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Regulations and mandates often strike fear in C-suites and compliance managers, as they automatically gravitate toward how these could restrict them or hold back their business. Focusing on the puniti...
Do you fancy yourself a spy and wondering how you can monitor someone else’s cell phone? You won’t get that information here, but there is some good info on cell phone monitoring if you keep reading: ...
I was recently surprised to read an article on Finextra that highlighted Which? had reviewed UK banking security and concluded that seven of the top twelve UK banks did not offer 2FA for online banki...
Gone are the days when hackers would only target retailers. These days, the bad guys an target businesses in any industry, especially those that aren’t quite up on cyber security. The real estate ind...
2018 was an interesting year, with cybersecurity at the forefront in media. We saw dozens of high-profile breaches (e.g., Facebook, Orbitz, MyFitnessPal) and many more low-profile incidents. Cybersecu...
According to a recent report by MarketsandMarkets, the Regtech market is expected to be worth $12.3 billion by 2023. This is driven by an increase in the cost of compliance, as even more regulations a...
I have some concerns around the use of biometrics for online authentication. I know I’m not the only one, and my thoughts are probably not original, but I’m going to need some convincing before I star...
I recently attended Robotex 18 in Tallinn, Estonia, and watched a very interesting talk given by Koen Maris, CTO of Cyber Security at Atos. His talk seemed mildly inspired by Donald Rumsfeld’s quote,...
As we start to see account hacking and data leakage appear more and more in the media, the rise and need for two Factor Authentication, or 2FA, is inevitable if businesses want to retain their custome...
Another dive into digital identity, following on from two other pieces that aimed to define digital identity itself, and shed light on the importance surrounding the enrolment process. What I want to ...
In my last article I tried to quickly define “digital identity” and point out important aspects to consider when implementing a national digital identity. I also looked to highlight just a few of the ...
There are two different ways to look at an individual’s digital identity. One way would be to consider the online personas we create on social media; often comparable to the real-world characters that...