I had this article published yesterday on CyberAwake looking at biometrics and cyber security: We all thought biometrics were better security… (cyberawake.co.uk)
Biometrics
BrutePrint. I wrote about the Android risk last week…
…and I am going to start the week off with the Android risk! BrutePrint! This is only research at the moment but what starts off in the lab can migrate to the wild once threat actors know what to look for! A new brute force attack on Android fingerprint biometric …
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India, India, India…
I think it is a good thing that the Indian government is giving it’s full support to tightening up cyber security in the country. However it seems that their responses, which seem good on paper are not so when translated into the real world: Indian authorities issue conflicting advice about …
Is Facebook starting to think about our privacy?
Facebook to shut facial recognition system and delete 1bn ‘faceprints’ | Facebook | The Guardian I think it is more probable that a cost benefit analysis of implementing and using a system that has too many flaws in it, with the subsequent court cases, legal costs, fines and compensation pay …
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No biometric scanning in public areas
These are the first steps being taken in the rest of Europe to limit the ability of governments, governmental agencies and organisations to biometrically scan their innocent citizens as they walk down the street. The European Parliament Voted to Ban Remote Biometric Surveillance – Schneier on Security
Something for the weekend – #BeCyberSmart
I am going to keep it simple today as it is the weekend – and I want to get on and make some jam today! When I am solving cybersecurity issues for clients – often very discreetly – I use the Triple A theory to help them understand what has …
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Backbone hack – why you need an MFA app
This story has been doing the rounds on the tech news sites for a couple of days. Hackers have had unauthorised access inside the systems of one of the worlds global communications backbone companies for nearly five years. Syniverse (a company millions of people seem to be dependent on but …
