Armed with stolen personal data, cybercriminals can easily bypass conventional identity authentication methods. So how can organizations strengthen authentication without harming customer experience? Shaked Vax of IBM Security shares insights.
As banking institutions of all sizes maximize their digital channels, there is growing tension between the need to prevent fraud and the desire to maintain a frictionless customer experience. IBM Trusteer's Valerie Bradford discusses how to defuse this tension.
The dark web is often discussed vaguely or inaccurately, but is a key enabler of the fraud economy, as a streamlined source of trade in payment card and personal data. On the dark web, cyber criminals have developed a "supply chain" of fraud: professionalizing the process, operating enterprises at scale, and passing...
Authentication innovation is still in its infancy, and most companies are still combining more traditional passwords and PINs with cutting edge
biometrics or contextual decisioning methods. The combination brings new capabilities to multi-factor authentication, but doesn't necessarily produce the best possible...
The digital shift is increasing the need for more sophisticated privacy and data protection measures. Several major institutions have seen their information security compromised in recent years as cyberattacks and fraudulent activity show no sign of slowing down. With PSD2 regulations now in effect, companies are in...
Chances are every channel accessed in your company by employees and customers has a different authentication process. Understanding why companies need to unify the multi-factor authentication (MFA) experience to improve security assurance and user experience is an essential aspect of empowering users to be more in...
True "next-generation" multi-factor authentication (MFA) platforms should be well equipped to manage the customer experience while providing the right level of security assurance at the right time, anytime.
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Banks in India are alerting customers to take steps to guard against becoming a victim of Android malware that's targeting 232 applications, including banking and cryptocurrency apps, paving the way for potential thefts from their accounts.
Fraudsters recently ordered a total of nine iPhones and Samsung S8s from Sprint and Verizon with my personal details. With the internet awash in stolen personally identifiable information, are mobile operators doing enough to prevent fraudulent orders?
There has been a global rise in incidents of omnichannel financial fraud; such as a phishing attack being used to collect account information, then using that data to commit fraud via a bank's call center globally. Financial institutions need to enhance their ability to detect this sort of fraud - while also reducing...
Traditional identity and access management (IAM) controls, though extensive, are static. Once a malicious user gains access, they are free to exploit the system up to the extent of the account's set privileges.
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The digital transformation has created a whole new set of attack surfaces that must be defended, in addition to the existing infrastructure you've been protecting for years. So how can you ensure your hybrid environments, administrative power, and automation tools are not exploited by an attacker?
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The security model deployed by credit and debit card systems is significantly different than traditional corporate data security solutions. You may think the difference is Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards. However, they are primarily best practices. PCI is not what makes payment card security special.
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As the threat landscape continues to evolve, you need a practical and robust way to protect privileged access in your enterprise. Analytics that detect new threats and automatically mitigate them are a great way to achieve this.
Download this whitepaper and learn key steps to utilizing threat analytics such as how...
As cyber-crime evolves, attacks are complex and creative, and often tailored to the targeted industries and organizations. Therefore, to respond appropriately, one must engage in advanced threat hunting that takes the human factor in consideration.
Today, most of the cyber security community focuses on technical...
