Organizations that are eliminating passwords are in good company. Microsoft is phasing out password authentication for its employees (and expects other businesses to do the same) and Gartner has noted that more enterprises are interested in going passwordless. But the identity and access management market is crowded with vendors offering some type of passwordless technology. […]

Deep security knowledge isn’t the only skill CISOs need. To succeed as a security leader, knowing how security can enable the business, especially around providing a better user experience, is also essential, judging by a panel discussion at the Financial Services CyberTech Forum, which was recently held in London. Security is a part of the […]

There’s a lot of vendor hype around authenticating without passwords. But many aren’t offering true passwordless authentication. Instead, they’re selling what can be called passwordfree authentication. What’s the difference? One emphasizes user convenience over security and the other truly eliminates passwords from authentication. Here’s a technical perspective from Veridium Chief Product Officer John Spencer. Passwordfree […]

Over 20 million Ecuadorians have had their personal data exposed online in a massive and unprecedented national data breach owing to an unsecured server. The Ecuadorian government confirmed that the details of 16.5 million living citizens, of whom 7 million are minors, as well as several million deceased individuals were exposed. The breach disclosed a […]

In a fast evolving landscape where fraud and cyberattacks have hit an all-time high, one of the biggest issues now facing companies is how to verify customers in the most secure and seamless fashion. In response, many are now turning to more innovative methods of customer authentication such as biometrics. Amidst ever-rising fraud and data […]

Employees face a less-than-stellar experience logging in to the many applications they use. First, they have to create unique passwords for all the applications, cloud services and tools that they need. There’s a password for Salesforce, Dropbox, WordPress, HubSpot, Citrix, G Suite and the desktop, among the many other applications employees rely on. Then they […]

Before Cuy Móvil could bring more affordable mobile phone plans to Peru, it needed to figure out how people could register the SIM cards they purchased from the mobile operator with government. To help combat fraud, federal law requires people to register their SIM cards either using their fingerprints or national identity number. Selling SIM […]

Everyone seems to want to stop using passwords. Security and IT professionals loathe them because they’re a key infiltration tool. Anyone who handles user experience dislikes passwords because they’re not very user friendly. Despite grumbling about passwords, they’ve been the main way we authenticate since the 1960s, mainly because no one has come up with […]

A productivity battle is being fought at offices everywhere. On one side is the user, who just wants to file that report or send that email. On the other, is the authentication process that requires using a password to log in to the many tools and services employees need to complete their jobs.A password is […]