Securing Experiences via Digital Identity by Frost & Sullivan. An Executive Briefing on how Digital Identity helps securing our world from Airport to Critical Infrastructures. Brought to you by NEC. To find out more, do visit http://www.nec.com/safety
This document is a project report on cybercrime in the banking sector submitted by Praveen Singh Pokharia to the University of Lucknow. It contains an introduction that defines cybercrime and notes that cybercrime in banking involves crimes like ATM fraud, money laundering, and credit card fraud. It also provides an index of topics to be covered in the report such as the reasons for cybercrime, cybercriminals, cybercrime in the banking sector, case studies, and recent cases. The report aims to analyze cybercrime affecting the banking sector in India.
The document discusses mobile security risks and trends. It outlines the anatomy of a mobile attack, including infection vectors, installing backdoors, and exfiltrating data. Key findings include the challenge of BYOD, lack of security in mobile apps, and employees unwittingly introducing threats via personal devices. The OWASP Mobile Top 10 risks framework classifies common vulnerabilities such as improper platform usage, insecure data storage, weak authentication, and code tampering. Overall, the growth of mobile devices and lack of awareness regarding mobile security hygiene has introduced significant risks that organizations must address.
Crime has evolved with advances in technology. Cyber crime involves using computers or the internet to commit crimes like identity theft, hacking, or financial fraud. It can harm individuals, businesses, or society. There are many types of cyber crimes, including those against persons like stalking or defamation, against property like piracy or fraud, against organizations like hacking or denial of service attacks, and against society like terrorism or forgery. Defining and addressing cyber crime has become increasingly important as technology changes how crimes are committed.
The document discusses how customer involvement is crucial to defending against phishing attacks. While technology plays a role, phishing relies on tricking users into taking actions. The most effective solutions are regularly educating customers on identifying phishing techniques and conducting "ethical phishing" tests to modify customer behavior over time. By maintaining awareness and vigilance through ongoing training, organizations can significantly reduce the success of phishing scams.
Corporate role in protecting consumers from the risk of identity theftIJCNCJournal
The Internet has made it possible for users to be robbed of their reputation, money and credit worthiness by
the click of a mouse. The impact of identity theft severely limits victims’ ability to participate in commerce,
education and normal societal functions. This paper evaluates resurgence in syndicated cyber attacks,
which includes but not limited to identity theft, corporate espionage and cyber warfare taking advantage of
the Internet as a medium of operations. The paper highlights the increase of cyber related attacks in the
past ten years due to lack of transatlantic international corporation between participating countries,
coherent information security policies, data aggregation and sound international laws to facilitate
prosecution of perpetrators. The cyber space coupled with availability of free hacking tools has contributed
to resurgence in syndicated identity theft, corporate espionage and identity theft by organized crime
elements taking advantage of the Internet as a medium of operations. This paper presents conclusive
solution that users, organizations and consumers can enact to protect themselves from the threat of cyber
attacks culminating into identity theft, financial loss or both.
Abstract. The internet revolution has brought significant benefits to humanity. Undeniably, most businesses in both the public and private sectors now provide their services online through the internet. One of the businesses that have embraced the use of the internet to provide services to their customers is the banking sector. Banks obtain competitive advantage and increased productivity through the adoption of online banking. Bank customers enjoy online banking as it provides them with anytime, anywhere banking experience. Away from the benefits is the issue of security of customer transaction data and customer privacy. Many authors have proposed various solutions to address the online banking security problem but while some focus solely on client authentication, others dwell only on security of the data transfer channels. In this paper, we propose a cancellable biometric based authentication protocol which guarantees secure mutual authentication, customer privacy and offer a secure end-to-end transmission of customer transaction data. The protocol in this paper is designed using Biohashing, a biometric template protection technique and dual cryptographic algorithm that combines Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Data Encryption Standard algorithms. With these, we realized strong authentication and secure transaction information exchange protocol for online banking.
Keywords: Biohashing, Biocode, online banking, cancelable biometric, strong authentication, transaction data, multifactor authentication.
https://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/vol-18-no-6-jun-2020
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
This document is a project report on cybercrime in the banking sector submitted by Praveen Singh Pokharia to the University of Lucknow. It contains an introduction that defines cybercrime and notes that cybercrime in banking involves crimes like ATM fraud, money laundering, and credit card fraud. It also provides an index of topics to be covered in the report such as the reasons for cybercrime, cybercriminals, cybercrime in the banking sector, case studies, and recent cases. The report aims to analyze cybercrime affecting the banking sector in India.
The document discusses mobile security risks and trends. It outlines the anatomy of a mobile attack, including infection vectors, installing backdoors, and exfiltrating data. Key findings include the challenge of BYOD, lack of security in mobile apps, and employees unwittingly introducing threats via personal devices. The OWASP Mobile Top 10 risks framework classifies common vulnerabilities such as improper platform usage, insecure data storage, weak authentication, and code tampering. Overall, the growth of mobile devices and lack of awareness regarding mobile security hygiene has introduced significant risks that organizations must address.
Crime has evolved with advances in technology. Cyber crime involves using computers or the internet to commit crimes like identity theft, hacking, or financial fraud. It can harm individuals, businesses, or society. There are many types of cyber crimes, including those against persons like stalking or defamation, against property like piracy or fraud, against organizations like hacking or denial of service attacks, and against society like terrorism or forgery. Defining and addressing cyber crime has become increasingly important as technology changes how crimes are committed.
The document discusses how customer involvement is crucial to defending against phishing attacks. While technology plays a role, phishing relies on tricking users into taking actions. The most effective solutions are regularly educating customers on identifying phishing techniques and conducting "ethical phishing" tests to modify customer behavior over time. By maintaining awareness and vigilance through ongoing training, organizations can significantly reduce the success of phishing scams.
Corporate role in protecting consumers from the risk of identity theftIJCNCJournal
The Internet has made it possible for users to be robbed of their reputation, money and credit worthiness by
the click of a mouse. The impact of identity theft severely limits victims’ ability to participate in commerce,
education and normal societal functions. This paper evaluates resurgence in syndicated cyber attacks,
which includes but not limited to identity theft, corporate espionage and cyber warfare taking advantage of
the Internet as a medium of operations. The paper highlights the increase of cyber related attacks in the
past ten years due to lack of transatlantic international corporation between participating countries,
coherent information security policies, data aggregation and sound international laws to facilitate
prosecution of perpetrators. The cyber space coupled with availability of free hacking tools has contributed
to resurgence in syndicated identity theft, corporate espionage and identity theft by organized crime
elements taking advantage of the Internet as a medium of operations. This paper presents conclusive
solution that users, organizations and consumers can enact to protect themselves from the threat of cyber
attacks culminating into identity theft, financial loss or both.
Abstract. The internet revolution has brought significant benefits to humanity. Undeniably, most businesses in both the public and private sectors now provide their services online through the internet. One of the businesses that have embraced the use of the internet to provide services to their customers is the banking sector. Banks obtain competitive advantage and increased productivity through the adoption of online banking. Bank customers enjoy online banking as it provides them with anytime, anywhere banking experience. Away from the benefits is the issue of security of customer transaction data and customer privacy. Many authors have proposed various solutions to address the online banking security problem but while some focus solely on client authentication, others dwell only on security of the data transfer channels. In this paper, we propose a cancellable biometric based authentication protocol which guarantees secure mutual authentication, customer privacy and offer a secure end-to-end transmission of customer transaction data. The protocol in this paper is designed using Biohashing, a biometric template protection technique and dual cryptographic algorithm that combines Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Data Encryption Standard algorithms. With these, we realized strong authentication and secure transaction information exchange protocol for online banking.
Keywords: Biohashing, Biocode, online banking, cancelable biometric, strong authentication, transaction data, multifactor authentication.
https://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/vol-18-no-6-jun-2020
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
IRJET- Phishing and Anti-Phishing TechniquesIRJET Journal
This document discusses phishing attacks and anti-phishing techniques. It begins by defining phishing as a social engineering attack where attackers fool victims into entering sensitive information on fake websites. It then describes various types of phishing attacks, including spear phishing, whaling, and clone phishing. The document also outlines common phishing techniques used by attackers, such as impersonating legitimate websites and using pop-up windows. Finally, it mentions that anti-phishing techniques aim to detect and prevent phishing attacks by recognizing spoofed emails and fraudulent websites.
Since the advent of the Internet, cybersecurity has been handed new challenges due to the massively expanded accessibility and interconnectedness of the web. Where once security was considered to be dealt with in a multi-layered manner, now those layers are so fuzzy and expanded as to no longer exist.
By United Security Providers
This document analyzes the mobile threat landscape and user behavior that drives mobile threats. Key findings include:
- Mobile threats are currently mischiefware focused on scams, spam and phishing rather than breaking devices.
- Pornography sites pose high risks, with nearly 3 times the chance of malicious content than other sites.
- Malnets, which drove most desktop threats in 2012, are now targeting mobile users, originating 40% of blocked mobile malware.
- User behavior like visiting shortened links and expecting different mobile sites increases risks of deception.
The document discusses cyber law and the Information Technology Act 2000. It defines cyber crime as any offence committed using a computer. The Act was passed in 2000 to regulate e-commerce, digital signatures, and e-governance. It covers 13 chapters and 90 sections dealing with electronic documents, digital signatures, data privacy, information security, and additional cyber crimes like child pornography and cyber terrorism. The document also outlines reasonable security practices organizations should follow and some key aspects of the Information Technology Act.
Phishing is the fraudulent acquisition of personal information like username, password, credit card information, etc. by tricking an individual into believing that the attacker is a trustworthy entity. It is affecting all the major sector of industry day by day with lots of misuse of user’s credentials. So in today
online environment we need to protect the data from phishing and safeguard our information, which can be done through anti-phishing tools. Currently there are many freely available anti-phishing browser extensions tools that warns user when they are browsing a suspected phishing site. In this paper we did a literature survey of some of the commonly and popularly used anti-phishing browser extensions by reviewing the existing anti-phishing techniques along with their merits and demerits.
Cyber attacks pose a serious threat to both private sector organizations and governments. Advanced persistent threats can stealthily infiltrate systems over long periods of time without detection. As more business is conducted virtually, cyber crime has become increasingly sophisticated and difficult to combat. In response, there is a growing need for cyber security professionals in India to protect the country's internet economy and users. Cyberfort Technologies offers several industry-driven cyber security courses and certifications to help develop skilled cyber security experts and meet this demand.
Study on Phishing Attacks and Antiphishing ToolsIRJET Journal
This document discusses phishing attacks and anti-phishing tools. It begins by defining phishing as fraudulent attempts to steal users' sensitive information by impersonating trustworthy entities. The document then outlines the common steps in phishing attacks, including planning, setup, attack, collection, fraud, and post-attack actions. It describes different types of phishing attacks and analyzes security issues. The document concludes by describing some popular anti-phishing tools, including Mail-Secure and the Netcraft security toolbar.
This document contains chapter 4 from the 8th edition of the textbook "E-commerce, business. technology. society" by Kenneth C. Laudon and Carol Guercio Traver. The chapter discusses e-commerce security and payment systems. It covers topics such as the scope of e-commerce crime and security problems, key security threats like hacking and phishing, and how technologies and policies can help protect security in e-commerce. The chapter also examines the tension between security and other values like ease of use, and outlines learning objectives about understanding security dimensions and threats in the e-commerce environment.
Mitigating Cyber-Threat in the Financial Industry of Bangladesh using Biometr...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This document proposes a framework to mitigate cyber threats in the Bangladeshi financial industry using biometric-based public key infrastructure with digital certificates. It begins by discussing recent cyber attacks on Bangladeshi banks that resulted in millions of dollars stolen. It then explains the proposed approach of using fingerprints as private keys in a public key system, where national ID numbers are used as public keys. The framework aims to securely authenticate transactions between banks and users by encrypting information with the recipient's biometric-based public key and decrypting it with their private key. Hashes of messages would also be generated using the Davies-Meyer algorithm to verify source authenticity. The goal is to provide a more secure electronic banking system in Bangladesh.
The document discusses various cybersecurity threats faced by organizations and provides recommendations to help protect against these threats. It describes examples of companies that suffered damages from cyber attacks like data theft and malware infections. Common cyber attacks mentioned include computer viruses, trojan horses, password grabbing, and phishing scams. The document recommends practices like security awareness training, firewalls, regular software updates, and data backups to help prevent cyber attacks. It warns about risks of using public wireless networks and potential scams targeting businesses.
A Guide to Internet Security For Businesses- Business.comBusiness.com
Recent revelations by National Security Agency (NSA) renegade contractor Edward Snowden have resulted in many businesses paying more attention to how secure their computer systems are. But even the most “cyber-savvy” businesses can have their computer networks hacked and compromised. Use this whitepaper to understand your threats, protective options, and trends in internet security for businesses.
Why Speech Recognition Technology is the New Watchword for Enterprise Cyber S...Uniphore
This presentation intends to underline and correlate how Speech Recognition and Voice Biometrics can unearth and prevent online fraud while ensuring regulatory compliance during customer interactions.
Cyber Crime and Cyber Law of India BY VinayVinay Pancholi
This ppt contains details about various cyber crime and how can you prevent yourself from the cyber crime. This also includes cyber law of India and its various section.
This document discusses the motivations behind cybercrimes and categorizes cyber attackers. It identifies the main categories of cyber attackers as insiders and outsiders, with insiders further divided into disgruntled employees, financially motivated insiders, and unintentional insiders. Outsiders include organized attackers such as terrorists, hacktivists, nation states, and criminal organizations, as well as hackers and amateurs. The motivations for cyber attacks are identified as political, economic, and social motivations. The risks from cyber attacks arise from inadvertent actions, deliberate harmful actions, and inaction. Understanding the motivations and categories of cyber attackers can help address the operational cybersecurity risks they pose.
Introduction to Cyber Wrongs, Conventional Crimes and Torts Through Computers,
Crimes and Torts Committed on a Computer Network and Relating to Electronic
Mail, Crimes Relating to Data Alteration/Destruction, Issues of Jurisdiction and
Applicable Law in Cyberspace, Enforcement Issues in Cyberspace, Online Dispute
Resolution, cyber stalking; cyber pornography; forgery and fraud; crime related to
IPRs; Cyber terrorism; computer vandalism
1. The document discusses various types of cyber crimes and frauds, providing definitions and examples. It covers topics like social engineering, phishing, cyber stalking, ransomware attacks, and viruses.
2. Types of fraud discussed include COVID-19 related scams, synthetic identity theft, and cyber warfare. Social engineering, phishing emails, SMS phishing ("smishing"), and phone phishing ("vishing") are described as common techniques used.
3. Details are given on how different cyber crimes are carried out, including stages of cyber attacks, how synthetic identities are created, and how viruses and trojans can infiltrate systems covertly. A wide range of attacks targeting individuals and organizations are outlined
Lesson iv on fraud awareness (cyber frauds)Kolluru N Rao
1. This document provides an overview of cyber crimes and fraud, defining key terms like fraud, cyber crimes, and social engineering.
2. It describes common types of cyber crimes such as phishing, smishing, vishing, and synthetic identity theft. Cyber stalking, hacking, viruses, and ransomware attacks are also outlined.
3. Safety tips are provided to help prevent people from becoming victims of cyber crimes, including using strong passwords, avoiding public WiFi for financial transactions, and reporting any suspected criminal activity to the police.
Cybersecurity in BFSI - Top Threats & Importancemanoharparakh
Cybersecurity has been the major area of concern throughout 2022 and now 2023 is all set to witness a new version of cyber-attacks with advanced technologies.
An Algorithm for Electronic Money Transaction Security (Three Layer Security)...Syeful Islam
In the era ofinternet, most ofthe people all over the world completed their transaction
on internet. Though the user of electronic transaction or E-money transaction system
increase rapidly but the majority person are concern about the security of this system.
The growth in online transactions has resulted in a greater demand for fast and accurate
user identification and authentication. Conventional method of identification based on
possession of ID cards or exclusive knowledge like a social security number or a
password are not all together reliable. Identification and authentication by individuals'
biometric characteristics is becoming an accepted procedure that is slowly replacing the
most popular identification procedure – passwords. Among all the biometrics, fingerprint
based identification is one of the most mature and proven technique. Along with the
combination of conventional system, biometric security, Global positioning system(GPS)
and mobile messaging we have design an algorithm which increase security ofelectronic
transaction and more reliable to user. A three layer security model to enhancing security
ofelectronic transaction is proposed in this paper.
Investing in Aviation's Identity First Future (preview)InteractiveNEC
The most crucial identity industries, defined by FindBiometrics and Acuity Market Intelligence are: financial services, government services, healthcare, hospitality, and
travel.
Please complete the form at https://www.necam.com/idelight/aviation/ for the complete eBook.
IDenTrip - Seamless Airtravel with Biometric Identity. Identity
Linked Paperless Automated
Passenger Verification f or
Seamless Airport Journey.
Using cutting edge technologies like AI,
biometrics, Machine Learning ( and validated passive liveness detection, IDenTrip adheres to regulation and unambiguously
establishes its customers' digital identities
IRJET- Phishing and Anti-Phishing TechniquesIRJET Journal
This document discusses phishing attacks and anti-phishing techniques. It begins by defining phishing as a social engineering attack where attackers fool victims into entering sensitive information on fake websites. It then describes various types of phishing attacks, including spear phishing, whaling, and clone phishing. The document also outlines common phishing techniques used by attackers, such as impersonating legitimate websites and using pop-up windows. Finally, it mentions that anti-phishing techniques aim to detect and prevent phishing attacks by recognizing spoofed emails and fraudulent websites.
Since the advent of the Internet, cybersecurity has been handed new challenges due to the massively expanded accessibility and interconnectedness of the web. Where once security was considered to be dealt with in a multi-layered manner, now those layers are so fuzzy and expanded as to no longer exist.
By United Security Providers
This document analyzes the mobile threat landscape and user behavior that drives mobile threats. Key findings include:
- Mobile threats are currently mischiefware focused on scams, spam and phishing rather than breaking devices.
- Pornography sites pose high risks, with nearly 3 times the chance of malicious content than other sites.
- Malnets, which drove most desktop threats in 2012, are now targeting mobile users, originating 40% of blocked mobile malware.
- User behavior like visiting shortened links and expecting different mobile sites increases risks of deception.
The document discusses cyber law and the Information Technology Act 2000. It defines cyber crime as any offence committed using a computer. The Act was passed in 2000 to regulate e-commerce, digital signatures, and e-governance. It covers 13 chapters and 90 sections dealing with electronic documents, digital signatures, data privacy, information security, and additional cyber crimes like child pornography and cyber terrorism. The document also outlines reasonable security practices organizations should follow and some key aspects of the Information Technology Act.
Phishing is the fraudulent acquisition of personal information like username, password, credit card information, etc. by tricking an individual into believing that the attacker is a trustworthy entity. It is affecting all the major sector of industry day by day with lots of misuse of user’s credentials. So in today
online environment we need to protect the data from phishing and safeguard our information, which can be done through anti-phishing tools. Currently there are many freely available anti-phishing browser extensions tools that warns user when they are browsing a suspected phishing site. In this paper we did a literature survey of some of the commonly and popularly used anti-phishing browser extensions by reviewing the existing anti-phishing techniques along with their merits and demerits.
Cyber attacks pose a serious threat to both private sector organizations and governments. Advanced persistent threats can stealthily infiltrate systems over long periods of time without detection. As more business is conducted virtually, cyber crime has become increasingly sophisticated and difficult to combat. In response, there is a growing need for cyber security professionals in India to protect the country's internet economy and users. Cyberfort Technologies offers several industry-driven cyber security courses and certifications to help develop skilled cyber security experts and meet this demand.
Study on Phishing Attacks and Antiphishing ToolsIRJET Journal
This document discusses phishing attacks and anti-phishing tools. It begins by defining phishing as fraudulent attempts to steal users' sensitive information by impersonating trustworthy entities. The document then outlines the common steps in phishing attacks, including planning, setup, attack, collection, fraud, and post-attack actions. It describes different types of phishing attacks and analyzes security issues. The document concludes by describing some popular anti-phishing tools, including Mail-Secure and the Netcraft security toolbar.
This document contains chapter 4 from the 8th edition of the textbook "E-commerce, business. technology. society" by Kenneth C. Laudon and Carol Guercio Traver. The chapter discusses e-commerce security and payment systems. It covers topics such as the scope of e-commerce crime and security problems, key security threats like hacking and phishing, and how technologies and policies can help protect security in e-commerce. The chapter also examines the tension between security and other values like ease of use, and outlines learning objectives about understanding security dimensions and threats in the e-commerce environment.
Mitigating Cyber-Threat in the Financial Industry of Bangladesh using Biometr...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This document proposes a framework to mitigate cyber threats in the Bangladeshi financial industry using biometric-based public key infrastructure with digital certificates. It begins by discussing recent cyber attacks on Bangladeshi banks that resulted in millions of dollars stolen. It then explains the proposed approach of using fingerprints as private keys in a public key system, where national ID numbers are used as public keys. The framework aims to securely authenticate transactions between banks and users by encrypting information with the recipient's biometric-based public key and decrypting it with their private key. Hashes of messages would also be generated using the Davies-Meyer algorithm to verify source authenticity. The goal is to provide a more secure electronic banking system in Bangladesh.
The document discusses various cybersecurity threats faced by organizations and provides recommendations to help protect against these threats. It describes examples of companies that suffered damages from cyber attacks like data theft and malware infections. Common cyber attacks mentioned include computer viruses, trojan horses, password grabbing, and phishing scams. The document recommends practices like security awareness training, firewalls, regular software updates, and data backups to help prevent cyber attacks. It warns about risks of using public wireless networks and potential scams targeting businesses.
A Guide to Internet Security For Businesses- Business.comBusiness.com
Recent revelations by National Security Agency (NSA) renegade contractor Edward Snowden have resulted in many businesses paying more attention to how secure their computer systems are. But even the most “cyber-savvy” businesses can have their computer networks hacked and compromised. Use this whitepaper to understand your threats, protective options, and trends in internet security for businesses.
Why Speech Recognition Technology is the New Watchword for Enterprise Cyber S...Uniphore
This presentation intends to underline and correlate how Speech Recognition and Voice Biometrics can unearth and prevent online fraud while ensuring regulatory compliance during customer interactions.
Cyber Crime and Cyber Law of India BY VinayVinay Pancholi
This ppt contains details about various cyber crime and how can you prevent yourself from the cyber crime. This also includes cyber law of India and its various section.
This document discusses the motivations behind cybercrimes and categorizes cyber attackers. It identifies the main categories of cyber attackers as insiders and outsiders, with insiders further divided into disgruntled employees, financially motivated insiders, and unintentional insiders. Outsiders include organized attackers such as terrorists, hacktivists, nation states, and criminal organizations, as well as hackers and amateurs. The motivations for cyber attacks are identified as political, economic, and social motivations. The risks from cyber attacks arise from inadvertent actions, deliberate harmful actions, and inaction. Understanding the motivations and categories of cyber attackers can help address the operational cybersecurity risks they pose.
Introduction to Cyber Wrongs, Conventional Crimes and Torts Through Computers,
Crimes and Torts Committed on a Computer Network and Relating to Electronic
Mail, Crimes Relating to Data Alteration/Destruction, Issues of Jurisdiction and
Applicable Law in Cyberspace, Enforcement Issues in Cyberspace, Online Dispute
Resolution, cyber stalking; cyber pornography; forgery and fraud; crime related to
IPRs; Cyber terrorism; computer vandalism
1. The document discusses various types of cyber crimes and frauds, providing definitions and examples. It covers topics like social engineering, phishing, cyber stalking, ransomware attacks, and viruses.
2. Types of fraud discussed include COVID-19 related scams, synthetic identity theft, and cyber warfare. Social engineering, phishing emails, SMS phishing ("smishing"), and phone phishing ("vishing") are described as common techniques used.
3. Details are given on how different cyber crimes are carried out, including stages of cyber attacks, how synthetic identities are created, and how viruses and trojans can infiltrate systems covertly. A wide range of attacks targeting individuals and organizations are outlined
Lesson iv on fraud awareness (cyber frauds)Kolluru N Rao
1. This document provides an overview of cyber crimes and fraud, defining key terms like fraud, cyber crimes, and social engineering.
2. It describes common types of cyber crimes such as phishing, smishing, vishing, and synthetic identity theft. Cyber stalking, hacking, viruses, and ransomware attacks are also outlined.
3. Safety tips are provided to help prevent people from becoming victims of cyber crimes, including using strong passwords, avoiding public WiFi for financial transactions, and reporting any suspected criminal activity to the police.
Cybersecurity in BFSI - Top Threats & Importancemanoharparakh
Cybersecurity has been the major area of concern throughout 2022 and now 2023 is all set to witness a new version of cyber-attacks with advanced technologies.
An Algorithm for Electronic Money Transaction Security (Three Layer Security)...Syeful Islam
In the era ofinternet, most ofthe people all over the world completed their transaction
on internet. Though the user of electronic transaction or E-money transaction system
increase rapidly but the majority person are concern about the security of this system.
The growth in online transactions has resulted in a greater demand for fast and accurate
user identification and authentication. Conventional method of identification based on
possession of ID cards or exclusive knowledge like a social security number or a
password are not all together reliable. Identification and authentication by individuals'
biometric characteristics is becoming an accepted procedure that is slowly replacing the
most popular identification procedure – passwords. Among all the biometrics, fingerprint
based identification is one of the most mature and proven technique. Along with the
combination of conventional system, biometric security, Global positioning system(GPS)
and mobile messaging we have design an algorithm which increase security ofelectronic
transaction and more reliable to user. A three layer security model to enhancing security
ofelectronic transaction is proposed in this paper.
Investing in Aviation's Identity First Future (preview)InteractiveNEC
The most crucial identity industries, defined by FindBiometrics and Acuity Market Intelligence are: financial services, government services, healthcare, hospitality, and
travel.
Please complete the form at https://www.necam.com/idelight/aviation/ for the complete eBook.
IDenTrip - Seamless Airtravel with Biometric Identity. Identity
Linked Paperless Automated
Passenger Verification f or
Seamless Airport Journey.
Using cutting edge technologies like AI,
biometrics, Machine Learning ( and validated passive liveness detection, IDenTrip adheres to regulation and unambiguously
establishes its customers' digital identities
Modern technology used in airport security Jetline Marvel
Modern technology is increasingly used in airport security. This includes CT scanners to search bags for liquids or dangerous goods, facial recognition for streamlined boarding, and behavioral profiling to detect suspicious travelers. Airports are also using self-service automation through technologies like smart gates, artificial intelligence for traffic prediction, and blockchain for loyalty programs. Improved cybersecurity, onboard WiFi, robotic assistants, and smart ground transportation solutions further enhance the airport experience for passengers.
9 Trends in Identity Verification (2023) by RegulaRegula
Regula held an internal panel discussion and compiled nine expert opinion-based identity verification trends to watch and leverage in 2023. You can find the full text in our blog: https://regulaforensics.com/blog/identity-verification-trends-2023/
Recognizing the fact usernames passwords are the weakest link in an.docxdanas19
Recognizing the fact usernames passwords are the weakest link in an organization’s security system because username and password are shareable, and most passwords and usernames are vulnerable and ready to be cracked with a variety of methods using adopting a record number of devices and platforms connected to the Internet of Things daily and at an alarming rate.
Provide the all-inclusive and systematic narratives of the impact of physical biometric operations on the current and future generation.
An Integrated Approach of Physical Biometric Authentication System
Objective
Per Fennelly (2017), every human being is created differently with physical and behavioral traits that are unique; and everyone’s fingerprints, iris, facial feature and body types are entirely different from one another. The effective and efficient use of biometric technology will play a key role in automating a new method of identifying living person based on individual physiological and behavioral characteristics. Protecting sensitive information from vulnerable access by unauthorized users is paramount in our digital world and attempting to identify and mitigating such operation is becoming very challenging and troubling to the entire human society.
Biometric authentication-based identity is playing a vital role in security operations. Traditional authentication approach used to identity logon, logout, username, passwords are no longer enough to battle the identity and security crisis. Physical Biometric processes often allow the authentication of an individual personal data to be stored in a document format for future references. The comparison is often used to determine whether the biometric characteristics of individual match the previously information recorded in the document. Physical biometric systems have proven to be very effective in verification and identification processes.
Physical biometric identification and recognition processes are classified in three groupings including acquisition, feature extraction and comparison. Traditionally, biometric characteristics are acquired through measurements, such as a camera, microphone, fingerprint scanner, gathering of specific characteristics and creation of digital representation, photograph, a voice recording and scanned fingerprint. Most naturally significant areas supporting physical biometric process include corners of the eyes, mouth, nose, chin and likely to be identified by human inspection and through an automated biometric process.
Biometric Access Control is a security system used to provides conditional access after scanning for unique physical characteristics including installing Biometric Access at ATM’s and other public facilities to safeguard financial data. Indeed, when faces, fingers, irises and veins are scanned such data are converted into digital format and a complex algorithm is used to make a match. Such physical biometric processes .
The document discusses a study on cybersecurity among FSU college students. It examines how students manage their cybersecurity on mobile apps, websites, and devices. The study found that most students do not fully trust these platforms to protect their information, so they limit what they share or use other resources to combat threats. Hackers are seen as more dangerous now, so students are looking for ways to reduce their risks online. The document outlines some common cybersecurity threats like phishing and discusses countermeasures taken by individuals and companies.
This document describes a proposed framework for e-iris enrollment and authentication to be incorporated into financial sector applications. The framework consists of two main modules: e-enrollment, which involves registering users' iris biometrics through a Java interface, and e-authentication, which authenticates users by scanning and matching their iris features. Key steps in the framework include iris image acquisition, preprocessing, feature extraction and encryption. The goal is to authenticate authorized users to different application functions based on access levels, while addressing issues like image quality and distance variations during enrollment. Implementation results demonstrating the framework's use for internet and mobile banking are also discussed.
This document provides notes on the Law of Information Technology. It discusses key concepts like information technology, cybercrime, cybercrime mapping, and the roles of police under the IT Act 2000. It also explains theories around jurisdiction in cyberspace, including types of jurisdiction recognized in international law. The document notes objectives of the IT Act 2000 and aspects it covers, like electronic governance, electronic records, and various cyber offenses and their punishments. It concludes with explaining e-commerce and its legal aspects, including e-taxation and e-banking.
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2. 1
The Rule of Three
Securing Cyber and
Physical Spaces
The proliferation of technology has transformed physi-
cal spaces as the Internet of Things (IoT) makes the
world increasingly connected. Technology convergence
is integrating the cyber and physical spaces, achieving
efficiency levels not previously possible. However, this
convergence presents new challenges. The physical
space is where people and ubiquitous objects reside
whereas the cyber space is virtual. Putting the two
together brings about cyber threats that can potentially
lead to physical harm.
The threat creates a greater need to secure public
places and critical infrastructure because they are
often the choice for physical attacks despite heightened
security measures. The conventional method in guard-
ing these places has been to restrict access and
monitoring of premises with solutions that require a
key, identification card or a password. However, physi-
cal solutions will not be the best measure in guarding
against unauthorised access in integrated cyber-physi-
cal attacks. The absence of air-gaps in operating
systems have made it possible for cyber attackers to
infiltrate internal controls with malware that cripple
operating systems without the need to physically enter
restricted premises. There is a need to strengthen the
resilience of control systems by safeguarding both
cyber and physical spaces effectively with authentica-
tion at both domains.
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3. 2
3
Securing Customers
and Stakeholders’
Experience
As the IoT brings the cyber and physical worlds closer
together, people are increasingly going through their
daily routines in the cyber space such as performing
online banking transactions or shopping via eCom-
merce. Having a digital identity reduces the need for
people to be physically present in different places to
perform various activities. As these experiences are
evolving to become an essential part of our lives today,
digital identities have become the core of our virtual
experience.
However, such experiences have not been extended to
the physical domain because physical security contin-
ues to rely primarily on conventional systems to
regulate entry. People have to stop to identify
themselves be it using passwords, identity cards or
screening measures to validate who they are. To
empower people to perform their tasks more efficiently,
there is a growing demand for the need to get through
conventional security systems in a more seamless and
faster manner. This calls for technologies that could
track, identify, and recognise people and their activities
within certain boundaries. Tracking and identification
technologies are evolving from environments where
individuals are already known by the system such as
employees in a corporation, to environments such as
an airport where a large number of individuals are not
known by the system.
For instance, in the event of an emergency, the ability to
conduct physical authentication in the cyber domain
will enable security personnel to launch an investiga-
tion immediately without wasting time to be physically
present. It will be even more critical in situations that
require the validation of numerous stakeholders with
different access rights. The ability to efficiently authen-
ticate their identity, organisation, credentials and what
they can perform will be important. While having a
digital identity remains used largely for security
reasons, it is increasingly adopted for commercial
purposes in securing experiences with the personalisa-
tion of the service delivery.
Securing Digital
Identity
With the rise of cloud, social and mobility, a person no
longer has a single physical identity but multiple identi-
ties across applications, devices, and objects. It is not
uncommon for an individual to be carrying a number of
physical access passes such as tags, tokens and identi-
fication cards and having over 10 digital personas to
gain access to different online activities. While the
limitation and vulnerability of using passwords are
already well known, it remains the most frequently
used channel today.
As people link their physical self to their digital self, it
opens up new ways and a wider variety to serve the
same person in different settings. While the digital self
opens the possibility of hiding one’s true identity, no
two identities are ever the same. Authentication
technologies trace the unchanging physical attributes
of an individual. Digital identity derived from physical
identity provides an extra layer of protection through
biometric authentication. Not only does it reduce fraud,
it enhances the experience, which increases loyalty
over the customers’ life cycle. While digital identity
applies largely to people, it can also apply to ubiquitous
objects in an environment. As people and objects
become more connected, security and authentication
are taken to a new level.
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4. International passenger volume has been on a steady
rise. The Airport Council International reported that
global passenger volume increased year-on-year by
6.2% in May 2017. It is anticipating passenger traffic to
double to 14.6 billion per annum by 2029 and to 23.6
billion by 2040. The data is consistent with the report
by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) that
indicated an annual increase of 7.4% in international
passenger volume in terms of revenue passenger
kilometers. Growth in passenger traffic was the highest
in the Middle East followed by Asia-Pacific in 2016 at
11.3% and 10.9% respectively.
While this is good news for airport operators from a
revenue point of view, massive growth in passenger
traffic also brings greater security threats, resulting in
the need for additional layers of checking and screen-
ing. The threats are genuine. In 2016, terrorists
launched a physical attack on Brussels’ Zaventem
Airport killing 11 people and injuring hundreds more.
Attacks are not just happening at the physical level, as
airports are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks.
There are loopholes in a modern airport infrastructure
that provides cyber hackers with a backdoor to gain
access to a variety of operating systems.
The use of digital identity
will enable airports to
evolve from being efficient
operators to becoming
hubs of multiple activities
using innovative and new
business models
Scenario
AIRPORT
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14.6
BILLION
Passengers Passengers
2029 2040
23.6
BILLION6.2%
Y-o-Y
Growth
5. In mid-2017, a major ransom attack was launched on an
international airport in Ukraine. The airport was
paralysed by the attack as hackers encrypted files
coupled with malicious software that shut down their
computer system demanding a large sum of money to fix
the problem. A year before that, hackers launched cyber-
attacks on Vietnam’s two largest airports. The hackers
managed to hijack the flight information screen and
sound system inside the airports. All Internet systems
had to be shut down and documentation had to be done
manually. In June 2015, the carriers’ IT systems at
Poland’s Warsaw Chopin Airport were jammed by a
major distributed denial of service attack. The airport
took five hours to resolve the issue, resulting in 10
flights delayed with 1,400 passengers grounded.
Although no cyberattack has resulted in physical harm
up to this point, there is mounting fear among all stake-
holders that it will be a matter of time that one day, cyber
hackers can take over an aircraft steering wheel and
cause planes to crash from their mobile phones.
As airport operators get their heads around security,
there is a need to balance other aspects especially from
the commercial side of things. Globalisation and
economic affluence are bringing about more internation-
al travels. To tap into growth opportunities, govern-
ments emphasise the desire to see the continuation of
frictionless borders to support the transience of mobility
as an indication of a transport and transit hub.
To get more people to use their airports, operators have
expanded their roles beyond the traditional provision of
passenger gates to include multiple activities within an
airport environment such as dining, shopping, entertain-
ment and relaxation that bring passengers’ experiences
to a higher level so that they can be better in attracting
passengers and bring about more revenue.
Passengers’ experiences start from the moment that
they book their plane tickets and check-in online from
their own premises. And as they make their way to the
airside, they take on a different persona from one place
to another carrying out different activities. A passenger
can take on the persona of a commuter, a diner, or a
passenger in transit seeking entertainment and
relaxation before boarding the plane. While there can
be many things that passengers can enjoy within an
airport, their experiences throughout can be affected by
the amount of time needed and the hassle that they go
through to reach the airside.
Passengers spend a lot of time complying with security
screening, which is one of the things that give them a
great amount of stress although it is no doubt neces-
sary. The current approach in dealing with security risk
is to pile on more security checks. The battle against
identity fraud and terrorism has resulted in longer
queues, waiting time and delays in flight schedules.
As the volume of activities and traffic increase, the level
of risk faced by an airport operator increases as well.
From an airport operator’s point of view, a major
concern is security as well as the need to get passen-
gers to their airside on time. Safety and security remain
the priority and responsibility for all airport stakehold-
ers. Ironically, long queues waiting to go through
rigorous security checks make airports highly attrac-
tive as soft targets. At the same time, the increase in
automated self-service installations that allow
check-ins, baggage drops, and identity scans with
limited human intervention present cyber security risk
that threaten to disrupt operations from flowing
smoothly.
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6. Despite extensive measures in place, airport operators
today are grappling with legacy and silo systems, a lack
of real-time security data, getting passengers to airside
areas on time, detecting suspects from leaving their
borders and safeguarding access control with different
access rights.
There is a need for airports to adopt a more effective
screening process while improving the traveling experi-
ence. Having a digital identity provides the ability to
quickly verify who the individual is. It supports passen-
gers’ experience from check-in, bag drop, dwell time and
their way to the airside. It facilitates the management of
airport participants and balances a rigorous safety
environment while pursuing higher levels of passenger
satisfaction.
Digital identities support passenger experience in many
ways. When combined with mobile, beacons and other
technologies, customer experience can be taken to a
higher level with personalised offering. Passengers can
be notified of nearby food and shopping outlets with
concessionaires based on their current location and past
transaction histories. More control can be given to
passengers by updating them about their flight time,
boarding gate and things they could do as they make
their way to the airside. However, there is also risk
involved as more personal data is at risk of being
exposed in the face of cyber threats.
Digital identities can also support airport management
and control with integrated security solutions that
enable automated processes and walk-through screen-
ing checks that bring about shorter waiting times and
better utilisation of staff. While there are many ways to
bring about digital identity, biometrics provides a proven
link between people’s digital credentials and their physi-
cal attributes. As airports increase their investment in
innovations, existing systems will be replaced with the
biometrics scanners that ensure accurate identity
match. Information captured by cutting-edge scanners
will enable security personnel to assess passenger risk
with speed and accuracy. As physical and cyber security
measures become more intertwined, the need for
real-time data, alerts, predictive analysis, and a central
command center will become critical to anticipate
threats and reduce the occurrence of human error.
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7. The priorities of critical infrastructure providers have
traditionally been slanted towards ensuring security
and uninterrupted operations. Taking such a cautious
approach is understandable for the sector. After all,
critical infrastructure is practically the most important
foundation of any economy. Society’s dependence on it
cannot be understated. A cut in power or water supply
will not only disrupt people’s daily routine, it can affect
people’s health and result in physical harm under
severe conditions. As a result, installing multiple layers
of security checks are deemed necessary to verify the
identity of employees.
Many of the conventional security solutions are such
that a more effective system will be at the expense of
experience. Employees today are given multiple
credentials to authenticate their identities, resulting in
a slower response time in carrying out their day-to-day
work. But does it always have to be a case where
security and experience cannot go hand-in-hand? And
why should CxOs accord priority and resources for a
better experience when they have more pressing
issues to deal with?
The use of digital identity will enable the critical
infrastructure sector to leapfrog from a
security-centric focus to one that optimises
experience for greater speed, accuracy, and
competitiveness
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Scenario
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
8. Ideally, instead of relying on multiple credentials to
verify authorised personnel, the use of digital identity
will allow for a split-second verification that allows
employees to cover the premises in a shorter time span.
Operators of critical infrastructure will benefit from
shaving off precious seconds of unnecessary identity
processing.
Even so, this is possible only if the security personnel
are within the premises of the critical infrastructure. But
natural and man-made disasters can happen any time.
During off-operation hours where there is nobody in the
vicinity, employees have no visibility of the place unless
the security system can authenticate their identities
remotely using biometrics authenticated via the touch
screen and/or a facial scan from the camera of their
devices.
This is where digital identity will enable employees to
gain access into the security system to see who has
entered the building and their movements within the
place. Conventional security systems such as the use of
physical access tags will result in the need to make a trip
to the site to investigate and generate a report. Time is
wasted when ideally, emergency help should be called
for without delay.
Perhaps the concept of experience may be perceived to
be overrated in light of the threats that the sector is
facing. CxOs have more problems to grapple with than
before. Nevertheless, to stay ahead and remain competi-
tive, security should not be the only consideration factor
of CxOs. Instead, decision makers should explore wheth-
er or not they are neglecting other aspects that are
critical in driving productivity. Is their existing security
system compromising and complicating employees’
ability to safeguard their facilities?
Having said that, CxOs are well aware that critical
infrastructure in future will eventually be fully automat-
ed in operating devices and systems. Whether or not
significant gains can be further derived from employees’
daily productivity will be debatable until the time comes.
However, in the case of a crisis, the ability to authenti-
cate identity and regulate the seamless movement of
manpower within the vicinity will be critical.
When an unexpected event occurs, a non-operational
security staff is the among first to receive an alert
notification. In response to the alarm, he proceeds to
investigate the cause of it. With conventional security
systems, the employee has to stop at various check-
points to validate his identity using his physical pass to
enter restricted areas to see if any of the security
systems such as cameras and locks have been breached.
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9. Even as the emergency response unit is called upon for
assistance, gatekeepers face the challenge in verifying
the identities of these people as they arrive to address
the situation.
Ideally, the team should jump straight to action in a
critical emergency setting. But a security staff will not
grant entry to the premises of any critical infrastructure
site unless he is certain of their identities and creden-
tials. So time is lost in the verification process of identify-
ing the emergency respondents and other third party
contractors arriving at the scene, resulting in unneces-
sary delay and hassle. The process can be even more
time-consuming for disperse facilities located across
distant places.
There is a need for a security staff to respond to critical
situations in a more effective and efficient manner.
Conventional security systems using passwords, identify
tags and cards are no longer effective in a mission-criti-
cal situation that requires prompt responses from
multiple stakeholders. The use of digital identity empow-
ers a security staff to access the system of restricted
premises remotely upon getting an alert notification. So
an immediate investigation can be launched without
delay. Similarly, the use of digital identity for emergency
respondents comprising their credentials, expertise,
organisation and what they are authorised to do will
enable the security staff to grant clearance with greater
certainty and speed.
Hence, using digital identity will simplify worksite
management where personnel coming from various
sites can be mobilised and managed in a flexible and
secure manner, leading towards greater cost savings.
Nevertheless, justifying the replacement of legacy
infrastructure will inevitably face resistance in any
organisation. An attempt in quantifying the return on
investment using conventional financial metrics may not
provide the best decision-making tool in the case of
preventive measures because the idea is similar to
measuring the ROI of an insurance policy. They will
realise the value only when they need to make a claim.
Instead, decision-makers should assess the value of the
assets that they need to safeguard. They can quantify the
potential cost of damages to machines and control
systems, increase in insurance premium, loss in
revenue, loss in data and downtime. There will also be
an impact on intangibles such as their public image,
consumers’ loyalty, employees’ productivity and time
wasted. It is obvious that the critical infrastructure
sector cannot afford the risk and impact of such conse-
quences.
Decision-makers have to come to terms that preventive
and proactive measures need to be taken to safeguard
the assets that are critical to their business. Digital
identity provides the essential means to optimise their
resources that will sharpen their competitive edge.
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10. Emerging technological tools are creating safer
outcomes for critical infrastructure and airports.
Increasing digitisation has been the key backbone for the
growth of biometrics. In addition, the proliferation of
biometrics is rapidly changing the public safety
landscape.
Biometrics enables authorities and security personnel to
address incidents in a near real-time manner for applica-
tions such as border control and facilities surveillance.
While fingerprint scanning is the most popular technolo-
gy, contactless technologies are rapidly gaining user
acceptance. The pinnacle of contactless biometrics is in
facial recognition, allowing solutions to be implemented
with minimal friction for places with a high throughput of
people.
While passwords and identification tags remain highly
used to protect restricted areas, there is one thing they
cannot offer which biometrics is able to provide. That is
a proven link between people’s digital credentials and
their physical attributes. Advancements in biometrics
technology such as deep learning for video analytics
have made these technologies highly accurate, allowing
authorities to pinpoint security threats to address some
of the biggest challenges in public safety.
Supplementing the use of biometrics with video analyt-
ics improve surveillance and enable dynamic responses
based on the output of the videos. Surveillance cameras
that leverage on emerging technologies such as artificial
intelligence are fast becoming integral in the video
analytics space to improve performance, real-time
threat detection, and efficiency of the system in border
control and safeguarding physical access in critical
infrastructure.
Video analytics is already being used for a wide range of
applications to improve safety, security, and operational
intelligence in perimeter breach, object classification,
motion tracking, and people counting. And finally,
cyber-security measures become paramount and have
to be incorporated with physical security measures. It
involves safeguarding systems, critical infrastructure
and sensitive data. While cyber security is not a
product-driven solution, it emphasises a holistic network
monitoring, incident reporting and response at the
department level. At the same time, cyber security
threats cannot be solved with a unilateral approach. All
stakeholders need to be involved to ensure the integrity,
confidentiality, and availability of data.
Leveraging on Technologies to Ensure the Rule of Three
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Technologies
Driving Digital ID
11. For people’s identity to be the core of their digital experi-
ence, a more seamless and convenient authentication
method is needed to transform security measures.
Biometrics has become the ideal gateway to establishing
a digital identity that bridges the gap between our physi-
cal and cyber identities. It can transform the experience
of customers, employees, and bring a higher level of
efficiency by enabling new applications and innovative
digital services in public safety.
Together with emerging technologies like video analytics
and cyber security solutions, an integrated suite of
solutions can bring about the necessary security to
combat sophisticated cyber threats in today’s complex
digital ecosystem. The future of public safety will set the
foundation of customer experience transformation using
digital identity that sets itself apart with convenience,
secure credentials, and customer-centric applications.
Decision-makers and key influencers have many consid-
erations in deploying a holistic security solution. It is
important to appoint an established technology partner
with a proven track record in public safety and the
foresight to anticipate threats that do not exist today.
NEC has invested substantially in technological innova-
tions to safeguard against integrated cyber-physical
attacks. It has been commissioned by a number of
authorities to deploy an integrated suite of solutions that
includes biometrics and advanced video analytics that
visualise human behaviour, detect wanted individuals,
safeguard restricted premises, and translate data into
insights in real-time to support informed decisions.
NEC has been a pioneer in multimodal biometrics
authentication with staggering advances over the years
in terms of its accuracy as its facial recognition solution
employs some of the most cutting-edge technologies in
the world.
Transforming Experience and
Operations with Digital Identity
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