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TeleSign Joins the White House and the National Cyber Security Alliance's "Lock Down Your Login" Online Safety Campaign
TeleSign (www.telesign.com),
today announced its commitment to the National Cyber Security Alliance's
"Lock Down Your Login" internet safety and security initiative to
empower Americans to better protect their online accounts by moving
beyond passwords. The campaign, which was announced by the White House
in February 2016 as part of its Cybersecurity National Action Plan,
calls for all Americans to fortify their online accounts by enabling the
strongest authentication tools available so everyone can enjoy a greater
peace of mind knowing their online accounts are more secure.
In 2015 alone, an estimated $15 billion was stolen from 13.1 million
U.S. consumers due to identity fraud.1 Usernames and
passwords simply are not enough to secure online accounts. While hackers
and criminals continue to evolve their attack techniques, 72 percent of
Americans still believe their accounts are secure with only a username
and password.2 Millions of Americans have had their online
accounts hacked because of stolen credentials or weak logins, but many
are either unaware or not using widely available, simple technologies to
better secure their online accounts. With the most common passwords in
the country remaining 123456 and 123456789, this false sense of
confidence is leaving the door open to hackers looking to steal
identities and valuable personal information.
Responding to the challenge, the "Lock Down Your Login" campaign was
created to help Americans minimize personal risk to cybercrime by
educating and empowering them to better protect their key social media,
email and bank accounts by enabling strong authentication - sometimes
called multi-factor, two-factor or login approval. While no security
measure is foolproof, a few easy steps - such as using a separate small
device you have in your possession, verifying identity via biometrics
like voice, facial recognition, fingerprint or iris-scan or by using a
unique one-time code through an app on your mobile device - can make it
much harder for hackers to disrupt our digital daily lives. Implementing
strong authentication ensures it's actually the user trying to access
the account and not just someone with the correct password tying to log
in which can alleviate some of the worry about being online.
"TeleSign research shows that the password is failing us. More than half
of Americansexperienced an online security incident in the past year,
and hackers are making quick work of accounts protected by passwords
alone," said Aled Miles, CEO at TeleSign. "At TeleSign, we provide
account security solutions to many of the world's largest brands and
have seen firsthand the power of two-factor authentication (2FA) to
protect consumer accounts beyond the password and stop a significant
amount of online fraud. We are a proud partner of the White House's
'Lock Down Your Login' campaign and look forward to helping raise
awareness for this vitally important security step."
The "Lock Down Your Login" campaign is a STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™
initiative built upon a broad, coordinated effort to increase consumer
awareness of our individual and collective roles in cybersecurity. It
brings together dozens of industry leaders and like-minded organizations
that understand the importance of cybersecurity awareness and education.
"We live in a digital age where people, networks and devices are
increasingly interconnected, and the more internet users who enable
strong authentication, the safer we will all be online," said Michael
Kaiser, NCSA's executive director. "We are thankful to our 'Lock Down
Your Login' sponsors and partner organizations for their support and
commitment to our shared responsibility of promoting cybersecurity and
helping to create a safer, more secure and trusted internet."
To learn how to make your online accounts as secure as possible with
strong authentication and to become a partner, please visit www.lockdownyourlogin.com.
About TeleSign
TeleSign's account security platform is trusted by the world's largest
brands to prevent online fraud. Combining real-time data & analytics,
phone verification and two-factor authentication, TeleSign helps
customers secure billions of end-user accounts from compromise. To find
out more, visit http://www.telesign.com
or follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) - @TeleSign.
About the "Lock Down Your Login" Campaign
The "Lock Down Your Login" campaign, a key public-facing pillar of the
multifaceted Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) announced by the
White House in February 2016, is a STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ initiative led
by the National Cyber Security Alliance and developed by a coalition of
industry leaders and like-minded organizations working in collaboration
with government, who understand the importance of cybersecurity
awareness and education. The campaign was built upon a broad,
coordinated effort to increase consumer awareness of our individual and
collective roles in cybersecurity. The campaign's sponsors include
CompTIA, Google, Javelin Strategy & Research, Mastercard, mcgarrybowen,
Mozilla Foundation, PayPal (News - Alert), TeleSign, True Key™ by Intel Security,
Twitter Inc., Visa Inc. and Wells Fargo & Company. Learn more about our
partners and how to get involved at LockDownYourLogin.com.
1 2016 Identity Fraud Study, Javelin Strategy & Research; https://www.javelinstrategy.com/coverage-area/2016-identity-fraud-fraud-hits-inflection-point
2 NCSA Strong Authentication Omnibus Study, July 2016; https://stopthinkconnect.org/resources/preview/ldyl-research-fact-sheet
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