The Password is …
Merchants need new authentication tactics to protect themselves from an epidemic of data breaches
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Reas Baumhof
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Recent data breaches, including those of Target, Neiman Marcus, Adobe, LivingSocial and SnapChat, indicate that merely evaluating passwords isn't an effective way to protect the systems that guard online customer account information. These are high-profile examples, but in reality nearly all online merchants are experiencing an onslaught of attacks as criminals attempt to break into their systems and steal credit card and other sensitive data. Even relatively small retailers are being assaulted. For many of these businesses, unless they adopt new authentication tactics and implement better controls, it's just a matter of time until they too become a statistic.
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- Companies:
- Neiman Marcus Direct
- Target
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