Following the news that Mark Zuckerberg was hacked on Twitter and Pinterest, below the comments from two different sources.
- Neil Costigan, CEO of behavioural biometrics firm BehavioSec that discusses the issue around sharing the same passwords across different accounts and how often consumers don’t see security as a priority and instead convenience wins all.
- Richard Parris, CEO at Intercede highlights that security must be embedded into the very fabric of the technology ecosystem.
Neil Costigan, CEO of behavioural biometrics firm at BehavioSec:
“Quite simply, security is no longer a consumer’s number one priority when operating online. Today we prioritise convenience – meaning laborious tasks such as multiple authentication processes are often side-stepped. A password is only as secure as a user’s desire to safeguard it. If digital platforms are selling consumers convenience and always-on availability, then they need to take on the bulk of the security burden themselves and implement security measures that accurately authenticate users without forcing them through frustrating, inefficient authentication barriers.”
Richard Parris, CEO at Intercede:
“It’s been demonstrated time after time that the simple username and password combination is a fundamentally flawed approach to internet security, but that is typically all we are offered to protect our identity and our data.
“It is time the organisations generating significant revenue from consumers stopped playing fast and loose with security and adopted more sophisticated approaches. They are available, they are easy to implement and they offer much higher levels of security. All it takes is a willingness on behalf of services providers to acknowledge that they have a duty of care to the consumers they serve.
“Security must be embedded into the very fabric of the technology ecosystem, from the silicon chips that power our smartphones and connected cars, to the services and apps we use in our day-to-day lives. We need to get basics of security right now. If not, then how can we expect consumers to trust, and benefit from, future technological innovation?
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