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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication

SecureWorld News

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. Experts warn that biometric authentication alone is not foolproof.

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Consumers trust banks more than government for biometric security

Computer Weekly

UK citizens think banks are the best organisations to provide biometric authentication for payments

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Canada data breach exposes government personnel information

Dataconomy

The government of Canada has revealed the big “Canada data breach” that consists of information about government personnel, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian Armed Forces personnel, and more.

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Digital Experience and Security: Turning Unhappy Paths into Happy Paths for Your Customers

CIO Business Intelligence

User authentication is often an “unhappy path”. UX professionals should be aware of the security fatigue that plagues many users. But they should also be aware of the impact of security on happy and unhappy paths. Do your security measures leave your customers unprotected? Making authentication a “happy path”.

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Zero Trust Security for NIS2 compliance: What you need to know

CIO Business Intelligence

Over 100,00 organizations are expected to be impacted by Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) cybersecurity standards that European Union (EU) member states must implement by October 2024. [i] This concept of least-privilege access is fundamental to Zero Trust Security practices.

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The ultimate in convenient banking: make payments by thinking

Trends in the Living Networks

In my presentation at yesterday’s media launch of ANZ’s Banking on Australia program , I spoke about new ways of making payments using biometrics. The technology could be utilized for organizations requiring very high assurance of a person’s identity including federal/state/local government and financial institutions.

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Web 2.0 is Collapsing Under its Own Weight

Phil Windley

I question the security of almost all these supposedly "secure" messaging systems. What started out as an easier way to do things like shop, bank, and get health care information has become increasingly complex over time. I also question the privacy and security premise. I don't know if you recall the game Kerplunk.

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