Bank of America Reports QR Sign-In Surge Here’s something new to think about next time you’re dealing with digital logins. Bank of America just shared some eye-popping numbers. A 60% increase in QR code sign-ins among its corporate and commercial clients. Sixty percent! That’s not just a small shift; it’s a big-time move toward how businesses are handling technology today. Why Such a Huge Jump? The answer’s simple. Convenience and security. For business users, time really is money. QR codes make logging in quick and easy. You’re not fumbling through…
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Could This New QR Code Technology Stamp Out ‘Quishing’ Scams?
The Rise of QR Codes and the Cyber Threats That Followed QR codes are everywhere. From restaurant menus to product packaging to event tickets, they’ve quietly become a staple of modern convenience. But with this widespread use comes a darker trend. Cybercriminals have latched onto QR codes as a tool for phishing scams, cleverly labeled as “quishing.” By manipulating these tiny square grids, hackers can lure unsuspecting users into sharing sensitive data on fake websites that look like they belong to trusted institutions. It’s a sneaky tactic and, unfortunately, an…
Read MoreUnique QR codes reduce fraud in medical condition documents
An Indian government institution is adding quick response codes to its certificates to simplify authentication. Fraud related to faked illnesses is a growing problem In India, but unique QR codes added to documentation may soon control this problem. The scannable quick response codes will be added to certificates of medical and fitness conditions. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has become the first government sector institution to pilot a program using unique QR codes to authenticate medical documents. The idea is to make it easy for any recipient…
Read MoreQR codes could protect national security
While quick response codes are best known for their marketing uses, researchers are now seeing new potential for the barcodes. While the most popular use of QR codes is, by far, in packaging and marketing, to ensure that consumers will be able to obtain the very latest information about a product or brand and its promotions, university researchers have recently revealed that they feel that these barcodes could do a lot more than just sell products. A team from the University of Connecticut believes that quick response codes could help…
Read MoreQR codes to provide “One Swipe” authentication at SecurEnvoy
This new method uses unique quick response code generation for verification offline. Mobile security is rapidly becoming a concern, where few had paid much attention to it in the past, and QR codes are starting to rise to become quite commonplace among verification systems. This is the case with a recent authentication technology being used by SecurEnvoy. That firm is the inventor of a tokenless two-factor authentication system that has created a solution in response to the growing need for mobile security options to protect passwords, photos, personal data, and…
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