Authentify is rolling out a solution that would verify the identity of remote students using voice biometrics. U.S. education institutions are expanding their remote learning programs nationwide but grappling with federal mandates to prove online students are actually taking courses and tests. The product provides an end-to-end voice biometrics and mobile phone-based identity verification service […]

Every three seconds someone’s identity is stolen according to the Javelin Strategy & Research 2012 Identity Theft Report – and college students are increasingly one of the biggest targets of identity theft. There are several reasons why college students are a prime target for identify theft, said Joe Vahey, vice president and product manager at […]

College students have enough to juggle when it comes to school, work and their social life. Fighting fraud often doesn’t make their list of priorities. College-bound students are susceptible to identity theft, however, and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) recommends that they take seven simple steps to protect themselves on campus. Identity thieves don’t care […]

A forensic investigation is underway at the University of Delaware following a recent cyber attack that compromised the personal information of some 72,000 students and employees, according to philly.com. Confidential files containing personal information, such as Social Security numbers, addresses and school ID numbers, of past and current employees, including student employees were comprised during […]

Stanford University is working with security consultants and law enforcement following a recent breach in its computer network, according to a local ABC News report. The marks the second time Stanford University has been breached in less than three months. In May, a hacker known as “Agent 47” penetrated the campus information technology infrastructure and […]

A former student of California State University San Marcos admitted to stealing the identities and passwords of more than 700 fellow students so he could rig campus elections and has been sentenced to a year in federal prison, according to a local news report. Matthew Weaver, 22, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, […]

Social Security numbers and other personal information of 47,000 Florida teachers was exposed on the Internet during a recent data transfer at Florida State University, the entity performing work under contract with the Florida Department of Education. During the transfer in late May, FSU’s Florida Center for Interactive Media moved the data to a new […]

The Sheffield College in South Yorkshire, UK — an institution with academic, vocational and work-related programs — is piloting a tokenless, two factor authentication solution for its faculty and staff. Sheffield services some 20,000 adult and young adult students per year studying on full-time, part-time and short-term bases. Sheffield maintains four main campuses located across […]

University says yes, researchers suggest caution Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications Keeping a university’s computer system secure from outside hackers is only half the battle. Securing the thousands of student computers that log into campus networks on a daily basis is the other half. Protecting the university’s network is an around-the-clock challenge. The most […]

Free online class provider Coursera will start offering identity verification so that students can claim their class accomplishments, according to a report in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Coursera is launching a pilot project to check the identities of its students and offer verified certificates of completion for a fee. In order to validate the […]