A thorough review of the processes should give enterprises and consumers alike great pause as to the resilience of knowledge-based authentication against exploitation by malicious actors.

Asking for static information like a mother's maiden name seems increasingly passé, since shared "secrets" can be stolen or gleaned from the Internet. But without a brilliant alternative, and done ...

Florida's recent rollout of knowledge-based authentication in the application process for various benefits programs, including Medicaid, is already helping to crack down on ID theft and fraud, says ...

By swapping knowledge-based questions for biometrics, Principal shut down account takeovers and boosted customer trust.

Atlanta-based LexisNexis said it would integrate the technology into its identity-proofing portfolio for identity management and anti-fraud. Knowledge-based authentication is used by financial ...

Fraudsters were able to pass security questions better than customers who only passed knowledge based authentication questions 46 percent of the time in a call center ...

In fact, consumers are so frustrated with traditional passwords and knowledge-based authentication (KBA) questions that many would rather shovel snow, sit in traffic or deal with a flight delay ...

Verid is responding by introducing a major new version of its industry leading Knowledge Based Authentication (KBA) platform that helps businesses quickly authenticate consumers through a series ...

The IRS' knowledge-based authentication system was compromised leading to the loss of almost $50 million.