Authentication stories - Page 14

Silverstreet, a cloud communications company, aims to simplify two-factor authentication with its cybersecurity brand, Twizo.

Contrary to the popular belief that public key infrastructure (PKI) is obsolete, it's more vital than ever for securing burgeoning cloud and DevOps ecosystems.

Biometric security is no longer confined to sci-fi movies like Star Trek or spy films such as the Kingsman and James Bond series.

Passwords have long been the primary method of authentication, but they're not secure. So what's the solution? Machine learning and automation.

Updates include phishing prevention, mobile device management, security keys for two-factor authentication, Information Rights Management, and more.

Digital identity is used as the key method of protecting digital assets regardless of their location or how they are being accessed.

Facebook and Amazon may have better authentication methods than the average enterprise, some IT professionals believe.

Australia's Trusted Digital Identity Framework moves closer to reality as DTA consults with experts to develop accreditation standards.

Banks in Australia are embracing artificial intelligence chatbots for customer service, but face security risks.

ThreatMetrix has completed its acquisition by RELX Group's risk and business analytics segment in a deal worth over AU$1bn.

25% of respondents at the Gartner Symposium lacked some form of multi-factor authentication when securing BYOD.

Fujitsu's cloud-based multimodal biometrics-as-a-service solution will enable Australian organisations to deploy biometric authentication.

Global analytics provider RELX Group has paid £580 million (AU$1.01 billion) to buy out the entire issue share capital of ThreatMetrix.

Okta's 2018 Businesses @ Work report, which found that seven of the 15 fastest-growing apps are security tools or have security use cases.

NTT Advanced Technology is now partnering with identity authentication provider Trusona to bring multi-factor authentication to customers in Japan.

Auckland-based identity verification firm Verifi will now provide services for the New Zealand Lotteries Commission for online age verification.

Fujitsu is rolling out its biometric palm vein authentication solutions within its own company to replace passwords used by around 80,000 employees.

Gartner predicts smartphone AI will evolve into personalised companions by 2022, with 80% of devices boasting on-device AI, up from 10% in 2017.

WatchGuard Technologies has whipped up some key IT security predictions ranging from IoT botnets to Linux attacks.

RSA has announced authentication partnerships with the likes of CyberArk, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks and VMware.