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Socure launches manual fallback for digital identity verification
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (385+ words) Socure has launched Remote Verifier in RiskOS, in a bid to provide comprehensive coverage for digital verification. According to a release, the product is designed for individuals who do not initially pass Socure’s biometric verification processes, do not want to…...
Philippines’ eGovPH processes 900M transactions in digital government push
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (319+ words) The Philippines’ flagship eGovPH super app has now processed more than 900 million transactions. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said usage of the platform has surged by 700 percent, with 1,323 government systems now integrated into the app. The expansion…...
UK, Australia evidence points to weak age checks, not VPNs, as main problem
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (596+ words) The age assurance industry is often asked to address the question of whether VPNs render biometric age assurance systems ineffective. The answer is, in the main, no: per the Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), “in practice, there are ways to…...
Microsoft and Google push passkeys deeper into workplace authentication
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1362+ words) Microsoft and Google are pushing passkeys and hardware security keys deeper into workplace authentication, with Microsoft preparing to make passkeys the default authentication experience in Entra ID, and Google adding FIDO2-compliant security keys as a second factor in the Windows…...
Proof, Enigma link KYB to authorized people, AI agents with biometrics
6+ day, 43+ min ago (764+ words) Proof and Enigma have launched Business Certificates, a cryptographic credential that connects a verified business identity to the people and digital systems authorized to act on its behalf. Enigma provides the know-your-business (KYB) data used to verify a company’s identity,…...
Financial institutions stumbling into phishing-resistant MFA gaps, report warns
6+ day, 20+ min ago (676+ words) Financial institutions seem aware that phishing is worsening, but that awareness has not translated into stronger authentication across the workforce. In a Secret Double Octopus survey, 94 percent of identity and security leaders said their organizations experienced an increase in phishing…...
IDfy wins privacy challenge as India operationalizes DPDP Act
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (520+ words) Identity verification firm IDfy has been declared winner of a competition dubbed “Code for Consent: The DPDP Innovation Challenge,” organized in collaboration with the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The challenge was…...
Philippines, Malaysia explore cross-border digital identity verification
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (457+ words) The Philippines and Malaysia are exploring cross-border digital identity verification to make access to services faster, more secure, and more convenient for citizens. The Philippine Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…...
The agentic caller always rings at scale: Reality Defender explores new AI voice threat
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (924+ words) Deepfakes remain a potent part of the fraud arsenal, but the industry’s alarm bells have begun ringing over agentic AI. A new article from Reality Defender looks at how an influx of AI customer service agents – or “agentic AI callers…...
G7 backs privacy-preserving approach to age assurance
1+ week, 1+ day ago (458+ words) While AI rises to the top of the agenda, child online safety continues to be a going concern – and online age assurance technology continues to be a major focus of debate. Following the adoption of seven Common Principles for age…...