Key Takeaways
- SIM swap tawm tsam, uas tso siab rau kev dag ntxias tawm cov SIMs, raug nqi rau pej xeem Asmeskas tshaj $ 68 lab hauv 2021.
- South Africa npaj yuav koom nrog cov biometrics rau tus tswv SIM kom ntseeg tau tias SIM dua tuaj yeem muab rau tus tswv tsim nyog.
- Cov kws paub txog kev nyab xeeb hauv cybersecurity ntseeg tias kev siv biometrics yuav qhia txog kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev ceev ntiag tug ntau dua, thiab cov kev daws teeb meem tiag tiag nyob rau lwm qhov.
Siv biometrics los daws qhov teeb meem kev ruaj ntseg yuav tsis pab tshem tawm qhov teeb meem, tab sis nws yog qhov tseeb tias yuav qhia txog kev txhawj xeeb txog kev ceev ntiag tug, qhia cov kws tshaj lij cybersecurity.
South Africa tau thov kom sau cov ntaub ntawv biometric los ntawm tib neeg thaum lawv yuav SIM daim npav txhawm rau txhawm rau cuam tshuam SIM pauv kev tawm tsam. Hauv cov kev tawm tsam no, scammers thov hloov SIM phaib lawv siv los cuam tshuam cov passwords raug cai ib zaug (OTPs) thiab tso cai rau kev lag luam. Raws li FBI, cov kev dag ntxias no suav nrog ntau dua $ 68 lab hauv 2021. Txawm li cas los xij, kev cuam tshuam tsis pub lwm tus paub ntawm South Africa qhov kev thov tsis zaum zoo nrog cov kws tshaj lij.
"Kuv ua siab ntev rau cov neeg muab kev pabcuam nrhiav txoj hauv kev los tiv thaiv qhov teeb meem tiag tiag ntawm SIM swapping," Tim Helming, tus kws tshaj lij kev nyab xeeb nrog DomainTools, hais rau Lifewire ntawm email. "Tab sis kuv tsis ntseeg [sau cov ntaub ntawv biometric] yog cov lus teb yog."
Txoj kev tsis ncaj ncees
Piav qhia txog kev phom sij ntawm SIM sib pauv kev tawm tsam, Stephanie Benoit-Kurtz, Cybersecurity Expert ntawm University of Phoenix, tau hais tias tus neeg nyiag SIM tuaj yeem ua rau cov neeg ua phem tsis zoo tuaj yeem nkag mus rau hauv tag nrho koj cov nyiaj digital, los ntawm email mus rau hauv online banking.
Qhov kev sib tw ntawm kev sau cov ntaub ntawv biometric tsis yog hauv cov txheej txheem sau xwb tab sis kev ruaj ntseg cov ntaub ntawv thaum nws tau sau.
Rau nrog tus nyiag SIM, cov neeg nyiag khoom tuaj yeem xa 'Tsis Nco Qab Tus password' lossis 'Account Recovery' thov rau ib qho ntawm koj tus lej online cuam tshuam nrog koj tus lej xov tooj, thiab rov pib dua tus password, tseem ceeb nyiag koj cov nyiaj.
Lub Tuam Txhab Kev Sib Txuas Lus ywj pheej ntawm South Africa (ICASA) tam sim no vam tias yuav siv biometrics los ua kom nyuaj rau cov neeg nyiag nkas kom tau txais lawv txhais tes ntawm tus lej SIM los ntawm kev xav tau cov ntaub ntawv biometrics los txheeb xyuas tus kheej ntawm tus neeg thov tus lej SIM.
"Txawm hais tias kev hloov pauv SIM yog qhov teeb meem loj, qhov no tuaj yeem yog qhov kev kho mob hnyav dua li tus kab mob," hais rau Helming.
Nws tau piav qhia tias ib zaug cov ntaub ntawv biometric nyob rau hauv tes ntawm cov neeg muab kev pabcuam, muaj kev pheej hmoo tiag tiag uas ua txhaum cai tuaj yeem tso cov ntaub ntawv biometric rau hauv tes ntawm cov neeg tawm tsam, leej twg tuaj yeem tsim txom nws hauv ntau txoj kev teeb meem.
"Qhov kev sib tw ntawm kev sau cov ntaub ntawv biometric tsis yog nyob rau hauv cov txheej txheem sau tab sis kev ruaj ntseg cov ntaub ntawv thaum nws tau sau, " pom zoo Benoit-Kurtz.
Nws ntseeg tias biometrics ib leeg tsis pab daws qhov teeb meem thawj zaug. Qhov ntawd yog vim tias cov neeg ua phem phem siv ntau txoj hauv kev kom tau txais daim npav SIM sib npaug, thiab kom lawv tawm ncaj qha los ntawm cov neeg muab kev pabcuam tsis yog tib txoj kev xaiv ntawm lawv pov tseg. Qhov tseeb, raws li Benoit-Kurtz, muaj kev lag luam dub zoo rau kev tau txais cov ntawv sib npaug ntawm cov SIM siv.
Barking the Wrong tree
Benoit-Kurtz ntseeg tias cov neeg nqa khoom thiab cov tuam txhab xov tooj yuav tsum tau ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv kev ruaj ntseg ntawm lub xov tooj ntawm tes.
"Muaj cov teeb meem tseem ceeb cuam tshuam nrog kev ruaj ntseg ntawm cov xov tooj thiab SIM phaib uas tuaj yeem daws tau los ntawm cov neeg nqa khoom siv kev tswj hwm muaj zog nyob ib puag ncig thaum twg thiab qhov twg SIM tuaj yeem hloov pauv," hais Benoit-Kurtz.
Nws hais tias kev lag luam yuav tsum tau ua haujlwm ua ke los qhia txog cov txheej txheem los tiv thaiv kev lag luam yam tsis muaj kev vam khom ntau cov kauj ruam kom paub tseeb tus neeg siv thiab lub xov tooj uas SIM tshiab tau sau npe rau.
Piv txwv li, nws hais tias qee tus neeg nqa khoom zoo li Verizon tau pib siv rau tus lej Hloov PINs, uas yuav tsum tau ua ua ntej SIM tuaj yeem txav mus. Tab sis qhov ntawd tsuas yog ib qho ntxiv cov ntaub ntawv hauv kev sib pauv, thiab cov kws dag ntxias tuaj yeem txuas ntxiv lawv cov kev sib raug zoo engineering los sau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv no thiab.
Txog txog thaum kev lag luam nce qib, nws yog nyob ntawm cov neeg kom paub thiab tiv thaiv lawv tus kheej tawm tsam SIM sib pauv. Ib qho kev ua kom yuam kev uas nws qhia yog txhawm rau ua kom muaj ntau qhov kev lees paub rau koj cov nyiaj hauv online thaum ua kom ntseeg tau tias ib qho ntawm cov txheej txheem kev lees paub xa cov lej pov thawj rau tus email account uas tsis txuas nrog koj lub xov tooj.
Nws kuj qhia kom siv SIM PIN-tus lej ntau tus lej koj nkag rau txhua zaus koj lub xov tooj rov pib dua. "Nco ntsoov tias koj siv lub built-in kev ruaj ntseg nta ntawm koj lub xov tooj los xauv nws kom koj thiaj li yuav txo tau koj txoj kev pheej hmoo thiab proactively tiv thaiv koj SIM."
