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Disney, Macy’s & T-Mobile were Just Hacked: Learn to Live with It!

Disney, Macy’s & T-Mobile were Just Hacked: Learn to Live with It!

December 22nd 2019, by Transmit Security Team
Over the past few weeks significant data breaches involving three very well-known and respected brands were reported. The Macy’s breach, which resulted in stolen customer...
Transmit Journey Player™ vs. SDKs

Transmit Journey Player™ vs. SDKs

November 12th 2019, by Transmit Security Team
We often get asked to explain the difference between Transmit’s Journey Player and SDKs used by other vendors, usually something like “Isn’t your Journey Player...
Modernizing Your Web Access Management Infrastructure

Modernizing Your Web Access Management Infrastructure

October 30th 2019, by Transmit Security Team
If you’re still using CA SiteMinder, IBM Tivoli Connect, Oracle Access Manager or any other legacy web access management (WAM) solution, I don’t have to...
Pixel 4 Face Authentication Flaw – Be Agile, Don’t Wait!

Pixel 4 Face Authentication Flaw – Be Agile, Don’t Wait!

October 24th 2019, by Transmit Security Team
This is beyond amazing.  So far - this month - three different issues with mobile biometric authenticators have been discovered. That’s correct - during the...
Defend Your Systems from the Humans!

Defend Your Systems from the Humans!

October 22nd 2019, by Transmit Security Team
Proofpoint released their 2019 human factor report back in early September. We won’t go into the details but it basically boils down to 99% of...
You Must Choose Your Authentication Strategy Carefully

You Must Choose Your Authentication Strategy Carefully

October 22nd 2019, by Transmit Security Team
Exactly a month ago I wrote about why I believed the Microsoft Authenticator could be bypassed in a relatively easy manner. Yesterday, a blog post...
Why I Joined Transmit Security

Why I Joined Transmit Security

October 22nd 2019, by Transmit Security Team
A Journey From Happy Customer to Avid Employee. I first learned of Transmit Security in the Spring of 2016. I was working at HSBC, London,...
Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Reader Bug: Be Agile or Wait for The Patch (again!)

Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Reader Bug: Be Agile or Wait for The Patch (again!)

October 22nd 2019, by Transmit Security Team
Earlier this month I wrote about a bug in IOS 13 that caused the authentication dialog box to not be displayed, although the Touch ID...
Making Vendor Selection Easy at Money20/20

Making Vendor Selection Easy at Money20/20

October 22nd 2019, by Transmit Security Team
While walking through the Money20/20 exhibitor floor aisles I continued to pass vendor booth after vendor booth.  Being in the security and fraud prevention space,...