Identity & Access
TikTok Abused Kids’ Data — UK Fines it $16 Million
$8.50 per child: UK regulator punishes TikTok at 5.5% of revenue. Says app illegally tracked children ...
What the TikTok Ban Could Mean for GRC
The White House and TikTok’s critics in Congress have made it clear: They consider TikTok a dangerous social media app and national security threat. Throughout the March 23, 2023, congressional hearing, TikTok ...
Passkeys and Biometrics Can Thwart Bad Actors
Cybersecurity breaches are a constant threat, and it’s only getting worse. In 2021, 45% of US companies suffered data breaches related to compromised credentials, 42 million individuals suffered losses greater than $50 ...
After Brief Exposure in Public Repo, GitHub Rotated Private SSH Key
In an attempt to get ahead of fallout from the exposure of its private SSH key in a public repository, the software development platform GitHub proactively rotated its host key last week ...
Biometric Verification in Fintech: The Future of Secure Online Transactions
Financial institutions (FIs) or Fintechs have historically been hotspots for fraudulent activity. The sector is a popular target for identity theft and online banking fraud, as well as financial crimes such as ...
What Is Spear Phishing? [Examples & Prevention Techniques]
Social engineering is still one of the most successful forms of attack in the wild, including various phishing attacks. One form of this threat, spear phishing, uses research and user targeting to ...
Do You Need an Enterprise Browser to Secure Your Organization?
Web browsers are a useful mechanism for handling many functions and types of media in one place, but they also present security risks and are common targets for hackers. Browser security refers ...
Spera Unveils Platform for Finding and Tracking Identities
Spera emerged from stealth today to launch a namesake platform that discovers and tracks identities to enable organizations to better enforce zero-trust cybersecurity policies. Fresh from raising $10 million in funding, Spera ...
Seven Types of Customer Authentication Methods
Customer identity and access management (CIAM) is a major cybersecurity component of any company that maintains customer accounts. Online fraud and authentication attack attempts have grown significantly in the past several years, ...
We’ve Been Using Email Since 1971—It’s Time We Make it Secure
An estimated 333 billion emails were sent and received daily worldwide in 2022. Email is one of the most important communication tools used today. It’s also a powerful, accessible, effective and low-cost ...
