Keyword
Authentication
Ransomware, alternative crypto-currencies and increased deception tactics among key cyber threats: Accenture Security
July 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterDestructive ransomware, alternative crypto-currencies and increased use of deception tactics are among the threats driving the lucrative cybercriminal marketplace, the security branch of professional services company Accenture said in a recent report. “The first six months of 2017 have seen…
Applying blockchain technology could slash US$40 billion in costs for financial services: BIS Research
July 17, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterImplementing blockchain technology could produce hefty cost savings in the billions of dollars annually for the financial services market, suggests a new report released Friday by Minnesota-based BIS Research. Characterizing blockchain as a revolutionary development, its application “could lead to…
Multi-factor authentication central to helping reduce data breaches: Ostertag
July 4, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichTaking a multi-layered approach to cyber security – including authentication – is likely the most important single thing to help combat access that then results in data breaches, David Ostertag, global investigation manager for Verizon’s investigative response unit, advised last…
Biggest risk with mass email theft is phishing, malware distribution, NuData Security says following Bell Canada hack
May 17, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe biggest risk with mass email theft is phishing and malware distribution, the vice president of business development with Vancouver-based NuData Security said in a statement on Wednesday, two days after Bell Canada confirmed an “illegal access” of customer information.…
About half of Canadian small business owners and C-suite execs not confident in secure destruction systems for paper or electronic media: survey
May 17, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterJust over half (53%) of Canadian small business owners (SBOs) and just under half (48%) of C-suite executives don’t feel confident about their current secure destruction systems for paper or electronic media, according to the seventh annual Shred-it Information Security…
Seven in 10 polled organizations expect to do away with passwords within five years: U.S. survey
October 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterReliance on largely ineffective traditional authentication techniques is building as efforts to do away with passwords – cited by 69% of polled respondents in the United States – is ebbing, note new survey results from SecureAuth Corporation. Commissioned in conjunction…