The Weekly Cypher is specially curated to keep you up-to-date on the latest in cybersecurity, biometrics, and related news and innovations. Here are a few of the headlines you might have missed this week. Call for smart home devices to bake in privacy safeguards for kids | TechCrunch A new research report has raised concerns […]

Anyone who has traveled abroad recently and returned to the U.S. via a major airport has probably witnessed the new kiosks in use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP began testing the systems in 2015 as part of its biometric entry and exit programs to screen out people arriving in the U.S. with […]

The Weekly Cypher is specially curated to keep you up-to-date on the latest in cybersecurity, biometrics, and related news and innovations. Here are a few of the headlines you might have missed this week. Hackers Manage to Compromise Aadhaar’s Biometric Security System | TechNadu In a highly alarming development, hackers have found a way to […]

Why are people still using SSNs as identifiers? It’s been a year since we discovered the biggest consumer data-breach ever. 150 million people had their personal identifying information leak out of Equifax’s servers. Identity information including social security numbers—which were of course never intended to be used as an identifier. Soon after the breach went public, there […]

The Weekly Cypher is specially curated to keep you up-to-date on the latest in cybersecurity, biometrics, and related news and innovations. Here are a few of the headlines you might have missed this week. US and intelligence allies take aim at tech companies over encryption | NextGov The U.S. and its four closest allies have […]

There is so much about the Internet of Things (IoT) that is funny — as long as you don’t consider the security implications. Consider: For a mere $100 you can own a toaster that will notify you when your toast is ready. “A companion app that has different types of bread and a slider to […]

The Weekly Cypher is specially curated to keep you up-to-date on the latest in cybersecurity, biometrics, and related news and innovations. Here are a few of the headlines you might have missed this week. FBI again refutes Trump’s claim that China hacked Hillary Clinton’s email | Washington Post The FBI says there is no evidence […]

With all the attention given to “enterprise-level” biometrics, it’s easy to overlook how much they can – and do – help small and medium businesses (SMB). In addition to improving cybersecurity, biometrics are also being used to help manage employees more efficiently and engage with customers more personally. The 2013 release of the Apple iPhone […]

The Weekly Cypher is specially curated to keep you up-to-date on the latest in cybersecurity, biometrics, and related news and innovations. Here are a few of the headlines you might have missed this week. No Worry or No Hope? Americans Less Concerned About Online Security | U.S. Census Bureau Despite a seemingly endless torrent of […]

There are only two kinds of people online: Those of us who know our identity was stolen and those that are about to find out. Which are you? Me? I’m now one of some nine million Americans the FTC estimates have had their identities stolen each year. In fact, “About 2 in 5 Americans have […]