What You Know, We Know: How Your PII Isn't Secure Enough to Be Called Personal Anymore

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Presented at SecureWorldSeattle 2019 by

Abigail Mcalpine

PII authentication has been used everywhere to authenticate your identity with various service providers, but after a number of data breaches and personal data loss, is it a safe way forward for our next generation? We now have more PII information available online than ever, with social media encouraging the sharing of personal data on a regular basis. Is PII a secure way to authenticate users in the future?Check your answers, much like the second-guessing of answers at the end of an exam. Users should be second guessing why providers need their personal information in the first place. If possible, they should change their answers. Providers should consider this PII authentication a void exercise with the amount of information posted online.