Silicon Valley tech pioneer Allison Huynh joined'Fox & Friends First' to discuss her take on the worldwide outages and why she believes Biden could only have'hours' left in the 2024 race. You already gave your bank your address, date of birth, Social Security number and your mother's maiden name. Now, they want your voice. Banks say it's an extra layer of biometric protection against fraud and cybercrime. But with the rise of hackers stealing voice data for deepfakes, is it worth the risk?

Kurt "The CyberGuy" Knutsson describes a situation in which a viewer was hacked and reveals what steps you can take to avoid this from happening to you. In today's digital chorus, your voice is the newest solo. It's not just for singing in the shower or whispering sweet nothings anymore. However, just as we're crooning over the idea of voice authentication, hackers are hitting a high note, mastering the art of mimicking it. CLICK TO GET KURT'S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS AND EASY HOW-TO'S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER When enrolling in voice authentication, you are asked to repeat a specific phrase in your own voice.

The federal government should be using some of the $10bn allocated in the budget to cybersecurity defences to combat people using AI to bypass biometric securities including voice authentication, a Greens senator has said. On Friday Guardian Australia reported that Centrelink's voice authentication system can be tricked using a free online AI cloning service and just four minutes of audio of the user's voice. After the Guardian Australia journalist Nick Evershed cloned his own voice, he was able to access his account using his cloned voice and his customer reference number. The voiceprint service, provided by the Microsoft-owned voice software company Nuance, was being used by 3.8 million Centrelink clients at the end of February, and more than 7.1 million people had verified their voice using the same system with the Australian Taxation Office. Despite being alerted to the vulnerability last week, Services Australia has not indicated it will change its use of voice ID, saying the technology is a "highly secure authentication method" and the agency "continually scans for potential threats and make ongoing enhancements to ensure customer security".

As working from home moves from a temporary solution to the new normal, companies need new ways to secure data and protect internal networks . Banks are most likely to use voiceprints to authenticate users but more companies are considering this approach. Nuance Communications uses a voiceprint algorithm powered by a deep neural network to analyze 1,000 parameters of an individual's voice, including tone, pitch, pacing and fluctuations in the sound. The engine determines which parameters are most relevant for each individual and weights the appropriate elements accordingly. Simon Marchand, chief fraud prevention officer at Nuance, worked in fraud prevention for 10 years in the financial and telecom industries.

As part of a broader push to upgrade its technology, Comerica has implemented voice artificial intelligence tools to automate much of its contact center's interactions with consumers. The regional bank has also launched voice-based authentication. Both initiatives are continually adjusted. User experiences dictate changes, sometimes as often as daily. While Comerica's overall voice efforts have already paid off in increased efficiencies, and voice authentication has been well received, the Dallas-based regional bank says it is still early days and hopes for continuing improvement in consumer service and efficiency.

As part of a broader push to upgrade its technology, Comerica has implemented voice artificial intelligence tools to automate much of its contact center's interactions with consumers. The regional bank has also launched voice-based authentication. Both initiatives are continually adjusted. User experiences dictate changes, sometimes as often as daily. While Comerica's overall voice efforts have already paid off in increased efficiencies, and voice authentication has been well received, the Dallas-based regional bank says it is still early days and hopes for continuing improvement in consumer service and efficiency.

Q: Please provide our readers with a brief introduction to the company and its voice authentication technology, Say-Tec? A: LMH Blockchain offers an artificial intelligence (AI) solution called Say-Tec which eliminates the need for individuals to remember passwords when signing onto a mobile device, website, or to approve a transaction. Q: Who founded the company – and its flagship product, Say-Tec? A: The three co-founders of LMH Blockchain and Say-Tec are based in Hong Kong, St. Louis and Walnut Creek–bringing decades of experience in emerging technologies, payments, multi-factor authentication, and business development strategy. They've each established proven records of solving real-world problems for clients in the financial services, digital commerce, healthcare, and retail industries.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered solutions such as Amelia are completely upending customer expectations for their interactions with digital systems. These technologies provide automated 24/7 omni-channel access to information and services, which enables enterprises to expand offerings without expanding overhead expenses. However, all these innovations are worthless if users don't trust that their data will be properly secured. Case in point: See the demise of SaaS provider Code Spaces, which went out of business following a hack. Enterprises work around the clock to keep their networks as close to 100% secure as possible.

It's a lot easier to talk to a smartphone than to try to type instructions on its keyboard. This is particularly true when a person is trying to log in to a device or a system: Few people would choose to type a long, complex secure password if the alternative were to just say a few words and be authenticated with their voice. But voices can be recorded, simulated or even imitated, making voice authentication vulnerable to attack. The most common methods for securing voice-based authentication involve only ensuring that analysis of a spoken passphrase is not tampered with; they securely store the passphrase and the authorized user's voiceprint in an encrypted database. But securing a voice authentication system has to start with the sound itself.