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The Cybersecurity Takeaway from Twitter’s Verification Chaos

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Twitter has been verifiably bonkers since electric car and rocket mogul Elon Musk took over and reworked the social network’s long-standing verification system. This provides a valuable lesson about the link between verification or authentication and between security and usability.  It all started in early October when Musk closed the Twitter deal and claimed that […]

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Solving the Puzzle of Global Identity Verification

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With customer bases that span the globe and the growing prevalence of online fraud, financial service providers know that effective identity verification (IDV) is imperative. But meeting anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) complia… Continue reading Solving the Puzzle of Global Identity Verification→

The Human Touch in Identity Verification

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Businesses and consumers alike are growing more dependent on AI every day. The technology serves as the foundation of almost every digital assistant, search engine, online shopping recommendation or automated technology we currently use. Its reach onl… Continue reading The Human Touch in Identity Verification→

Identity Verification: Is Your Potential Employee Who They Say They Are?

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Identity verification has taken on a new urgency for cybersecurity and IT teams in the new era of remote work. Confirming a person’s identity has been important since the advent of data privacy laws and the need to verify those requesting to see… Continue reading Identity Verification: Is Your Potential Employee Who They Say They Are?→

Facebook to verify identities on accounts that churn out viral posts

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Hopefully it’s a COVID-19 version of what it did post-2016 elections, when it required verification of those buying political or issue ads. Continue reading Facebook to verify identities on accounts that churn out viral posts→

Keeping Systems Safe From Third Parties

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Vendors. Supply chain partners. Third parties. Contractors. All are different names for entities that might need access to your corporate networks and systems. But they have one important thing in common: They are outsiders to your company. We are sup… Continue reading Keeping Systems Safe From Third Parties→

Lenovo, HP, Dell Peripherals Face Unpatched Firmware Bugs

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A lack of proper code-signing verification and authentication for firmware updates opens the door to information disclosure, remote code execution, denial of service and more. Continue reading Lenovo, HP, Dell Peripherals Face Unpatched Firmware Bugs→

Zero Trust – The new default for Information Security

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When it comes to granting access to confidential data at work who can really be trusted? With a Zero Trust mindset the answer should be no one at all.
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