With remote work, e-commerce activity and sophisticated breach capabilities at an all-time high, there is a perfect storm brewing. Identity fraud is not going away anytime soon. Take a look…
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Solving 5 Challenges of Contact Tracing Apps
Contact tracing apps are designed to help public health agencies connect the dots by linking confirmed carriers of novel coronavirus to recent, close-proximity interactions. In theory, this creates a protective…
School’s Out for Ransomware
When I was growing up, snow days (days off for inclement weather or heavy snowfall) weren’t uncommon. We’d get 24 hours or so of freedom, then mother nature would eventually…
Consider the Human Angle in Your Threat Modeling
When it comes to threat modeling, many businesses plan as if there were only a few possible scenarios in which cybersecurity or privacy-related incidents could occur. We need to plan…
When Your Heartbeat Becomes Data: Benefits and Risk of Biometrics
Knowing who your users are today is more important than ever. This explains, in part, why integrating biometric usage into identity and access management (IAM) appears appealing. Throw in some…
Password-free database of exercise app Kinomap leaks 42m user records
It’s like a cloud of personal information breathed out in a plume by a database that didn’t bother to wear a mask. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
2020 Tax Fraud Trends: How to Protect Yourself at Home and Work
The tax season deadline in the U.S. is April 15, 2020, and that means scammers are officially on the prowl for unsuspecting tax fraud victims. Attackers are utilizing both time-tested…
Credential-Stuffing Attacks Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
It’s no secret that passwords just aren’t very secret these days. Poor password hygiene and an overwhelming volume of digital accounts has influenced far many consumers to routinely reuse passwords…
The Digital Identity Trust Life Cycle: Onboarding and Deploying a Fraud Protection Vendor
This is the second installment in a three-part series. Be sure to read part one and stay tuned for part three to learn more. Partnering with a new fraud protection…
FEMA exposes sensitive data of 2.5 million disaster survivors
The agency said it exposed 2.3m people’s details in a “major privacy incident” involving a contractor that set up temporary housing. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by…