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A newly released report shows an alarming movement of phishing attacks to mobile messaging and social apps. It’s another sign of just how attracted cyber criminals increasingly are to phishing through corporate mobile devices. The findings of the research – by a...

Cryptocurrencies are unquestionably among the hottest current dinner-party topics of conversation. They are an investment vehicle offering a new means of trading goods and services. More than that, though, they also represent a way of circumventing the world’s...

Khalil (our CTO) and I have recently returned from the Connect ID conference in Washington. Now that the jet lag is out of the way, here are some reflections on our learning from the event. 1. Most biometrics vendors view the market from behind quite thick technology...

All organisations attempting to figure out how to prevent social engineering should note the findings of a new report. The security firm behind the research discovered that employees were continuing to fall prey to malicious files, phishing links and enticements by...

Businesses are coming under ever-greater threat from phishing on mobile devices, according to one mobile security firm. The company found that mobile-based phishing attacks were duping enterprise users at an 85% higher rate each year since 2011. This indicates that...

Banking professionals often consider compliance to be a barrier to what they do. They might think it’s simply about ‘ticking boxes’, so as not to fall foul of regulators or internal auditors. In so doing, they don’t consider the real, broader reasons for compliance –...

We are very happy to announce that we have been nominated and shortlisted for Best Business Innovation of the Year and Best Business of the Year at the Best New Business awards 2018. It’s another nomination for SmilePass, I can say on behalf of our team that we are...

Let's take a look at some key facts. Customers lives are becoming increasingly digital, with 73% of purchases and 90% of service requests made online they expect a streamlined purchasing process. No matter what industry you’re operating in, providing excellent...

Cryptocurrencies have had a thoroughly disruptive effect on the financial sector. A day barely seems to pass without a new crypto-related topic hitting the news. However, critics of the system have long suggested that it supports criminal and illicit activities....

Phishing is a technique aimed at stealing confidential information – such as passwords – by tricking users into thinking they are giving such information to a trustworthy party. While emails are still largely used for this type of attack, social media is also creating...

New partner for SmilePass SmilePass has recently signed a contract to provide large scale identity verification services to Africa. In a groundbreaking deal, SmilePass is supporting partner Afrilight to verify identities of hundreds of thousands of citizens. These...

Victims of a notorious money transfer trick have been losing an average of almost £3,000 each, according to new figures. Banking trade body UK Finance has been taking a closer look at so-called authorised push payment fraud. It has said that those duped lost £236m in...

Imagine your office building. Would you class it as secure? Do you think you think it its safe from intruders? Probably not. Almost definitely not from people like Sophie. We interviewed a professional penetration tester. She carries out social engineering assessments...

Social engineering is the practice of manipulating individuals to perform specific actions or divulge information. It is a widely used and effective means of gaining access to secure systems and obtaining sensitive data. Social engineering doesn’t require much...

The hype and interest surrounding the launch of our new SmilePass biometric authentication as a service solution has been overwhelming. The real business challenges that we address have been documented extensively by a number of relevant industry, Insuretech, Fintech...

A shortage of drivers and skilled staff is foremost on the minds of logistics executives. Businesses struggle to cope with the rising demand for deliveries and lack of potential new joiners due to poor career interest in the industry. HGV driver challenges The driver...

SmilePass launches pioneering biometrics service to fight £30bn cyber crime spree ● SmilePass leads new category of 'biometrics authentication as a service' providers ● Businesses can now incorporate the world's most secure 'selfie' verification into their customer...

The definition for social engineering is the psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. A type of confidence trick for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or system access. According to figures from UK...

The Democratisation of Artificial Intelligence The true democratisation of artificial intelligence is coming. It is happening the same way the democratisation of all technology has happened in the last 15 years, through the medium of your mobile device. Through the...

With security of any sort, its difficult to achieve a balance between achieving the right level of security and convenience or perhaps better put, the least possible disruption for customers. Take airport security for example, the implementation of tighter security...