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Who do you think you are?

How do you protect your systems from fake users, when private data is so easy to come by. SecurEnvoy explore what could happen when user authentication is based on passwords and personal information. This summer, two seemingly unrelated events occurred that should have caused IT managers everywhere to pause and think.

Online trading – ensure you take adequate steps this season

Protect yourself – how to stay safe when shopping online As we ramp up to the busiest time of year for online shopping, news that many online retailers aren’t able to completely protect their customers’ data from hackers will worry many people when shopping online, especially with smaller or less known websites.

Australian Banks ramp up the use of more secure SMS authentication methods

“An element of convenience is needed in our lives, but that doesn’t mean dropping security levels down to the ridiculous!“ It was unfortunate that they have been using SMS as a method to send an activation code to end users when changing between phones. Not combining this with a second form of authentication of course […]

Don’t wipe my mac ………

The Fundamental Flaw of the ‘Find Me’ Feature Industry leader, Apple has managed to capture the public imagination in ways that still elude its closest competitors. Its game-changing design and fundamental understanding of the way that users want to interact with technology have attracted an enormously loyal fan base. One of the other things that […]