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.

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

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 report uncovered that consumers are so fed up with passwords and KBAs (Knowledge Based Authentication Questions) to access accounts or verify identity that many would be less annoyed by having ...

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 ...

These attacks expose the weaknesses in knowledge-based authentication (KBA) and traditional MFA limitations, underscoring the urgent need for more robust security measures.

The first is what you know-usually a password, but can also include your response to a challenge question, known as Knowledge Based Authentication. The second is what you have.

Srivastava explained how her company’s approach to biometrics eliminates the need for passwords, device redirects, and knowledge-based authentication (KBA).

Call centers often rely on manual reviews of inbound calls, such as asking knowledge-based authentication questions that can increase call time.