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Young People ‘Ready To Replace Passwords With Biometric Security’
Visa Europe study finds large majority of 16-24 year olds are comfortable using biometrics
CloudMask Cloud Security Recruits First British Partner
Bellstone Consultancy Group to call on added Canadian protection with cloud data encryption
‘Skeleton Key’ Malware Discovered By Dell Researchers
Brand new "Skeleton Key" malware can bypass the authentication on Active Directory systems
What We Learned From The Moonpig Website Bug
How should companies respond to vulnerability discoveries and do they have an ethical obligation to protect customer data?
Developer Says Moonpig’s Website Architect Should Be Shot Or Waterboarded
Is someone telling porkies? Serious flaw allegedly found in Moonpig's website - but the greetings card firm says customer data has always been safe
Hacker Clones Fingerprint From Photograph
A hacker claims to have 'cloned' the fingerprint of a German politician using a humble photograph
What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas?
It’s the one time of the year when chief security officers can ask Santa for a little bit of help. But what exactly should they be asking for? Here are a few suggestions
Apple Fixes Mac Security Vulnerabilities With Automatic Update
Bug fix should prevent malicious remote access, says Apple
The Biggest Facebook Scams Of 2014 Targeted Curious Perverts
‘Naked videos of Facebook friends’ installed Trojan on thousands of PCs
Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank
Kaspersky Lab discovers a new strain of Trojan targeting victims through 150 banks' web links and email attachments
Will Your Colleagues Screw Up Your Company’s Network This Christmas?
BalaBit survey reveals security shortcuts taken by 'privileged users' during the festive season
“World’s First” Automated Password Changer Launched
Dashlane's password manager enhanced with the world’s only automated password changing software
Forget Your PC, It’s The Home Router That Could Be Opening You Up To Hackers, Says Avast
Router security currently similar to that of PCs in the 1990’s, Avast COO Ondrej Vlcek tells TechWeek Europe
WhatsApp Turns On End-To-End Encrypted Texts
Fully encrypted Whatsapp messages a potential terrorist tool or just protection from GCHQ/NSA spying efforts?
Fujitsu Looks To Secure Card Payments With Biometric Data
Fujitsu PalmSecure ID Match adds two-factor authentication capabilities for retailers and organisations in regulated environments
Mastercard – We’re Killing Off The Password
Payments company says the end is nigh for password authentication thanks to updated 3DS 2.0 protocol
How to use two factor authentication on your favourite websites and devices
A simple step-by-step guide for PayPal, Facebook, Twitter, Google and Apple
Verizon Touts QR Code Login As Password Replacement
The end of passwords and usernames for authentication? Quite possibly, at least according to Verizon
Warning Over Widespread Web Authentication Vulnerabilities
OpenID and OAuth vulnerabilities could allow for abuse of website redirection to get at user data
Heartbleed: Websites Are Patched, But VPNs Still At Risk
The Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw is fixed on websites - but security firms have spotted attacks on SSL VPNs, warns Sean Michael Kerner
Study Highlights One-Time Password Failures
Organisations ramping up one-time passwords to combat security breaches need to pay closer attention to how they implement those systems, the Ponemon study found
Microsoft Turns On Multifactor Authentication For Office 365
To minimise the risk of breaches, Microsoft turns on multifactor authentication for the user base of Office 365
IBM Provides Two-Factor Security For Mobile Transactions
IBM researchers have developed two-factor security - based on NFC technology - for mobile transactions
Verizon Simplifies Two-Factor Authentication
Verizon has made its strong authentication technology easier to use, which it hopes will mean wider deployment
Quiz Of The Week: Biometric Technology
Does your face fit? Test your authentication know-how with our biometric quiz!
Mozilla Expands Persona For Online Authentication
Mozilla expands its password-slaying website authentication service, dubbed 'Persona'
You Need To Manage Your SSH Keys
Manage your Secure Shell keys or suffer the consequences, says Tatu Ylönen, inventor of SSH
Microsoft Secures Azure With Multifactor Authentication
Redmond has added multifactor authentication to its Azure Cloud to make it a bit more hacker resistant
Google’s Next Madcap Idea: Facial Expression Authentication
Google tries to patent facial expression logins, but experts don't think it's worth the bother