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Why Financial Institutions Can’t Bank on Encryption
Date: July 21, 2022
Simon Mullis, Chief Technology Officer at Venari Security The past few years have seen a marked increase in geo-political tensions and emerging cyberattacks, keeping security teams on their toes. One of the most significant security threats however, is already hiding in plain sight – remaining undetected within encrypted traffic. A major target for these attacks...
Fingerprints Surpasses 1.5 Billion-Sensor Milestone as Biometric Adoption in New Areas Accelerates
Date: July 21, 2022
Fingerprints has shipped over 1.5 billion sensors, bringing greater convenience and security to PC, mobile, access control and payment use cases World-leading biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) has experienced growing demand for its biometric authentication solutions, with over 1.5 billion sensors shipped worldwide since 2014. Fingerprints was a pioneer in biometric solutions for Android...
Analysis-The 2.5 Seconds of Security Lapses That Sealed Shinzo Abe’s Fate
Date: July 19, 2022
By Satoshi Sugiyama, Sam Nussey and Ju-min Park NARA, Japan (Reuters) -Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally wounded him, according to eight security experts who reviewed...
Why Anti-Spoofing Fingerprint Technology Is Essential for the Continued Growth of Digital Payments
Date: July 13, 2022
By Anthony Eaton, CTO, IDEX Biometrics The digital payments revolution is being driven by consumer demand for ever increasing convenience. This is leading the global digital payments market towards a value of US$204.1 billion by 2028. However, along with increased convenience, comes an implicit expectation to provide higher levels of security, especially when paying with contactless cards...
Abe Assassination Raises Questions About Japan’s Vip Security
Date: July 8, 2022
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) – The fatal shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe from close-range at a political rally on Friday has raised questions about protection for high-profile figures in a country where political violence and gun crimes are extremely rare. Politicians in Japan often travel with fairly light security...
Prince Harry’s Lawyer Says Royal Officials Should Have Stayed Out of Protection Decision
Date: July 7, 2022
By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – A lawyer for Prince Harry argued in court on Thursday that the royal household should not have been involved in a UK government decision to deny him police protection while in Britain. Harry, who moved to the United States two years ago with his wife Meghan to lead a...