The identity and security industry has a marketing problem and it needs to be fixed. Clearer messaging needs to focus on results and not technology.

Researchers on the International Space Station are using PKI and digital certificates to secure research with earthbound scientists; in news that may not be surprising to IT security professionals, passwords are failing; ABI Research forecasts the global biometrics market will reach more than $30 billion by 2021; FIDO Alliance hosting financial services seminar.

A staple on High Streets across the UK is Timpson, a shoe repair chain that also does watch repairs, dry cleaning and key cutting. But the company is taking the digital leap launching ArkHive, a brick and mortar store that one day will offer online identities.

Yet another spoof of mobile biometrics has emerged, calling into question the security of the systems but there are factors these spoofers are leaving out. But don’t panic, just take a deep breath and realize that breaking into these systems isn’t as easy as some would like you to think.

Gemalto was selected by Jordan’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology for the country’s new citizen ID program; The FIDO Alliance announced that NTT DOCOMO, INC. has extended its deployment of FIDO Certified strong authentication to its customers with Apple iOS devices; Crossmatch announced the addition of contextual security features to its DigitalPersona Altus multi-factor authentication platform.

The P&A Group is an employee benefits firm that helps employers manage employee retirement accounts, flex spending programs and 401K data. For P&A, protecting their clients’ employee data is mission critical.

Deploying and then getting employees to use multi-factor authentication can be a challenge. A report from Google looks at how 50,000 employees are using FIDO U2F-based Security Keys, manufactured by Yubico, and the success the Internet giant has enjoyed.

MorphoTrust inks deals with New York and West Virginia; GO-Trust unveils iOS hardware; CrossMatch wins another European border ID deal; Centrify advocates MFA everywhere; SecuGen, XTec partner.

Victims of data breaches think they are unique, that some hacker or nation state has targeted them specifically and taken them down with a complex, one of a kind hack that will never be seen again. This isn’t the case. Over the last three years, just 12 scenarios represent more than 60% of Verizon’s data […]

The Smart Card Alliance recommends that health care provider use the EMV infrastructure for identity authentication to stop fraud. The alliance released a white paper detailing how converging EMV and health care identity could reduce costs and complexity for providers while reducing fraud.