Category: Authentication

This week, Twitter introduced a two-factor authentication login security measure that users can opt into, helping to protect users from email phishing schemes or password breaches. Users need a confirmed email address and a verified phone number on their account to set up the login verification feature on their Twitter settings page. “The two-factor system [...]

Apple announced on Thursday that they’ve created a tool that strengthens password security for Apple accounts: two-step verification. This should come as no surprise since many companies now offer two-factor authentication after suffering from data breaches. (And remember the Mat Honan hack?) The New York Times reported that, “the security feature (must be turned on [...]

This past week, Google announced a novel idea for the future of passwords – a ring. Hardware authentication tokens aren’t a new concept, by any means, but Google thinks it’s time to bring this idea to a broader audience. Here’s a recap of the top news stories around this topic. Geek.com said that “Google is [...]

We’ve talked a lot about passwords on this blog, including how ineffective they are as a method of authentication. Over the past decade, many businesses, government organizations and non-profits have been trying to solve the password conundrum and come up with an authentication method that is secure, easy and simple enough that your grandmother can [...]

The Center for Identity at the University of Texas at Austin held the first annual ID360 Conference this week. CSID was there  in support of our VP of sales Marc Ostryniec, who presented on how proactive credential monitoring can reduce the risk of fraud that is an inherent problem when employees mishandle company credentials or [...]

It’s hard to believe that South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW) is already two weeks in the past. We spent eight months planning and prepping for the event—during which CSID hosted three panels—then it came and went in a flash. In fact, we already have SXSW 2013 on our radar. Before we get ahead of ourselves [...]

Headed to South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) conference in Austin, Texas this month? So is CSID. We’ve been working hard, organizing three SXSW panels that address today’s hottest security concerns: data breach preparedness, cloud security and voice authentication.   The increase in volume, severity, publicity and fallout of recent data breaches and lack of cyber-security [...]

By John Sileo, consumer security expert Step one of my 7 Steps to Secure Profitable Business Data is to “Start with the humans.” It is crucial to the success of your business’ security efforts that you give your employees the tools to protect themselves personally from identity theft. This develops a privacy language and framework [...]

By John Sileo, consumer security expert In the first part of this article series, we discussed the first two steps of securing your business data, which focus on resolving the underlying human issues behind data theft. The remaining five will help you begin protecting the technological weaknesses common to many businesses—take on the next two: [...]