The use of biometric technology has taken off in recent years which could largely be down to loopholes in password security becoming more apparent. Biometrics represents the most convenient and easy form of Multi-Factor Authentication and is therefore very well placed to increase security. It’s easy to combine biometric patterns, fingerprint combined with facial, for example, and to complete it with other authentication method – as per FIDO Alliance standards.


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ars Technica: Phishers who breached Twilio and targeted Cloudflare could easily get you, too

At least two security-sensitive companies—Twilio and Cloudflare—were targeted in a phishing attack by an advanced…

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TechRadar.pro: Cloudflare says it was almost fooled by a phishing attack

Cloudflare employees were recently targeted by a “sophisticated” cyberattack, and even though some fell for…

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Cloudflare: The mechanics of a sophisticated phishing scam and how we stopped it

Yesterday, August 8, 2022, Twilio shared that they’d been compromised by a targeted phishing attack. Around…

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