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UK FCA Consults on Changes to Strong Consumer Authentication, Dedicated Interfaces, and Guidance on Payment Services

Data Matters

The FCA is proposing amendments to: the UK onshored versions of EU technical standards on strong customer authentication (SCA) and common and secure methods of communication (UK SCA-RTS); its Approach Document on Payment Services and Electronic Money (Approach Document); and. Authentication code. Temporary COVID Guidance.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. Intel 471 shows akafitis@gmail.com was used to register another O.R.Z. user account — this one on Verified[.]ru ru in 2008.

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This is the old ChiefTech blog.: Dreaming of Enterprise RSS functionality

ChiefTech

Its a question that inevitably comes up in every conversation we have with businesses looking to use RSS for streamlining communications. We think there are three big, compelling reasons to use a managed system for integrating RSS in your enterprise communications mix: synchronization, analytics and security. " Stay tuned. Stay tuned.

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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

The source, who asked not to be identified in this story, said he’s been monitoring the group’s communications for several weeks and sharing the information with state and federal authorities in a bid to disrupt their fraudulent activity. “We are communicating with law enforcement about it,” he said.

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SAML: Still Going Strong After Two Decades

eSecurity Planet

SAML is an open standard facilitating the communication and verification of credentials between identity providers and service providers for users everywhere. Context: Authentication vs. Authorization. A foundational piece of the digital access puzzle is the difference between authentication and authorization. to broad appeal.

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News alert: Infobip identifies five typical security challenges impacting mobile users

The Last Watchdog

Vodnjan, Croatia, October 16, 2023 – Global cloud communications platform Infobip has identified five common frauds impacting mobile users in the messaging ecosystem. So, now more than ever, all organizations in the A2P ecosystem must protect mobile users and consumers by providing secure communication. Roberto Kuti?

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

Communication technologies have continued to change societies and human interaction. 16 ZB (zettabytes) of data in 2006, then 2.83 Blockchain, Provenance, and Authentic Information. In Gartner’s view, DT includes using new processes and technologies to create new business models in order to deliver new products and services.