Text-based two-factor authentication is better than just a user name and password but still not perfect. An international cyber attack known as Operation Emmental is a man-in-the-middle attack that enables hackers to gain access to bank accounts by skirting text-based two-factor authentication.
25 Nov, 2014Emmental hack exposes holes in two-factor authentication
24 Nov, 2014Digital identity in 2019: A vibrant identity ecosystem
Part of the future of identity series
In the year 2019, there will exist a marketplace of secure, privacy-enhancing digital credentials that can be used across the Internet in lieu of passwords. This will prompt most consumers to trust one – or a handful – of credential service providers instead of managing 25-30 passwords.
24 Nov, 2014GOV.UK Verify promises a way to use government services safely
United Kingdom residents will be able to verify their identity and then have simplified access to government services through GOV.UK Verify.
21 Nov, 2014Fingerprint vs. heartbeat won’t be the showdown some expect
There just won’t be ‘one’ authenticator to rule them all
When it comes to cool new biometric modalities, heartbeat and the Nymi definitely have the cool factor. But a Washington Post story pitting it against fingerprint for modality of the future is a little far fetched as there won’t just be one authenticator of the future.
20 Nov, 2014Gemalto buys Marquis ID, HID unveils new app partners
Gemalto acquired all of the outstanding shares of Marquis ID Systems; HID Global announced the addition of partners who have joined the company’s Enterprise Application Partners program; Entrust Datacard released the Datacard DuraShield Holographic Overlay to its secure supply product line; The Secure Identity & Biometrics Association and the Security Industry Association announced the formation of the Airport Entry and Exit Working Group; Farpointe Data unveiled its P-900 proximity reader that enables up to 20-inch read range applications.
18 Nov, 2014Entrust Datacard reveals new brand, partnerships and products
It’s been a busy year for the newly branded Entrust Datacard. The merger of the two companies was announced a year ago, with the new company and brand being revealed at the 2014 CARTES conference. The company followed that up by also announcing an extension of a partnership with Interpol and two new product announcements.
17 Nov, 2014Collision course: Privacy, payments, digital identity
Could a digital identity infrastructure enable consumers to get rid of cash, dump passwords, and solve privacy problems? David Birch, author of Identity is the New Money, thinks it can go a long way. Birch had been talking a lot about the thing that makes commercial transactions possible has more to do with a reputation than an identity.