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Signed, Secured, Delivered: Authenticating Digital Agreements in the Time of Web3

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to the Insurance Information Institute , there was a 45-percent increase in identity theft in 2020, and the rapid digital transformation that took place during 2020 would not have helped improve this figure. Authentication also reduces the overall likelihood of compromising information.

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The Digital Trust Factor. Have We Got It All Wrong?

Jane Frankland

When you think about trust in the digital landscape, what comes to mind? Is it the security of personal information, the reliability of online transactions, the authenticity of digital identities? Or is it ISACA’s definition of digital trust as being the confidence in relationships and transactions.

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New FIDO2 Devices offer a single token for combined PKI – FIDO use cases, without the need to rip and replace existing infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report advises organizations to deploy multifactor authentication throughout all systems and discourage password reuse. The combination of prominent media-reported mega breaches and less famous identity thefts have promoted the industry to adopt passwordless authentication methods.

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Top of Mind Security Insights from In-Person Interactions

Cisco Security

Digital transformation and Zero Trust . Regardless of where organizations are on their digital transformations, they are progressively embarking upon journeys to unify networking and secure connectivity needs. without compromising user experience. The interconnection conundrum and the ransomware ruse .

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Solid Data Security: The Foundation of a Safe Digital World

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Individuals risk identity theft, financial loss, and privacy violations. An enormous, sprawling attack surface and significantly weakened data security. It's crucial to recognize that data breaches have enormous impacts on individuals, businesses, and society.

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Identity at a Crossroads: Why Existential Identity Matters

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

At the same time, AI agents who handle tasks from data processing to decision-making also require identities that must be registered, authenticated, and authorized. Deepfakes create hyper-realistic fake videos or voices that fool people, and identity theft helps attackers pretend to be someone else to steal data.

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Together for a Better Internet: Celebrating Safer Internet Day 2025

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

These tools are being weaponized for extortion, identity theft, ransomware, misinformation, and harassment. The rise of such threats underlines the criticality of modern security measures like Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and identity verification.