Jen manages the marketing for PKI-based authentication solutions. Based in the weird city of Austin, Texas, Jen likes blogging about all things security, but especially about challenges IT professionals face to keep systems protected without completely antagonizing users. Prior to Thales, Jen spent five years in eBanking and financial services. Likes: dogs, Bavarian hefeweizen, sitting on the beach with a good book. Dislikes: sweet potatoes. Aspires to: write a novel.
Posted on 07 June 2012 by
Another major breach was announced in our social media world today. This time LinkedIn was the target and more than six million users are the potential victims. A Russian hacker claims the theft of 6,458,020 encrypted LinkedIn passwords and to prove it, posted the passwords on his website (thankfully without usernames). In addition, he asked […]
Posted on 10 July 2012 by
We have a long-standing partnership with Microsoft and work to ensure our solutions are fully compatible with all Windows Operating Systems. We recently participated in the Microsoft TechEd conference in Orlando, Florida, where we showcased the Gemalto one-time Windows logon with Direct Access on a Windows 8 tablet. Gemalto pre-sales and software engineers, Matthias Büchner […]
Posted on 27 December 2012 by
Social networks have led us to share more than perhaps others would care to know: your state of mind at that party last week; the apple pie you just baked; or the exciting fact that gray clouds are hovering overhead. But there are people out there who are very interested in seeing exactly what you […]
Posted on 06 September 2013 by
Recent news surrounding Apple’s iOS7 has been focused on the ‘Frequent Locations’ feature of the system which enables Wi-Fi location tracking. The media buzz surrounding the feature is unsurprising given the furore around privacy in recent weeks and months. However, this tracking feature is hardly hidden by Apple. As The Register’s Bill Ray has correctly […]
Posted on 22 May 2014 by
It’s happened again, this time to “The World’s Online Marketplace” – eBay. The online auction giant announced yesterday that a database, holding the personal details of up to 223 million users, was hacked. Ebay has asked 128 million users to change their account passwords in the wake of the breach. The cybercriminals were able to […]
Posted on 16 March 2016 by
Learn from Home Depot’s $172 million data breach, ensure against data breaches and implement steps so you can protect your data.
