Complex passwords may not be the lock that prevents your information from being stolen and could in fact make life for users more difficult, the GCHQ has revealed in a new password…
Tag: Authentication
Data of millions of app users at risk owing to coding flaws
Security experts have revealed that data of millions of app users is vulnerable and could be easily stolen owing to coding flaws that leave data of users unprotected. Experts at Technische Universität…
Suffering from password fatigue? Intel’s PasswordBox acquisition intends to cure it
Intel has acquired Canada-based online identity management company PasswordBox in a bid to bring relief to ever increasing issue of password fatigue that affects millions of Internet users. PasswordBox has developed a…
Intel’s new biometric authentication system will eliminate use of passwords
Intel and McAfee are reportedly working on a new biometric authentication system that would cease the need for customers to enter passwords as a means of verifying their identity. According a report…
MasterCard, Visa team up for a less complex authentication system
MasterCard and Visa have collaborated to create a new authentication system that would cease the need for customers to enter passwords as a means of verifying their identity when making online payments….
Microsoft reveals Windows 10 Enterprise features
Microsoft has revealed quite a few details about its upcoming Windows 10 operating system and in the latest update on its blog, Redmond has also provided us with information on what Enterprise…
Tumblr gets two-factor authentication
Tumblr has announced a new two-factor authentication option under the Settings menu that, when enabled, decreases the likelihood of hackers breaking into Tumblr accounts. Tumblr is following the tracks of other web-based…
Google knocks on SlickLogin’s doors as it searches for password alternatives
Google has acquired a 5-months young start-up SlickLogin – an Israel based company working on smart identification technology making use of high-frequency sound waves to streamline authentication for users. SlickLogin’s product has…
Researchers develop ‘narrative authentication’ system
Researchers have developed a ‘narrative authentication’ system that could put an end to the need of remembering complex passwords to logging onto computer systems. The new system has been developed by Carson…