Pay your bills online? Password. Amazon Prime shopper? Password. Need to login into your Instagram? Password. Every account we use online requires a password, and the risks associated with weak or compromised passwords have become astronomical. Biometric technology has been touted as a brave new solution to this problem, but can biometrics alone provide any more security than … [Read more...]
RSA loses SecureID tokens due to APT attack
This year, I predicted we'd see an increase in Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), both as an more common attack and an overused acronym. Unfortunately, a recently disclosed breach into RSA's network seems to prove this prediction true Late last Thursday, RSA's executive chairman, Art Coviello, Jr, posted an open letter warning their customers about a network breach that … [Read more...]
