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Understanding User Authentication Risks in Cyber Security

Calendar Mar 20, 2006 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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cyber threats security risks secure access password management user authentication
Still using that tired and worn out password to log onto your PC? Is your mother’s maiden name still the main prompt you use to log on and check your credit card statement? Worried that the PIN number you use to access your online banking is the same PIN you’ve given the children to access the Sky Digibox? You should be. The fact is that as individuals, we are not doing enough to guarantee user authentication. And if you think that’s bad, the situation in organisations is even worse.

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