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FaceTec Announces $30,000 Liveness Detection Spoof Bounty Program

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We’ve worked tirelessly to create Liveness Detection that can be trusted in real-world unsupervised scenarios. Our millions of users know ZoOm is already the best defense against digital identity fraud, but we believe it can become even stronger.


SUMMERLIN, Nev. (PRWEB)

FaceTec, the leader in 3D face authentication software, announced today its first-ever public biometric spoof bounty program. ZoOm 3D Liveness Detection is the first and only biometric certified to Levels 1 & 2 in NIST-iBeta Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) testing guided by the ISO 30107-3 standard, and explained in-depth on https://liveness.com. ZoOm has proven to be the most secure Liveness Detection available for the over 10 billion smart devices and webcams in use today, and now FaceTec is putting its software through the ultimate global security test.

After over five years of intensely focused development, ZoOm has been trained to detect tens-of-millions of digital and physical spoof artifacts, including hi-res photos and videos, life-like masks, and mannequin heads. Early on, many of these artifacts could trick the system into returning a positive liveness result, but they are now easily caught by FaceTec’s proprietary AI.

Bounty programs are a tried-and-true method of improving software systems, but the process has not been widely put to use in biometrics until now.

The ZoOm spoof bounty program follows standard bounty program rules, and is open to most individuals, regardless of location. To participate in the program, please visit: https://bounty.zoomlogin.com/signin/

The FaceTec spoof bounty program’s goal is to uncover potentially unknown vulnerabilities in the Liveness AI so they can be patched to elevate ZoOm’s security even higher. There are three progressively more sophisticated spoof artifact categories, representing Levels 1, 2 & 3 in the NIST-iBeta PAD testing criteria. Each category has a corresponding bounty, which in total equal $30,000 in possible payouts. Information about the spoof categories can be found here: https://dev.zoomlogin.com/zoomsdk/#/spoof-bounty-program

“We’ve worked tirelessly to create Liveness Detection that can be trusted in real-world unsupervised scenarios. Our millions of users know ZoOm is already the best defense against digital identity fraud, but we believe it can become even stronger,” said Kevin Alan Tussy, CEO of FaceTec. “We look forward to learning what new, imaginative ideas clever testers will employ to try to spoof ZoOm. And if any are successful, we will immediately create a new patch to stop the bypass. It’s a win-win situation for us, the bounty program participants, and, most importantly, our users.”

More About ZoOm

ZoOm’s advanced AI technology accurately matches 3D FaceMaps while concurrently verifying three-dimensionality and detecting dozens of human liveness traits with a fast, friendly and intuitive user interface. Cross-platform and cross-device compatible, ZoOm works on all modern smart devices and PCs with webcams, and is the only viable universal biometric replacement for passwords.

ZoOm features include:


  • NIST-NVLAP iBeta-Certified Levels 1&2 Anti-Spoofing Liveness Detection

  • Patented UI generates data-rich 3D FaceMap from standard 2D cameras

  • World-leading 1-in-4.2 million FAR at less than 1% FRR

  • Unshareable, unphishable 3D FaceMap ensures trusted, unsupervised – KYC-onboarding and ongoing logins across devices and platforms

  • 100% software, runs on all modern smartphones, tablets, and PCs with webcams

  • Integrated 3D face-to-photo ID matching UI

  • Integrated anonymous age estimation

  • Familiar, fast, intuitive interface enables 98-99% first-time-user success and daily use

  • Simple to integrate, localize-customize, deploy and manage

Developers can download the ZoOm demo app directly from ZoOmLogin.com for iOS, Android and any webcam-enabled browser, and the ZoOm developer SDKs are available free at https://dev.zoomlogin.com/zoomsdk/#/downloads.

About FaceTec

FaceTec’s patented, class-leading 3D face authentication software, ZoOm®, anchors digital identities, establishing the chain of trust for mobile and web applications requiring Certified Liveness Detection. Leveraging decades of experience in computer vision, artificial intelligence and advanced biometrics, ZoOm is fast becoming the global standard in onboarding, KYC, and ongoing authentication. Founded in 2013 with offices in San Diego, CA and Summerlin, NV, ZoOm provides strong biometric security for millions of users on six continents for many of the world’s leading organizations in IAM-IDV, financial services, mobile payments, border security, connected transportation, blockchain-crypto currency, e-voting, and more.

For more information and business inquiries, please visit https://www.zoomlogin.com. For media inquiries, please contact John Wojewidka at JohnW@FaceTec.com.

About Liveness.com

Created as an educational resource for biometrics users, vendors, analysts, media and regulators, https://liveness.com provides a comprehensive history of Presentation Attack Detection, as well as explanations of methods and means for evaluation, certification and testing.

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Tricentis Tosca Joins Expanding List of ConnectALL Value Stream Integrations

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Our Tosca integration will be a welcome addition to software engineers’ arsenal, further propelling our goal of unifying and automating every step in the value stream.


ATLANTA (PRWEB)

ConnectALL, an Orasi company, today announced it has added test automation leader Tricentis Tosca to its powerhouse collection of integrations. Tosca is the software industry’s #1 continuous testing platform and the only software test automation vendor to achieve “leader” status in all three top analyst reports — Forrester, Gartner, and IDC.

“Continuous delivery is an overarching goal of enterprises seeking to accelerate their software pipelines to match the speed of agile and DevOps, but conventional approaches to testing have traditionally been an impediment to that objective,” said ConnectALL SVP and GM Lance Knight. “Our mission is to empower global software teams to collaborate in near real-time with seamless integration and insight, improving cost efficiency and reducing business risk. The addition of Tosca to our roster of integrations is a cornerstone of that pursuit.”

With Tricentis Tosca’s scriptless, model-based automation, teams gain the ability to test faster and earlier, improving software quality and extracting real-time insight that provides visibility and traceability for developers, testers and business units. Through the ConnectALL API, companies fully leverage the benefits of Tosca, readily and easily achieving seamless integration with virtually any other solution across the software delivery toolchain including custom-developed agile and DevOps tools.

The enhanced communication and reporting provided by ConnectALL integrations also help teams much more easily detect and mitigate defects and other issues, even on complex, geographically dispersed systems.

“As an award-winning solution that enables automatic, bi-directional data synchronization among distributed software tools, teams and processes, ConnectALL is a key driver of value stream optimization,” said Knight. “Our Tosca integration will be a welcome addition to software engineers’ arsenal, further propelling our goal of unifying and automating every step in the value stream.”

ConnectALL will be a participant at Tricentis Accelerate 2019, November 13-14 in Vienna. We invite attendees curious about the potential of seamless tool, team and process integration to visit with us and learn more about our current and planned capabilities.

About ConnectALL

ConnectALL, an Orasi company, is dedicated to helping companies achieve higher levels of agility and velocity. The company’s enterprise-level application integration platform — ConnectALL Integration Platform — helps with achieving effective Value Stream Management by connecting the applications used to collaborate, drive decisions, and manage artifacts used during the software delivery process, like ALM, Agile and DevOps. With the ConnectALL Integration Platform, IT companies can accelerate software development and enhance collaboration.

Teams from software development and delivery, IT and business units across large and small enterprises worldwide use ConnectALL’s integration platform to unify people, processes, applications, and tools from multiple ALM and DevOps providers, such as Atlassian, Micro Focus, Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce, BMC, ServiceNow, and more. ConnectALL helps companies rapidly create business value by bringing software innovation to market faster and increasing productivity through cross-team collaboration. To learn more, visit http://www.connectall.com

About Orasi

Orasi is a software developer and consulting firm that ensures confident delivery of transformative applications that grow and simplify business. Our experts lead organizations through the complex DevOps Journey from start to finish, with strategic consulting, a spectrum of automation and integration tools — including Orasi’s ConnectALL — and security solutions that minimize application vulnerabilities and data exposure. We leverage enduring partnerships with the world’s most innovative technology firms including Micro Focus, Chef and Delphix, enabling offerings as unique as our clients. Our product lines and services connect Dev and Ops teams, streamline processes, optimize quality and efficiency, reduce the risk of software failure, and drive speed to delivery. To learn more, visit https://www.orasi.com.

About Tricentis

With the industry’s #1 Continuous Testing platform, Tricentis is recognized for reinventing software testing for DevOps. Through agile test management and advanced test automation optimized to support over 150+ technologies, we provide automated insight into the business risks of your software releases—transforming testing from a roadblock to a catalyst for innovation. The result is accelerated software delivery speed, improved cost efficiency, and reduced business risk.

Tricentis is the only vendor to achieve “leader” status in all three top analyst reports (i.e., the “Triple Crown.”) This honor is based on our technical leadership, innovation, and a Global 2000 customer base of 1600+ companies, including global enterprises such as Allianz, ANZ Bank, Cisco, Dolby, Experian, First Data, HSBC, Merck, Office Depot, Samsung, Swiss Re, Starbucks, Telstra, UBS, Vodafone, Whole Foods, and WorldPay. Customers rely on Tricentis to achieve and sustain test automation rates of over 90 percent—increasing risk coverage while accelerating testing to keep pace with Agile and DevOps. 

Tricentis has a global presence in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, India, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, Poland, United States and the UK. To learn more, visit https://www.tricentis.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

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Evocative Ranked Among the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times

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SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)

Evocative announced today that it has been ranked no. 6 by the San Francisco Business Times on the annual Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area list, and no. 2. in the East Bay list. These are exclusive rankings of the region’s fastest growing private companies; one of the most important segments of the local economy. The winners and rankings were unveiled at an awards gala on October 17, 2019 at the San Francisco Four Seasons Hotel. This is Evocative’s first year on both lists.

The companies on this year’s lists ranked between 28 percent and 1,984% growth. Companies are ranked by percentage of revenue growth increase between 2016 and 2018. They were required to have at least $200,000 in revenue in 2016 and must be privately held and headquartered in the counties covered by the Business Times (San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, Contra Costa & Marin).

Evocative revenue growth rate from 2016 through 2018 is 524%.

“Our region is renowned as a hub for innovation and as an ecosystem that fosters growth companies, said Mary Huss, Publisher of the San Francisco Business Times. Evocative Data Centers, along with all of the companies on the list deserve special recognition because they fuel our regional economy.”

“We are thrilled, humbled and honored to be part of the fastest growing private companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and would like to thank all of our customers, employees and partners” said Arman Khalili, CEO of Evocative. The CEO states with a smile, “Evocative’s mission is to be the leading internet infrastructure provider for the San Francisco Bay Area.” It is apparent that Evocative’ focus on its clients is directly related to its success. This year’s recognition follows marks the 1st nomination where Evocative was named 100 fastest growing San Francisco Bay Area Company since its inception in 2017.

View SFBT Fast100 Bay Area list here: http://bizj.us/1pzs6l

View SFBT Fast50 East Bay list here: http://bizj.us/1pzs6k

About Evocative

Evocative Data Centers is a rapidly growing national provider of internet infrastructure, hosting and managed services. Composed of dedicated, experienced, internet entrepreneurs with a deep passion for their work, Evocative’s founders are constantly striving to make a better internet where there is full transparency between service provider and end-user. Evocative provides Network, Colocation, Hosting and multi-cloud services in 5 markets Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas and Reston, VA.

For additional information on our services, please visit http://www.evocative.com/.

About San Francisco Business Times

The San Francisco Business Times is the #1 print and online source for Bay Area business news and information on the most successful people, companies and transactions in the region. Every Friday, the Business Times arrives with an in-depth lineup of breaking local news stories, business profiles and valuable industry rankings. From technology and sustainability to small business, biotech, hospitality, real estate and banking, the Business Times covers the most relevant and timely topics for the Bay Area business community. SanFranciscoBusinessTimes.com takes the Business Times brand known for its insight, analysis and high journalistic standards and extends it to the Internet. Thousands of established and up and coming executives visit SanFranciscoBusinessTimes.com every day looking for the information they need to do Business in the Bay Area.

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KnowBe4 Finds 96 Percent of Organizations Say Email Phishing Scams Pose Biggest Security Risk

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The threats aren’t going away any time soon – the bad guys are just getting more and more clever. That’s why it’s so important to build up your human firewall – your end users – to better protect your organization. -Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4


TAMPA BAY, Fla. (PRWEB)

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced the results of its 2019 Security Threats and Trends Report.

The KnowBe4 2019 Security Threats and Trends Report polled 600 organizations worldwide in mid-2019 on the major security issues they will face in the next 12 to 18 months. It covers security initiatives, how well organizations are equipped to deal with security threats, the most persistent security threats, ongoing challenges in security and more.

“This study shows us why it’s a really good idea to step your users through new-school security awareness training,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. “The threats aren’t going away any time soon – the bad guys are just getting more and more clever. That’s why it’s so important to build up your human firewall – your end users – to better protect your organization.”

Survey highlights include:

  • A majority of corporations – 86% – have proactively amplified security initiatives over the last year to combat the increase in cybersecurity attacks.

  • Nearly nine out of 10 businesses – 89% – say they’re currently better equipped to deal with security threats than they were in 2018.

  • Three quarters or 76% of organizations say the biggest and most persistent security threat comes from “the enemy from within” – careless end users – who regularly clicks on bad links, placing organizations at higher risk of falling victim to email phishing, ransomware, CEO fraud scams and various forms of malware.

  • 58% of organizations cite budgetary constraints as an ongoing challenge in upgrading security.


To read the full report, visit https://blog.knowbe4.com/knowbe4-2019-security-threats-and-trends-report-october-2019.

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 28,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud and other social engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness training on security. Kevin Mitnick, an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4’s Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Tens of thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as the last line of defense.

Number 161 on the 2019 Inc. 500 list, #34 on 2018 Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 and #2 in Cybersecurity Ventures Cybersecurity 500. KnowBe4 is headquartered in Tampa Bay, Florida with European offices in England, the Netherlands, Germany and offices in Brazil, Australia, Japan, South Africa and Singapore.

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RealINSIGHT Releases Customer Inspired Product Improvements and Launches New Website

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RealINSIGHT CRE Software


BETHESDA, Md. (PRWEB)

RealINSIGHT, the leading software solution for commercial real estate (CRE) lenders, investors, and servicers, today announced the release of a new customer-focused website and technology upgrades that will allow users to customize its software to meet their needs.

In releasing these new features, functions, and capabilities, RealINSIGHT continues to put the customer first. Rolling out innovative enhancements that increase productivity in intuitive ways, RealINSIGHT users can customize the cloud-based software to align with their business goals. Increased features that streamline the user experience include:


  • Improved ease-of-use to generate customized business plans with scenario modeling, budget forecasting and cash flows

  • Upgrades to loan disbursement tracking, rollup and drilldown reporting

  • Enhanced online report previews to include Excel-like sorting and filters options

“RealINSIGHT is committed to continuous improvement of its CRE software solution and data services based on customer feedback,” says James Shevlin, President and COO. “We listen to our customers’ needs, ideas, issues and suggestions to determine our product direction and the enhancement priorities that will help them be successful.”

The new website allows potential clients to find relevant information quickly and efficiently, helping them to understand how RealINSIGHT can deliver full lifecycle support. RealINSIGHT firmly believes that technology must adapt to each customer’s unique processes and end goals and not just be a one size fits all platform.

“RealINSIGHT is proud of the thought leadership that our new website brings to the CRE community,” says Shevlin. “The website allows us to offer focused resources and solutions to specific problems that professionals in the commercial real estate business face every day. The winners in every industry will be technology-enabled. This is especially true in CRE, as innovation has historically lagged other industries. Companies that embrace technology today will have a distinct advantage over those that do not.”

About RealINSIGHT

RealINSIGHT, a software solution built by real industry experts, is the only real choice that commercial real estate lenders, investors, and servicers value and trust. Implemented by some of the most active lenders and largest financial service firms in the world – including its affiliate company CWCapital – RealINSIGHT provides CRE professionals with a modern cloud-based platform designed to streamline workflows and effectively manage all aspects of their debt investments. RealINSIGHT is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland with offices in Dallas, Texas and New York.

To learn more, visit the company at RealINSIGHT.com.

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Banyan Security Announces General Availability of Passwordless Authentication with Zero Trust

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Passwordless Now Powered by Banyan Security

Passwordless Now Powered by Banyan Security

Banyan’s Zero Trust Network Access Platform takes a unique approach to deliver secure Passwordless access without the traditional cost or complexity associated with authentication using cryptography tied to a device.


SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)

Banyan Security, a leading provider of next-generation Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises, announces the general availability of Passwordless Authentication with Zero Trust.

WHAT: With Banyan Security, an enterprise security team can enable least privilege access controls following Zero Trust principles, at the same time, corporate users benefit from not having to enter their username and password every time they access corporate resources.

Passwords Pose a Major Risk to Enterprise Security:

  • Passwords are inherently insecure

  • Protocols that demand periodic password changes lead to fatigue and encourage duplication or loss of passwords

  • Compromised passwords have led to some of the largest security breaches in history


“Passwords have been the bane of end-users as well as IT administrative staff, so when building our ZTNA solution, we envisioned a simpler, yet more secure passwordless authentication process,” said Jayanth Gummaraju, Founder and CEO, Banyan Security. “Today we are excited to share this offering with the enterprise community, enabling a more user-friendly and secure IT ecosystem.”

Banyan’s Passwordless Solution:

Banyan’s Zero Trust Network Access Platform takes a unique approach to deliver secure Passwordless access without the traditional cost or complexity associated with authentication using cryptography tied to a device.

Banyan provides lightweight native applications for desktop computers (Windows, Mac, Linux) and mobile (iOS, Android) platforms that can be seamlessly installed on corporate-managed and employee-owned (BYOD) devices. The Banyan App securely registers each device, and then installs and manages the cryptographic Device Certificates for each device. With Banyan, security teams don’t need to run any complicated PKI or MDM tools (although Banyan does integrate with all major PKI and MDM solutions).

Because Banyan enables organizations to roll out Zero Trust security alongside Passwordless authentication, overall enterprise security is significantly improved. Using dynamic trust scoring, continuous authorization, and granular enforcement, Banyan continuously evaluates the security posture of every user and device attempting access and enforces access control policies.

“Many firms would like to implement Zero Trust principles, but don’t have the time or financial resources to make extensive changes to their environment,” said Garrett Bekker, Principal Analyst at 451 Research. “Security offerings such as passwordless that can integrate with existing infrastructure and security tools such as MDM, IdaaS, SIEM and endpoint security can not only help achieve cost savings but also move closer to a true Zero Trust framework by constantly evaluating the security posture and authorization of both devices and users.”

Banyan’s Zero Trust Network Access Platform:

  • Reduces your attack surface and prevents lateral movement which is a leading cause of unauthorized access and breaches today

  • Enables continuous, ‘least privilege’ employee or 3rd party (contractor/partner) remote access to corporate on-premise or cloud applications and infrastructure

  • Provides robust TrustScoring powered by machine learning that enforces access policies in real-time

  • Delivers a great user experience by eliminating insecure passwords


To learn more about how the Banyan Zero Trust Network Access platform with Passwordless could fit into your security ecosystem, read the blog by Banyan Co-Founder and COO, Tarun Desikan, or schedule a demo today.

About Banyan Security:

Banyan Security’s next-generation Zero Trust Network Access platform provides seamless remote access to corporate resources hosted in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Banyan enhances security by reducing your attack surface, eliminating lateral movement, and preventing unauthorized access. Utilizing innovative TrustScoring powered by machine learning, Banyan ensures both users and devices are authenticated and authorized before granting granular least privilege access to sensitive corporate applications and servers. Banyan’s highly scalable platform is currently used by enterprises across verticals including healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. To learn more, visit http://www.banyansecurity.io.

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Panorama Consulting Group Releases 2020 Analysis of SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and Infor

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SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft vs. Infor

One of the most interesting findings was the types of business initiatives organizations included in their digital strategies. Enterprise asset management (EAM) functionality was by far the most popular among Infor customers.


GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (PRWEB)

The digital business transformation and ERP consulting firm, Panorama Consulting Group, recently released an independent report relevant to organizations evaluating ERP software. The report reveals the selection and implementation decisions of organizations implementing SAP, Oracle, Microsoft or Infor ERP systems.

“One of the most interesting findings was the types of business initiatives organizations included in their digital strategies,” said Chris Devault, Director of Industry Relations at Panorama. “Enterprise asset management (EAM) functionality was by far the most popular among Infor customers.”

The report also discusses digital business transformation and analyzes which vendors’ customers are more apt to pursue this type of initiative as opposed to an ERP implementation. The data revealed that more than half of Microsoft customers categorized their initiative as a digital business transformation. This was not true for the other vendors’ customers, the majority of whom used technology for digital optimization rather than transformation.

“At this year’s Inforum conference, Infor mentioned that the majority of their projects are actually digital optimizations,” said Devault. “Digital optimization focuses on optimizing existing processes and improving business models as opposed to creating new business models.”

About Clash of the Titans 2020

Panorama Consulting Group developed Clash of the Titans 2020 to compare SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and Infor. The report can be downloaded here: https://www.panorama-consulting.com/resource-center/clash-of-the-titans-2020-sap-vs-oracle-vs-microsoft-dynamics-vs-infor/

About Panorama Consulting Group

Panorama Consulting Group is an independent, niche consulting firm specializing in business transformation and ERP system implementations for mid- to large-sized private- and public-sector organizations worldwide. One-hundred percent technology agnostic and independent of vendor affiliation, Panorama offers a phased, top-down strategic alignment approach and a bottom-up tactical approach, enabling each client to achieve its unique business transformation objectives by transforming its people, processes and technology. Panorama’s services include ERP Selection, ERP Implementation, ERP Contract Negotiation, ERP University, Digital Strategy, Technology Assessment, Change Management, Human Capital Management, Business Process Management, M&A Integration, Turnaround Analysis, Crisis Management, Financial Restructuring, Operational Restructuring, Project Auditing & Recovery and Software Expert Witness Testimony. Learn more at https://www.panorama-consulting.com/.

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Industrial Internet Consortium and Fira Barcelona Present Blockchain Solutions World

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The program features dozens of use cases showcasing how blockchain technology impacts existing businesses and industries. You will learn from experts about how they have embraced this new technology in their industries.


BARCELONA, Spain (PRWEB)

The Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC™) and Fira Barcelona announced Blockchain Solutions World, which will be held from October 29 – 31, 2019 in Barcelona. Co-located with IoT Solutions World Congress, the three-day program includes more than 40 speakers and focuses on how blockchain technology impacts entire industries from energy to manufacturing to healthcare and many others.

“Blockchain Solutions World is the largest industry event of its kind in the world,” said Dr. Richard Soley, IIC Executive Director. “The program features dozens of use cases showcasing how blockchain technology impacts existing businesses and industries. You will learn from experts about how they have embraced this new technology in their industries.”

Featured sessions:


  • Blockchain & AI; The Future of Healthcare

  • Recalibrating IT Strategies by Accelerating AI and Blockchain

  • Acting for Food: Is blockchain technology an advantage for customers?

  • Blockchain Technology as a solution for Climate Crisis

  • How Blockchain Technology Helped Citizens to Use and Pay Mobility Services; Real Use Case from Madrid´s Mobility Ecosystem

  • Using Blockchain to create dignity for AB InBev’s smallholder farmers

  • Openvino; Vine to Wine to Dine: A New Paradigm

  • Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Digitize Global Trade

  • Own and Control Your Identity: Identity Management Using Blockchain    

  • Blockchain Crucial to Agricultural Realignments to feed 2050 Population    

  • Who Are You? What Do You Have and What Do You Know? Verify Your Claims Digitally                            

Key themes include:

  • Evaluating core blockchain infrastructure and ecosystem building

  • Privacy, identity, and security in blockchain implementations

  • Building trust and transparency in manufacturing, supply chains, transport and logistics

  • Making Public Health more effective

  • Decentralizing energy & utilities    

Registration pricing and information is available here.

About the Industrial Internet Consortium

The Industrial Internet Consortium is the world’s leading membership program transforming business and society by accelerating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The IIC delivers a trustworthy IIoT in which the world’s systems and devices are securely connected and controlled to deliver transformational outcomes. The Industrial Internet Consortium is a program of the Object Management Group (OMG). For more information, visit http://www.iiconsortium.org.

Note to editors: Industrial Internet Consortium is a registered trademark of OMG. For a listing of all OMG trademarks, visit http://www.omg.org/legal/tm_list. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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State Auto Insurance Integrates Flyreel to Deliver AI-Driven Property Inspections

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“We’re able to get more information about what our customers need more quickly, and they get more personalized coverage without sacrificing their privacy.”


DENVER (PRWEB)

Flyreel​, the most advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution for property insurance underwriting, risk management, and claims, announced today that State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company (State Auto), a leading digital provider of property and casualty insurance, is now a fully-deployed Flyreel customer.

State Auto has deployed Flyreel’s Property Assistant to guide policyholders through their own AI-assisted property surveys using the camera on their smartphone and powerful, insurance-specific computer vision technology. The data provided by Flyreel’s platform enables State Auto to provide their customers with more personalized coverage while benefiting from a streamlined underwriting process.

“We’re excited to offer our customers Flyreel’s easy-to-use tool that helps make sure they’re getting the right protection,” said Mike LaRocco, President and CEO of State Auto. “We’re able to get more information about what our customers need more quickly, and they get more personalized coverage without sacrificing their privacy.”

Flyreel’s patent-pending technology automatically guides users through their home while identifying and documenting important features, contents, risks, and other details relevant to the policy and policyholder. Using this data, State Auto can better personalize coverage and in some cases engage proactively to help customers mitigate risks that could impact their homes or property.

“State Auto has differentiated themselves as a leader in innovation by continuing to invest in and implement the best technology for their customers,” said Cole Winans, CEO, and Founder of Flyreel. “As a fully deployed Flyreel customer, we’re excited to support their mission of delivering the best experience possible to their policyholders.”

About Flyreel

Flyreel provides insurance-specific AI solutions to commercial and residential property insurance carriers. By putting the power of AI in the hands of both policyholders and insurers, Flyreel automates the data capture process while improving underwriting, risk management, and claims experiences. Flyreel’s proprietary computer vision and machine learning technology empowers carriers to make smarter and more efficient data-based decisions while providing policyholders with highly personalized customer experiences. Flyreel is based in Denver, Colorado.

About State Auto

State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company (State Auto), headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a super regional property and casualty insurance holding company. The company is primarily engaged in writing personal and business insurance products exclusively through independent insurance agencies and is proud to be a Trusted Choice® company partner.

State Automobile Mutual is part of the State Auto Group, which is rated A- (Excellent) by the A.M. Best Company and includes State Automobile Mutual, State Auto Financial Corporation, State Auto Property & Casualty, State Auto Ohio, State Auto Wisconsin, Milbank, Meridian Security, Patrons Mutual, Rockhill Insurance, Plaza Insurance, American Compensation and Bloomington Compensation. Additional information can be found online at http://www.stateauto.com.

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KnowBe4 Finds Email Subject Lines Focused on Security-Minded End Users are Effective

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KnowBe4 Q3 2019 Phishing Report Infographic

As cybersecurity threats persist, more and more end users are becoming security minded. The bad guys are always looking for clever ways to trick end users, so they need to remain vigilant. -Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4


TAMPA BAY, Fla. (PRWEB)

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, revealed the results of its Q3 2019 top-clicked phishing report.

The results found that simulated phishing tests with an urgent message to check a password immediately were most effective, with 43% of users falling for it. Social media messages are another area of concern when it comes to phishing. Within the same report, KnowBe4’s top-clicked social media email subjects reveal that LinkedIn messages are the most popular at 48%, followed by Facebook at 37%.

“As cybersecurity threats persist, more and more end users are becoming security minded,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. “They have a vested interest in protecting their online lives, so a message that sounds urgent related to their password can entice someone to click. The bad guys are always looking for clever ways to trick end users, so they need to remain vigilant.”

Rounding out its quarterly reviews, in Q3 2019, KnowBe4 examined tens of thousands of email subject lines from simulated phishing tests. The organization also examined ‘in-the-wild’ email subject lines that show actual emails users received and reported to their IT departments as suspicious. The results are below.

The Top 10 Most-Clicked General Email Subject Lines Globally for Q3 2019 include:

  • Password Check Required Immediately

  • A Delivery Attempt was made

  • De-activation of [[email]] in Process

  • New food trucks coming to [[company_name]]

  • Updated Employee Benefits

  • Revised Vacation & Sick Time Policy

  • You Have A New Voicemail

  • New Organizational Changes

  • Change of Password Required Immediately

  • Staff Review 2018


*Capitalization and spelling are as they were in the phishing test subject line.

**Email subject lines are a combination of both simulated phishing templates created by KnowBe4 for clients, and custom tests designed by KnowBe4 customers.

When investigating ‘in-the-wild’ email subject lines, KnowBe4 found the most common throughout Q3 2019 included:

  • Skype: New Unread Voicemail Message

  • Transaction Refund

  • [[NAME]] shared a document with you

  • Microsoft Teams: Please authenticate your account

  • Bonus payments for selected employees

  • Cisco Webex: Your account is blocked

  • Amazon: Billing Address Mismatch

  • USPS: High Priority Package: Track it now!

  • Verizon: Security Update

  • Adobe Cloud: Shared a file with you on Adobe Cloud


*Capitalization and spelling are as they were in the phishing test subject line.

**In-the-wild email subject lines represent actual emails users received and reported to their IT departments as suspicious. They are not simulated phishing test emails.

For more information on KnowBe4, visit http://www.knowbe4.com.

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 28,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud and other social engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness training on security. Kevin Mitnick, an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4’s Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Tens of thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as the last line of defense.

Number 161 on the 2019 Inc. 500 list, #34 on 2018 Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 and #2 in Cybersecurity Ventures Cybersecurity 500. KnowBe4 is headquartered in Tampa Bay, Florida with European offices in England, the Netherlands, Germany and offices in Brazil, Australia, Japan, South Africa and Singapore.

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