As organizations start exploring more digital initiatives, including cloud and mobile, the importance of IAM is becoming paramount. Some 90% of IT professional agree that IAM is important to their digital success.

Online identity vetting it difficult but some are using mobile devices to scan driver licenses to increase the security of the process. Knowledge-based authentication is what most companies fall back to, but the preponderance of breaches and some people’s lack of credit history makes it far from perfect.

Would you give up sex for a year if it meant you didn’t have to worry about being hacked, having your identity stolen, account breached or any other cybersecurity woes? Some 39% of those surveyed say they would, according to an online survey from Dashlane.

The fervor over blockchain is unprecedented in the identity market and there is skepticism whether or not it will have a long-term impact when alternatives already exist and are in use.

A primer on blockchain and bitcoin and how the distributed ledger technology may impact digital identity systems. Blockchain’s distributed ledger system is used to keep track of Bitcoin transactions and eliminates the need for central authorities and enables each user of the system to maintain their own copy of the ledger.

Ping Identity announced the availability of a customer identity and access management platform; AMAG Technology announced EyeLock LLC as its newest certified partner; Suprema, entered into partnership with Egis Technology Inc.

Securekey is building a new identity system in Canada that will use Blockchain technology to secure personal data. The goal is to make the online digital identity similar and as trustworthy as the physical identity scenario while also making identity in the real world a better experience.

The biometric authentication system of the future may include passwords transmitted through the human body. Researchers at the University of Washington have come up with a secure way to transmit data. They say it can be done using low-frequency transmissions generated by fingerprint sensors and touchpads found on devices we use everyday.

When selecting a customer identity and access management solution (CIAM), organizations should look for a vendor that respects an individual’s right to data privacy and incorporates sound data collection and management including scoped access, transparency and privacy by design.

Enterprises of all shapes and sizes are in the midst of a digital transformation that includes many changes to business processes and IT systems. Chief among these changes is moving on-premise systems to the cloud along with security and identity and access management.