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Incognia announced the launch of its fraud detection solution designed for retailers, restaurants and payment providers leveraging QR codes for contactless payments. With consumers ready to re-engage with vendors using contactless methods, health and security are top of mind as businesses push for faster adoption of contactless QR payments.
My company, MobileIron, wanted to better understand current QR code trends, so in September we conducted a survey of more than 2,100 consumers across the U.S. and the U.K. It confirmed that QR codes are indeed more widely used today. It's why, if mobile employees are using their personal devices to access business apps and scan potentially risky QR codes, enterprise IT should start taking a much closer look at their mobile security approach.
Sixty-four percent of respondents stated that a QR code makes life easier in a touchless world - despite a majority of people lacking security on their mobile devices, with 51% of respondents stating they do not have or do not know if they have security software installed on their mobile devices. QR codes skyrocketed in popularity and use during the pandemic 84% of people have scanned a QR code before, with 32% most recently having scanned a QR code in the past week and 26% most recently having scanned a QR code in the past month.
QR codes - the "QR" is short for "Quick response" - allows a user to scan a special code with their phone's camera, to automatically perform an action. Sixty-four percent of respondents said that QR codes make life easier in a no-touch world.
According to cryptocurrency enthusiast and Director of Security at MyCrypto, Harry Denley, a wily scammer has been operating a network of fake bitcoin QR code generators to dupe people out of their bitcoins. Bitcoin uses addresses as conduits to send and receive bitcoin payments.
QR codes have been around since 1994, but their creator is worried. They need a security update, he says.
The worldwide market for 3D-printed parts is a $5 billion business with a global supply chain involving the internet, email, and the cloud – creating a number of opportunities for counterfeiting...
Manufacturers can begin applying for WPA3 certification for Wi-Fi enabled devices, to safeguard against attacks.
It’s time to update your Mac and iOS-powered devices again: Apple has plugged four vulnerabilities, two of which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code if a user visits a malicious website....
Miscreants can spoof URL with potentially nasty results A security researcher based in Germany has identified a flaw in the way Apple's iOS 11 handles QR codes in its Camera app.…