by Tricerion | Dec 10, 2013 | Banking, Cyberthieves, Mobile, Passwords, Phishing, Retail, Trends, Usability, Vulnerabilities
Phishing is a confidence problem. Last year the Royal Bank of Scotland paid out $285.7 million to their customers who experienced a service outage due to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. In early December the bank was hit again with a similar attack. ...
by Tricerion | Oct 31, 2013 | Cyberthieves, Passwords, Phishing, Retail, Trends, Usability, Vulnerabilities
We are used to going through airport security checkpoints and having to present a photo ID. The bank gives us cash if we can prove that we are who we say we are. But there is no need to show your passport to get through the front door of your own house. Your loving...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Oct 16, 2013 | Passwords, Trends, Usability
Imagine a world where your password works most of the time, say, when it’s sunny outside. But then if there is rain or snow, it stop working. Or how about adding a political aspect to your online security. If there is a political crisis, or another country is about...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Sep 29, 2013 | Passwords, Trends, Usability, Vulnerabilities
Innovation is awesome. Everyday new companies tackle old problems with creative solutions. Sometimes some of them are silly. A startup in Toronto wants to use a real-time, continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) as biometric authorization by using a bracelet with heartbeat...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Jul 15, 2013 | Banking, Cyberthieves, Mobile, Passwords, Phishing, Retail, Trends, Usability, Vulnerabilities
Tricerion is in the business of visual security. We built the world’s most secure graphic authentication system. We believe security should be as tangible as the reality of financial losses and damages to major brands due to the widespread practice of relying on...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Jun 27, 2013 | Cyberthieves, Mobile, Passwords, Phishing, Trends, Usability, Vulnerabilities
Gunnar Peterson hopes we can leave a better legacy of online security than what is currently being used to safeguard our sensitive data, finances, and infrastructure. What worked for the Pharaohs to record on papyrus and clay tablets their glorious conquests is not...
