Tag: Fingerprint
Secure by design - solving online fraud through better user experiences
June 19, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — In 2022 a hacker was able to breach the network of Medibank, an Australian-based healthcare provider, and what resulted was the theft of 9.7 million people’s private data for consumption on the internet.
How did this data breach occur? According to reports an IT contractor with access to the passwords and credentials of multiple accounts had malware on their PC, giving bad actors access to Medibank’s systems, an egregious error that could have been prevented...
Growing interest in biometrics clear in SSN News Poll
July 19, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Biometrics continues to gain ground as it finds a variety of applications in the security industry, and so Security Systems News asked readers to weigh in this month on how the technology is currently serving their needs.
For our first question we asked: Does your business or organization currently use biometric technology? An equal number of respondents, 42.86%, replied both “Yes, we’re currently leveraging fingerprint/retina scans/facial/voice recognition...
Fingerprint engages in fraud prevention with launch of Smart Signals
June 6, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
CHICAGO – Device intelligence platform Fingerprint has announced the launch of Fingerprint Pro Plus, featuring the company’s latest innovation and tools in fighting and preventing fraud.
The innovation, named Smart Signals, provides real-time, actionable intelligence that builds on Fingerprint’s browser and device identification signals which more than 6,000 companies use for fraud prevention. With bad actors always working on new ways to conceal their identity, Fingerprint said...
Fingerprint Pro now available on Auth0 Marketplace
May 17, 2023SSN Staff
CHICAGO – Device identifier company Fingerprint announced today the availability of their product, Fingerprint Pro, on the Auth0 Marketplace.
The marketplace is a catalog of trusted technology integrations to extend the functionality of Okta Customer Identity Cloud, powered by Auth0. Fingerprint said that this partnership will improve user experience while enhancing security and reducing fraud. Together they’ll allow businesses to authenticate users in real-time through the integration...