Experts estimate that quantum computers may one day be able to break current encryption systems in seconds, so banks have a strong incentive to fight fire with fire and find ways to use the technology to keep secrets safe. Quantum – an emerging computing paradigm that promises to perform calculations at blistering speeds – is one […]
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Confidential computing – which protects data while it’s actively being processed, not just when it’s stored or transferred – is making inroads with big banks for use in marketing, fraud detection, and cybersecurity. Confidential computing is starting to be adopted at major banks, thanks to efforts from cloud providers like Microsoft, Google, and IBM. This […]
Cyber training programs should impart knowledge and skills to all workers, not just technical ones, because individual employees are generally the weakest links in organizational security. Cybersecurity is all about people, according to Immersive Labs, which offers training software to help global organizations boost their workers’ judgment, skills, and speed in dealing with security risks […]
By moving threat modeling into the initial phases of software development, organizations can save time and ultimately reduce risk. When Netherlands-based ABN Amro embarked on its journey to move from private data centers to the cloud, it realized that it needed to revamp its ad-hoc and manual threat modeling system so that it wasn’t relying […]
Financial institutions are nearly unanimous on the appeal of a passwordless future, but there are many different approaches. Bank of America’s latest launch showcases a simple, creative way to bring smartphone-based biometrics to the web. Bank of America wants to banish manually-entered credentials from its website for business customers, and it’s combining two popular technologies […]