Identity fraud TCO: Millions of dollars, a damaged reputation, and customer churn

Over the last several years, major data breaches have shaken the corporate world. In 2018, for example, 30 million Facebook accounts were compromised, 150 million records were stolen from Under Armour, and 500 million records were swiped from Marriott. Not only can these breaches wreak havoc on business operations, they can also be prohibitively expensive. … Read more

Sophia Learning’s COVID-19 relief campaign offers free ACE-recommended general education online courses, secured with typing biometrics

We are thrilled to be supporting Sophia Learning in their endeavor to offer students free access to ACE-recommended general education courses in these challenging times by providing free-of-charge typing-based authentication. According to UNESCO, over a billion students are affected by current school closures globally, so Typing DNA decided to provide our typing-based authentication API for … Read more

Banks, fintechs deal with increased cyber threats in the COVID-19 era 

As the Federal Reserve, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Central Bank (ECB) take precautionary measures to limit the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy, banks across the globe are seeing a rapid increase of cybersecurity threats. And, while the economic impacts of COVID-19 are likely to subside, these cyberthreats are here to stay. … Read more

User-friendly authentication for online payments

By 2021, 58% of the population will be online—connected to virtually everything, with banking and financial services at the top of the list. To cope with the noticeable growth in cybercrime, companies should use multi-factor authentication (MFA) or two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect online accounts.  Below, we explore how typing biometrics, a behavioral-based technology, can … Read more

NY DMV approves keystroke analysis as a validation method

In the United States, biometrics—including typing biometrics—represent a successful authentication and identity validation technique to compliance requirements.  Student identity validation based on typing biometrics The New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was one of the first in the U.S. to approve typing biometrics as a compliant technique for student identity validation. In Part 141 … Read more

Coronavirus and cybersecurity: Work and learn from home challenges

The escalation of the COVID-19 threat has forced thousands of companies worldwide to implement various measures to limit contamination by ensuring employees avoid contact with one another. The past week has come with the news that more than 1 billion people are in self-isolation. Wherever possible, organizations have instituted rapid measures to avoid the spread … Read more

COVID-19 is disrupting education, so we made our API free to support online learning

[embedded content] The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a pandemic, as the virus spreads at an alarming rate across the globe. In turn, governments have been required to take an integrated cross-sectoral approach in preventing and minimizing the impact of the virus. Companies and public institutions are closing their offices, and more and more … Read more

RSA Conference: community, collaboration, and the future of cybersecurity

The TypingDNA team recently returned from the RSA Conference and we had an incredible time.  In the paragraphs that follow, we share thoughts about our experience at the event, the main topics we discussed, and how those topics relate to our company’s mission. The human dimension  The RSA Conference aimed to help the cybersecurity industry … Read more

Why banks should deploy keystroke dynamics authentication

Over the past few years, the banking and financial services industry has been put under increased scrutiny. Organizations that operate in this heavily regulated space are tasked with keeping up to date with the technological advancements of the decade and responding to the contemporary needs of clients—which include the use of modern security methods and … Read more

TypingDNA’s review of 2019 and goals for 2020

Following our management team’s interview at Gartner’s IAM Summit in Las Vegas last December, we wanted to share with you a short review of 2019’s best moments and to tell you about our company’s goals for 2020. Read more about TypingDNA’s journey and vision for the future below the video. What is TypingDNA’s vision? Our … Read more