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The new biometric security 'feature' if the Apple iPhone has already been breached using a simple photograph & common everyday items. It took members of the renowned Chaos Computer Club the blink ...
RSA Security, is alleged to have warned thousands of its customers to immediately discontinue using all versions of company's BSAFE toolkit and Data Protection Manager (DPM), both using Dual_EC_DRNG (...
Losses from fraud remains one of the biggest headaches in the financial industry, and it is very rarely perceived as the customer’s problem in the mainstream press. Fraud prevention also remains a spa...
Scene 1 I was sitting at the table of a cozy riverside restaurant with three members of congress, part of a 23-strong delegation visiting Israel in August. Led by Democratic whip Stanley Hoyer, the gr...
The fear mongers and Obamacare haters make a scary point and want you to know that as soon as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act goes live, your identity will be at risk and, more than lik...
Knowing what I know today, if a 15-year-old asked me what she should be when she grows up, I’d say cybersecurity professional. The unfortunate fact is that bad guys are everywhere—and if you are in th...
This isn’t rocket science. We have millions of children registering for schools in person, online, over the phone, via email and through the mail. All of these transactions involve personal identifyin...
Such an event is, probably, an example of what one would brag about - in public or within a close circle - rather than keep secret, unless you are married with kids and don't want to come across as un...
Mobile payment can transform your shopping experience, making it more convenient and easy—and it’s secure, too! Forbes reports, “Shopping has become very impersonal. Few people have a relationship wit...
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an interim report exploring some early findings of a review into mobile banking services, setting out the possible risks to consumers and area...
Last month, global consulting firm KPMG said the banking crisis in the UK was pretty much over. But, even as they issued this good news, KPMG clawed it back with a warning about the next crisis. Havi...
Basel III regulations will change the way bank address, manage risk and finance. The new emphasis on risk management that is inherent in it requires the introduction/evolution of a risk management fra...