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We’re thrilled to announce our latest strategic partnership with Sentry Enterprises 🤝 Sentry Enterprises is a global leader in decentralized biometric security. Together, we’re bringing cutting-edge biometric smartcard technology to enterprises across Europe! Our collaboration integrates advanced battery-less biometric authentication, combining state-of-the-art fingerprint sensors with FIDO2 and PIV/PKI capabilities. This ensures: ✅ High-assurance identity authentication ✅ Privacy-first, GDPR-compliant solutions ✅ Seamless integration with existing physical and digital access systems This partnership is a major milestone in our mission to empower organizations with innovative, privacy-focused security solutions. ⬇️ Learn more about the partnership ⬇️ #Cybersecurity #BiometricAuthentication #PrivacyFirst #Innovation #IdentitySolutions

MFA has long been the go-to protocol, but methods like SMS and authentication apps are no longer sufficient to defend against modern cyber threats. As phishing attacks and other advanced tactics evolve, businesses must adopt stronger security measures. FIDO2 offers a passwordless, phishing-resistant solution that provides enhanced protection. Watch this video to learn more about how FIDO2 can strengthen your security.

One of the defining characteristics of Gen Z is their demand for convenience and speed. This generation is used to instant gratification – from one-click shopping to fast-loading apps. They don’t want clunky, overly complicated security measures getting in the way of their seamless online experience.

We all get a little paranoid about our gadgets occasionally. The “Is my phone listening to me?” entry has over a billion search results on Google alone. While your smart fridge isn’t plotting a grand conspiracy, it can still pose a significant security risk if not properly secured. Check our blog post to learn more about securing your IoT gadgets. ⬇⬇⬇

Cookies are an omnipresent part of our online experience. Almost every time you open a website, you’re met with the “Do you accept cookies?” banner. Most of these banners intentionally downplay the complexity of the mechanism. The cute icons and fun designs gently pressure us into accepting all cookies. Learn more about the privacy concerns tied to third-party cookies in our blog post.

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During my summer holidays, I couldn't help but notice a surge in the suspicious emails I'd received. Mainly emails that asked me to confirm flights and hotel reservations I haven't booked! Why is summer a hot season for phishers? The answer lies in our behavior: During holidays, we tend to be more distracted and less vigilant.We eagerly seek quick online deals and spend much more time outside. This means we’re more likely to use random public Wi-Fi without ensuring its safety. Cybercriminals capitalize on this rush and inattention, by launching targeted attacks. What usually looks like a suspicious kind of deal, starts to look milder amidst the noise of all the summer offers. In fact, during last summer, cybersecurity firm Norton reported a 45% increase in travel-related phishing scams. These scams often masquerade as emails or messages from reputable travel agencies, offering irresistible deals or urgent booking confirmations. And it’s not only the “too good to be true” offers that are scams. For all we know, you could be booking a flight through what appears to be a legitimate airline email. Suddenly, you’re led to a malicious website that steals your personal information. Learn more about common types of holiday phishing scams and how to stay in the clear: https://lnkd.in/dfk2hGhK

Whenever you use a password to authenticate yourself for a service, you are relying on two main components: A username which is normally public, and its password. In theory, your password is a secret, but in practice, you are sharing that secret with at least two other parties: the service you’re accessing and the server on which it is stored to allow verification. You can already tell this lays the perfect ground for a man-in-the-middle attack scenario. But go read our article still to learn about the dangers of relying on the traditional ways of authentication, and how passwordless is the new secure.

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These recurring trends might seem harmless at first; I mean what could possibly go wrong with oversharing personal details with friends, family, followers and third parties? 🙄 These posts reveal more personal details than you would normally share in written format such as favorite activities, pets' names, hometowns and the other stuff you use as security-question answers. 👀 Social media platforms and third parties may collect and use the shared information for targeted advertising, profiling, or even selling the data to other entities. The worst part is that cybercriminals can use shared information to craft convincing phishing scams: When someone knows that much about you, they can pretend they’re a close one, and lure you into divulging even more sensitive information. Not to mention that information shared in these posts can be used to guess passwords and answer security questions.