TKTKTKTTKTKTK Federal agencies still using insecure knowledge-based verification for online services
By Bradley Barth Publish Date June 17, 2019
A performance audit of six U.S. government agencies found that four of them are still using knowledge-based questions to verify the identities of individuals applying for federal benefits or services, even though this practice is considered outdated and insecure, especially in light of the 2017 Equifax breach. Knowledge-based verification questions are typically created by credit…