Synthetic identities can easily be mistaken for real identities and can wreak havoc on companies that fall victim. So how can you differentiate between the two?
What is synthetic identity theft?...
Access control is a security measure that can prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information. But how can mandatory access control help with security?
What is mandatory access control? Man...
What Is Mandatory Access Control (MAC)?
In this vlog, our Chief Operating Officer, Huzefa Olia, joins our Chief Marketing Officer, Michael Cichon, to discuss why Okta needs an identity layer.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/740777974
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Vlog: Why Okta Needs an Identity Layer
Driver’s licenses were one of the top three most breached data attributes in 2021, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). To make matters worse, many driver’s licenses are counterf...
Achieve a Higher Level of Identity Assurance with BlockID’s AAMVA Integration
CIP and KYC are vital procedures and guidelines to help keep customer data secure while also verifying a customer's identity.
What is KYC CIP? Know your customer and customer identification proc...
CIP vs. KYC: What’s the Difference?
Remote onboarding is becoming the new normal, and if your company doesn't adapt to the new work environment, your company will be left behind.
What is Remote Onboarding?
Remote onboarding is the ...
Remote Onboarding for the Modern Workforce
Hackers attack passwords systematically, and it's only a matter of time before they crack your login. What best practices can help secure your account?
What are best practices for creating a pas...
Top 6 Password Security Best Practices
NIST compliance provides security standards for businesses handling federal information, but how do you meet these compliance regulations?
What is NIST compliance? NIST compliance is the Nationa...
What Is the NIST Compliance Framework & CMMC?
SOC 2 compliance should be at the top of the list for all technology services, software-as-a-service organizations, and service providers managing or storing customer data in the cloud.
What is ...
What Is SOC 2 Compliance & Certification?
The road to zero trust can be bumpy for nearly any organization. While CISOs need to make data and services accessible to their users, they also need to protect the same data and services in order ...
How to Defeat a Zero Trust Architecture
Business email compromise is one of the many types of phishing attacks targeting both large and small corporations for financial gain.
What is a BEC attack? A BEC attack is a type of phishing sc...
BEC Attacks: What Is Business Email Compromise?
In my last blog post, I started discussing the implications of identity verification and facial recognition where organizations didn’t consider components of a zero trust architecture. Specifically...
How to Reform the Delivery of Government Services via Internet Pt 2
The move to biometric authentication started as far back as 2004 when IBM introduced fingerprint readers. Biometrics went mainstream when Apple released TouchID on the iPhone in 2013.
Since then...
How to Reform the Delivery of Government Services via Internet Pt 1
Identity providers are a seamless way to authenticate your users and also maintain security on your enterprise network.
What is an identity provider? An identity provider is a service that verif...
What Is an Identity Provider? Benefits of IdPs
In this video blog, our CTO, Rohan Pinto, joins our CMO, Michael Cichon, to discuss why architecture matters for security and privacy in citizen ID.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/706244577
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Why Architecture Matters for Security and Privacy in Citizen ID
Self-sovereign identities are the future of digital identities. Putting the control back into the hands of the users allows for greater security everywhere.
What is self-sovereign identity? Self...
What Is Self-Sovereign Identity? (The Future of ID?)
Distributed digital identity, decentralized identity, blockchain, and distributed ledgers: what do they mean and how can they help keep my company secure?
What is a digital identity? A digital i...
What Is Distributed Identity? How Decentralized ID Works
When news of the Lapsus$ breach at Okta surfaced a few days ago it initially seemed of little consequence. The explanation that a 3rd party contractor with limited access had been compromised seeme...
The Lapsus$ Breach at Okta and Why Single Sign On Needs an Identity Layer
In June 2021, the European Commission proposed an update to its pan-European digital identity framework, which will give every European a set of digital identity credentials that will be recognized...
What Is eIDAS 2.0?
Online identity verification solutions are fast and easy to verify someone's ID without requiring documents to be supplied in person.
What is online identity verification? Online identity verifi...
How Online Identity Verification Works
In my last blog post, I started discussing the implications of identity verification and facial recognition where organizations didn’t consider components of a zero trust architecture. Specifically...
The Advantages and Implications of Using Facial Recognition for Identity Verification Pt 2
The move to biometric authentication started as far back as 2004 when IBM introduced fingerprint readers. Biometrics went mainstream when Apple released TouchID on the iPhone in 2013.
Since then...
The Advantages and Implications of Using Facial Recognition for Identity Verification
Finding the best identity verification solution may be difficult depending on the features your business requires, but we make it easy with our top 5 guide.
The Top 5 Identity Verification Solutio...
Top 5 Identity Verification Solutions & Software
Password spraying is a risk for all organizations; if one person's account gets hacked, the attacker could access vast amounts of sensitive information.
What is password spraying? Password spray...