Tag: two-factor authentication (2FA)
Alcatraz unveils update advancing privacy-first facial authentication
July 23, 2025SSN Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Alcatraz, a provider of facial biometric authentication for physical access control, has announced a major platform and device update that brings over a dozen new capabilities to customers across critical infrastructure, corporate campuses and high-security industries.
This update adds new features to its Rock facial biometric devices, as well as to the Alcatraz platform. Enhancements span key areas including privacy-first identity handling, adaptive two-factor authentication,...
News poll: Overwhelming consensus to beef up security for holidays
November 7, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — The holidays are a time of large financial transactions, making it a prime target for fraud and theft, say the respondents to a recent SSN News Poll.
Half of respondents say they support enabling two-factor authentication to protect online accounts and one-quarter say making purchases with a credit card with fraud protection are key precautions to take during the holiday season. The remaining respondents were split evenly between avoiding public Wi-Fi and monitoring...
Roku announces expanded smart home integration features
October 17, 2024SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Roku has announced an expansion of its smart home features that offers users greater control from the comfort of their television.
The expansion improves users access to camera feeds and adds functionality to medium and small screens (aka, the phone or computer) via Roku’s Web View.
Coming in the Winter of 2024, Roku Smart Home expanded features include:
Camera Carousel: Automatically cycles through each camera feed on your TV, using motion detection to...