives into a daily workflow is a simple step to ensuring data is safe.
In conversations with CISOs and CIOs we've seen a huge disparity in levels of preparedness and the ability to adjust operations, depending on where companies fall on the spectrum of digital transformation. 1) The person in charge of digital transformation, be it the Chief Digital Officer or some combination of the CIO, COO and CISO, must garner support from the rest of the executive team for digital transformation projects.
Digital privacy is paramount to the global community, but it must be balanced against the proliferation of digital-first crimes, including child sexual abuse, human trafficking, hate crimes, government suppression, and identity theft. The more the world connects with each other, the greater the tension between maintaining privacy and protecting those who could be victimized.
97% of enterprise decision makers believe COVID-19 accelerated their company's digital transformation efforts, according to a Twilio survey of over 2,500 enterprise decision makers. "Over the last few months, we've seen years-long digital transformation roadmaps compressed into days and weeks in order to adapt to the new normal as a result of COVID-19. Our customers in nearly every industry have had to identify new ways to communicate with their customers and stakeholders - from patients, to students, to shoppers, and even employees - essentially overnight," said Glenn Weinstein, Chief Customer Officer at Twilio.
Mindtree announced it has been commissioned by Husqvarna Group to provide DevOps-centric SAP services to help drive the company's digital transformation initiatives. Mindtree will partner with Husqvarna Group's Gardena Division, based in Germany, which is the leading brand for high-quality garden tools in Europe.
Accertify announced the launch of a new solution designed to help organizations address the significant rise in fraudulent online account openings and account takeovers. Fraudulent account openings, using stolen or fake names and information to open an account, and account takeovers, defined as unauthorized access to accounts, are two types of identity theft that are concerningly on the rise.
RSA announces that NewDay has selected and deployed RSA Adaptive Authentication for eCommerce to deliver advanced fraud protection for digital payments and address the requirements of the EMV 3-D Secure protocol. RSA Adaptive Authentication for eCommerce helps card issuers and payments processors prevent more than 95 percent of fraud in card-not-present e-commerce transactions and provide a frictionless authentication and shopping experience for cardholders.
Digital transformation has widespread support among managers and employees, but some think that the pace of change at their companies could be faster, they could be more involved than they are, and they are unsure of how it will affect their jobs or pay, according to a global survey by Boston Consulting Group. People at all levels believe that the transformation to digital technologies and methods has helped their organizations weather the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and will aid recovery efforts, according to the survey of 5,250 people working at companies in China, France, Germany, the UK, and the US. Despite the generally positive attitudes, much work remains to be done in order for managers and employees to feel comfortable with changes tied to the digital transformation.