November 12, 2024 at 05:37PM Amazon confirmed employee data was exposed due to the MOVEit vulnerability, affecting a third-party vendor. While files were accessed, Amazon stated its systems remain secure. The incident highlights supply chain vulnerabilities, impacting over 2,700 organizations. Analysts consider this breach one of the largest corporate information leaks last year. **Meeting Summary … Read more
October 16, 2024 at 09:07AM Amazon reported that over 175 million customers now use passkeys for faster, passwordless sign-ins, enhancing security through cryptographic keys linked to biometric controls. The feature, initially introduced a year ago, is expanding to other services like AWS and Audible. The FIDO alliance has also announced a specification for portable passkeys. … Read more
October 15, 2024 at 04:54PM Amazon has reported that over 175 million customers now use passkeys, enhancing sign-in speed significantly. Passkeys function as biometric or PIN-based digital credentials, improving security against breaches. Amazon plans to extend this feature to other services, while the FIDO alliance has introduced a new specification for portable passkeys. **Meeting Takeaways: … Read more
April 24, 2024 at 10:38AM The Federal Trade Commission is refunding $5.6 million to Ring users due to privacy and security breaches, as part of a settlement related to unauthorized access of video feeds. The FTC alleged that Ring failed to implement adequate security measures, including limited employee access and multi-factor authentication. Payments are being … Read more