Consumers far prefer multi-factor authentication to passwords
More than two-thirds of consumers would rather use multi-factor authentication (MFA) without a password than a traditional username and password,…
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How biometrics and passwords intersect in the future of security
This is a guest post by Sandor Palfy, Chief Technology Officer of Identity and Access Management at LogMeIn. Biometrics are…
Scientists develop new “brain password” biometric using electrical response to images
Scientists at the University at Buffalo (UB) have developed a method of identifying an individual by reading their brainwaves as…
Firefox 60 launches with WebAuthn support to move beyond passwords
Mozilla has completed its implementation of the WebAuthn standard to allow online user authentication without a password with the release…
Consign World Password Day to depths of history, says security firm
The first Thursday of May is annually designated World Password Day. The day was created by Intel to promote better…
Millennials lead mobile banking adoption, but abandon lengthy processes
While millennials are the leading generation for adoption of mobile banking services, the process takes too long for many, and…
Cellebrite says it can unlock new iPhones
Data extraction company Cellebrite claims it can unlock most if not all devices running iOS, as well as many Android…
Fingerprint Cards technology in new payment token
Fingerprint Cards touch sensor technology is featured in the soon-to-be-released smart connected payment token JEM by The Payments Foundry. According…
Compromised passwords drive bank to adopt BIO-key biometric authentication solution
Following several instances where compromised passwords were used to access customer data and network resources, a community bank with hundreds…
Is this the end of the PIN code and password?
This is a guest post by Xavier Larduinat, Head of Banking and Payment Innovation at Gemalto. We’ve all struggled to…
