Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2021.08.05
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Zoom Lied about End-to-End Encryption (Schneier on Security, Aug 05 2021) “The facts aren’t news, but Zoom will pay $85M — to the class-action attorneys, and to users — for lying to users about end-to-end encryption, and for giving user […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.29
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud De-anonymization Story (Schneier on Security, Jul 28 2021) This is important: Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill was general secretary of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), effectively the highest-ranking priest in the US who is not a bishop, before records of […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.22
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Combating deepfakes: How we can future-proof… (Help Net Security, Jul 20 2021) So, an obvious question is whether deepfakes are powerful enough to fool the biometric-based solutions on which institutions such as banks and governments are becoming so dependent. Answer […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.15
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Europe Makes the Case to Ban Biometric Surveillance (Wired, Jul 09 2021) Companies are racing to track everything about you. It could be a convenient way to reduce fraud—or seriously creepy and discriminatory. New Framework Aims to Describe & Address […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.08
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Kaseya Hacked via Authentication Bypass (Dark Reading, Jul 08 2021) The Kaseya ransomware attack is believed to have been down to an authentication bypass. Yes, ransomware needs to be on your radar — but good authentication practices are also imperative. […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.01
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Hackers Fool Facial Recognition Into Thinking I’m Mark Zuckerberg (VICE, Jun 24 2021) Using a new technique, researchers say they can make AI systems misidentify people by adding small bits of data to the images. Hospitals are selling treasure troves […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.24
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Colorado Passes New Privacy Act (Infosecurity Magazine, Jun 18 2021) Comprehensive data privacy law awaits signature of state governor Identity Eclipses Malware Detection at RSAC Startup Competition (Dark Reading, Jun 22 2021) All 10 finalists in the Innovation Sandbox were […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.17
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Apple Says It’s Time to Digitize Your ID, Ready or Not (Wired, Jun 15 2021) Digital driver’s licenses have had a slow start in the US so far, but iOS 15 Wallet will give the nascent technology a serious push. […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.10
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud $1 billion piracy ruling could force ISPs to disconnect users (Ars Technica, Jun 07 2021) Increased account terminations would punish “innocent” users, groups tell court. NYPD’s Sprawling Facial Recognition System Now Has More Than 15,000 Cameras (VICE, Jun 03 2021) […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.03
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud US Convicts “King of Fraud” (Infosecurity Magazine, Jun 01 2021) Cyber-criminal who scammed US companies out of millions is convicted by federal jury Using Fake Reviews to Find Dangerous Extensions (Krebs on Security, May 29 2021) Fake, positive reviews have […]