10 Steps to Eliminate Digital Security Risks in Fintech Project
Any kind of project can be of potential interest to attackers, since the information stolen in an attack can be turned into cash. In the case of financial projects, though, an attack usually results in attackers transferring user or system funds to an unknown location. This eliminates the extra steps it would otherwise take them to reach their ultimate goal. Regardless of what stage your fintech project is at, it’s never a bad...
Social Engineering Against 2FA: New Tricks
In the digital age, data protection is important for every Internet user since today people entrust network with too much information: passport data, electronic and physical addresses, payment cards information, and social security numbers. There are various authentication scenarios used to protect the user’s confidential information. And two-factor authentication has been recognized as one of the most reliable. All information...
Why Gamers Need 2-Step Verification
Online games ceased to be considered a not serious occupation long ago. Today not only students but also bankers, senior managers, and other adult solid people play computer games. For some, it has even become a rather profitable profession. Even if the game is played just for fun, it is still about large sums of money: to buy bonuses and gaming resources, upgrade items and characters. Besides, paid online games are growing in...
The Evolution of Two-Step Authentication
With the advent of computer technologies in everyday life, the protection of data transmitted and stored in the network has become a necessity. Along with the hardware and software components, the data protection systems must include authentication tools that can prevent unauthorized access to the accounts. At first, the usual reusable passwords seemed a quite sufficient protection means. But, it soon became clear that this way of...
Two-Factor Authentication in Cloud Security
Today, cloud services are incredibly popular both among users who store their personal data there and among the companies that use cloud services for a successful business. We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of the cloud, as a means to store the employees’ personal data and the necessary corporate information, which is available to an employee at any time and at any place. But we shouldn’t forget about cloud security...
Strong Authentication Methods in 2016
At the beginning of the new year, everyone is trying to predict what it will bring: what trends will prevail in the economy and politics, what outfits will be the most fashionable, what books will possess the minds and souls, how inventors and developers will surprise and delight fans of technological progress. Let’s try to predict how the technologies and strong authentication methods would develop in 2016, what new things are...