Encryption has reached near-full adoption by internal teams hoping to implement stronger security and privacy practices. Simultaneously, attackers are using the same mechanisms to hide their malicious activity from the defender’s line of sight. According to the Ponemon Institute’s 2021 Global Encryption Trends Study, 50% of organizations have an encryption plan consistently applied across their […]
Biometrics firm VisionLabs announced the launch of its own payment terminal to enable both credit card and facial recognition payments in one, certified by Visa and Mastercard.
Allison Miller, CISO at Reddit, discusses the challenges across stakeholders from end-users to service providers in addressing the nexus of Security, Privacy and Trust? Should they be equally weighted? In what circumstances does the need for one outweigh the need for the others? What does the future hold for our efforts to find the right balance be...
A new report found that online video and chat usage implemented by financial firms have jumped by more than 70% and 50%, respectively, since last year.
CrowdStrike formally identified a new set of espionage-minded hacking activity that is squarely directed at global telecommunications companies, relies on advanced operational security techniques and can access sensitive mobile data without planting malware or infecting devices.
Microsoft reiterated In its Digital Defense Report a list of seven properties the company says can be found in all standalone, Internet-connected devices that are considered to be highly secured. We had security pundits chime in.
