Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.05.28
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Riding the State Unemployment Fraud ‘Wave’ (Krebs on Security, May 23 2020) “When a reliable method of scamming money out of people, companies or governments becomes widely known, underground forums and chat networks tend to light up with activity as […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.05.21
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Less than a quarter of Americans use a password manager (Help Net Security, May 17 2020) A large percentage of Americans currently do not take the necessary steps to protect their passwords and logins online, FICO reveals. Google Chrome Redesign […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.05.14
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Am I a Jerk for Refusing to Use a Coronavirus Contact Tracing App? (VICE, May 13 2020) Is privacy more important the hypothetical chance to save lives or protect yourself from contagion? We asked an expert. Meant to Combat ID […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.05.07
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud How My Boss Monitors Me While I Work From Home (The New York Times, May 07 2020) As we shelter in place in the pandemic, more employers are using software to track our work — and us. Me on COVID-19 […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.04.30
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Global Surveillance in the Wake of COVID-19 (Schneier on Security, Apr 24 2020) “OneZero is tracking thirty countries around the world who are implementing surveillance programs in the wake of COVID-19: The most common form of surveillance implemented to battle […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.04.23
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Apple and Google Respond to Covid-19 Contact Tracing Concerns (Wired, Apr 17 2020) Apple and Google’s Bluetooth-based system isn’t perfect. But many of the biggest concerns have solutions. ‘Pure Hell for Victims’ as Stimulus Programs Draw a Flood of Scammers […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.04.16
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud How a 5G coronavirus conspiracy spread across Europe (Ars Technica, Apr 16 2020) Spate of arson attacks on cell towers fueled by disinformation over pandemic origins. California Needlessly Reduces Privacy During COVID-19 Pandemic (Schneier on Security, Apr 16 2020) “This […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.04.09
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Attackers bypass fingerprint auth with an ~80% success (Ars Technica, Apr 08 2020) Fingerprint-based authentication is fine for most people, but it’s hardly foolproof. Easy-to-pick “smart” locks gush personal data, FTC finds (Ars Technica, Apr 07 2020) Fancy anti-pry technology? […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.04.02
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Privacy vs. Surveillance in the Age of COVID-19 (Schneier on Security, Mar 30 2020) “I think the effects of COVID-19 will be more drastic than the effects of the terrorist attacks of 9/11: not only with respect to surveillance, but […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.03.26
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Smartphone data reveal which Americans are social distancing (Wash. Post, Mar 24 2020) D.C. gets an ‘A’ while Wyoming earns an ‘F’ for following coronavirus stay-at-home advice, based on the locations of tens of millions of phones Poland is making […]