Security of federal information systems, protecting PII remains ‘high risk issue’
In recent years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued literally dozens of audit reports to Congress and appropriate federal…
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Insiders compromised FDIC data; GAO audit finds FDIC working to improve IT security
There have been a number of serious insider breaches at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), including a former “employee”…
Biometrics in security: protecting sensitive PII and the sanctity of user identity
This is a guest post by David D. Dunlap, Co-Founder and Senior VP of Corporate Planning, StoneLock Our personal identity…
Investigations into massive National Public Data breach heat up
U.S. lawmakers, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and at least two state attorney generals are investigating the cyberattack on…
Safeguarding biometric data through anonymization
By Paul Hulford, CEO, Attain Insight Biometric identifiers are powerful because they are unique, persistent and resistant to manipulation. However,…
Breach of FEMA, CBP deepens concerns over national security vulnerabilities
When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that a breach in July exposed data from the Federal Emergency Management…
Senate report warns of DOGE’s sweeping violations of privacy safeguards
When Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the report of the…
How to harden biometric authentication with presentation attack detection
By Mike Engle, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of 1Kosmos It’s no secret, and hasn’t been for some time, that…
Data breach victims more often than not face delays in critical notifications
Public institutions and private companies have persistently failed to promptly notify individuals when their personal data has been exposed in…
Breaches and legacy authentication methods inviting tax, business fraud risk
U.S. tax filers face an increased risk of fraud this year, in part because 640 million consumer records were breached…
