Digital Credentials news stories

LastPass has announced its new save and fill experience, allowing customers to fill in, create and save their credentials directly within the site's form field.

How can organisations create safe working environments that people actually want to visit?

Australian start-up CredShare has announced it's raised a further circa $2.7 million while unveiling the next evolution of its credentials platform. 

“We are not just another RegTech creating compliance forms, and software that ticks a box. We are passionate about building a solution that will genuinely improve your information security."

Government employees and contractors are prime targets for cyber-attacks because of the information they have access to.

Even with education and phishing tests, users continue to hand over legitimate logins to attackers, who in turn exploit them with a high degree of success.

One Identity has released survey findings revealing a significant increase in digital identities globally. 

By implementing behavioural analytics and smart password practices, security teams can thwart credential-based attacks across the organisation.

The tool is part of Attivo’s Endpoint Detection Net suite, and is aimed at enabling organisations to hide credentials from would-be attackers and their tools.

"Anyone could have had access to the information stolen," says Check Point.

When the focus has been on adversaries that develop increasingly complex and sophisticated attacks, tried and true techniques such as compromised credentials continue to be amongst the most potent weapons.

According to the study, employees' habits, including password re-use and letting family members use corporate devices, are putting critical business systems and sensitive data at risk.

“This acquisition is a major step toward our goal of revolutionising the way organisations electronically exchange trusted records,” says Hyland president and CEO Bill Priemer.

The number of smart card shipments is forecast to increase from 618.8 million in 2018 to 732.7 million in 2023, according to ABI Research.

New research reveals the US is ripe for harvest, but Blueliv says the declines in EU and Asia are almost definitely only temporary.

The Cybersecurity Audit Certificate Program provides audit/assurance professionals with the knowledge needed to excel in cybersecurity audits.

Seos can be ported onto microprocessor devices, allowing the credential system to be delivered on mobile devices, wearables, and smart cards.

A Singapore tech firm is using blockchain technology to bring validation and authentication to CVs and other credential types.

This year cyber attackers have narrowed their focus to methods that involve credential theft, be it through malware, phishing or brute force attacks.

Honey tokens, which are honeypots that are not computers, are easily studied and avoided by the average attacker.

“Enterprises - and the companies that work for and with them - need to be better prepared for this sort of brute force attack."

"My eQuals will enhance student mobility & streamline processes for employers and others who will be able to verify the authenticity of credentials."