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Understanding the Cyber Risks in Video Communication

VISTA InfoSec

For instance, an attacker might send an email that appears to be from a trusted video communication platform, prompting you to click on a link to verify your account or update credentials. Additionally, consider platforms with strong access controls, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) to prevent unauthorized access.

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1Kosmos Unveils its BlockID 1Key Solution for Mobile-Free Passwordless Authentication

Finovate

Identity and authentication platform 1Kosmos launched its BlockID 1Key solution this week. BlockID 1Key is a biometric security key that provides passwordless multi-factor authentication for customer help desks, retail bank branches, and other environments deemed too sensitive to allow access to mobile devices.

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Report: Digital ID’s Role In Boosting Trust In The Sharing Economy

PYMNTS

Payments providers are seeking more secure and compliant ways of onboarding and authenticating customers to help deter online fraud. Governments and organizations around the world are also seeking biometrics identity verification technology to authenticate credentials online. About The Tracker.

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A Single Sign-On For Mobile Apps Coming Via US Wireless Carriers

PYMNTS

carriers creating a single sign-on service that would serve as the login credentials for all the apps on a mobile device. The technology can authenticate logins by using two-factor authentication to confirm a user’s identity. These networks already provide second-factor authentication via SMS messaging.

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How Does Liveness Detection Help Stop More Fraud

Fi911

In doing so, it protects our banking processes and ensures only authentic interactions. Liveness detection is a pivotal security feature in different authentication processes, including biometric verification. The underlying premise is simple: authentic human features display innate motions and expressions.

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Fighting Real-Time Payment Fraud In Layers, With Moats

PYMNTS

Against that backdrop, bad actors are changing their strategies to gain access to users’ online bank credentials. Two-factor authentication tools are part of the strategy, and technology can help ascertain whether multiple login requests are coming from the same device. Building Moats.

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Cybersecurity Predictions 2018: Cyber Scores and Stolen Eyes

FICO

Two-Factor Authentication Will Become Nearly Ubiquitous. Although the word “ubiquity” may have gone out of fashion (along with a lot of other buzzwords from the dot-com era), it’s an accurate description of how two-factor authentication will really take off in 2018. The reality is, two-factor authentication is extremely effective.