Mobile security researchers have discovered a security flaw in Samsung’s default keyboard on its smartphones which can be exploited by hackers to snoop around your phone. Hackers could potentially access the phone’s camera, read text messages, install apps and use the microphone to … Continue Reading
TIPS FOR MERCHANTS TO ADDRESS MOBILE COMMERCE FRAUD
In 2014, merchants experienced nearly twice the fraud rate in m-commerce versus e-commerce. A recent study from LexisNexis indicates that the most common types of fraud through mobile are identity theft, request for return or refund and international cross-border. The burden … Continue Reading
ADOPTING MOBILE PAYMENTS FOR RETAILERS
A recent study from LexisNexis indicates that half of all merchants surveyed believe that adopting mobile payments is necessary to stay competitive and 15% of those currently support mobile commerce transactions. Considering that over 75% of smartphone and tablet owners use their devices for shopping activities … Continue Reading
INTERNET OF THINGS – IOT SECURITY CONCERNS AND THOUGHTS
It is called the Internet of Everything – the burgeoning phenomenon of day-to-day consumer products and services that connect to the Internet. The IoE/IoT acronym could range from simple concepts like a home automation system that turns your lights on … Continue Reading
BEHAVIORAL BIOMETRICS IN MOBILE PAYMENTS SECURITY
The market for U.S. mobile payments is expected to expand to $142 billion by 2019, according to recent reports by Forrester Research. Meanwhile, U.S. consumers have already undergone a transformation when it comes to using mobile phones and associated technologies. … Continue Reading
ANDROID FINGER PRINT SECURITY FLAW
Mobile security researchers have discovered a security flaw in Android that could enable attackers to intercept finger print data, which could be exploited to bypass the phone’s lock code or to authorize payments. Though the affected phone makers have tried to … Continue Reading
BEHAVIORAL BIOMETRICS FIGHTING MOBILE COMMERCE FRAUD
A recent study from LexisNexis indicates that the number of retailers who offer customers a mobile commerce option has doubled in the past year — but m-commerce fraud is growing even faster. On average, for merchants who accept mobile transactions, … Continue Reading
ZIGHRA JOINS THE FIDO ALLIANCE TO ACCELERATE BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION
With the average person having 26 password-protected accounts but only five different passwords, it is no wonder that ID theft represented 60% of all fraud in 2014. A constant drain on productivity and user experience – Passwords and OTPs represent … Continue Reading
GOOGLE APPS AND FIDO U2F
Enterprises of all types and sizes are operating on, or migrating to, Google Apps for Work. Google has gone to great lengths to engineer security into its core solution. Yet in 2014, reports suggest 5 Million Google account passwords were compromised. … Continue Reading
STUDY INDICATES HALF OF APP MAKERS SPEND NOTHING ON MOBILE SECURITY
A new study from the Ponemon Institute, on some of the largest organizations in the world including Fortune 500 companies, has found that 40% of companies fail to scan their apps for vulnerabilities before making them available to the public. Furthermore, the … Continue Reading