Posted on 26 October 2011 by
Every week, I read another story predicting the growth of cloud computing. Statistics and predictions abound; the numbers vary but all have growth in common. It sounds great but wow are we going to secure the user identities?
Posted on 21 October 2011 by
Where does trust come from? In Ericka Chickowski’s article on the future of the internet’s authentication mechanisms, she raises the debate about trust being driven by our browsers instead of through our passwords. As I wrote recently on the death of the password, I thought it important to touch upon the user’s ability to make […]
Posted on 15 September 2011 by
Bruce Schneier’s recent post in which he said that secret questions had reached a ‘new low’ may have shocked some casual observers, but for me it simply underlines a problem which is all too common. Personal verification questions (PVQs) and answers have been the de facto solution for forgotten passwords since the creation of email […]
Posted on 01 September 2011 by
According to this article from USA Today last week, cyber-attacks are set to increase over the remainder of this year due to the widespread availability of a new SpyEye hacker toolkit. The software allows hackers or cybercriminals to control a network of up to thousands of botnets, which can then be used for spamming, DDOS […]
Posted on 13 May 2011 by
Top tip number 2. in our series of 5 reasons to use digital security devices for eBanking. More security is needed where cyber criminals are attacking — at the client’s PC used for online banking.
