by Schehrezade Davidson | Dec 30, 2013 | Banking, Cyberthieves, Passwords, Phishing, Usability, Vulnerabilities
The irony of traditional login mechanisms is that they keep building perceived layers of security by making text-based passwords longer and adding security words to supplement the master password, asking for secrets that only you may know, while these secrets are...
by Schehrezade Davidson | 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 Schehrezade Davidson | 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 | 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 | Sep 14, 2013 | Passwords, Usability, Vulnerabilities
The recent unraveling of the NSA snooping saga continues to shock the public, but also makes most security experts smirk. “Of course there is nothing private on the Web.” The issue of a government having access to private and specifically, encrypted information...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Aug 29, 2013 | Cyberthieves, Passwords, Usability, Vulnerabilities
The simplest way to rob a bank is to walk through the front door (not that we’ve ever tried). The easiest way to hack a website/domain/account – is to use a username and password. This is what actually happened during the recent New York Times and Twitter domain...
