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Identity and access management products

• October 18, 2017 18 Oct'17

  Shadow Cabinet Office minister slams Gov.uk Verify for being ‘inefficient’

  Labour’s Jon Trickett says the government’s identity assurance platform is a poor use of taxpayers’ money and is “being handled appallingly”

• October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17

  RSA’s Middle East cyber security conference gains its own identity

  RSA Abu Dhabi conference focuses on region’s cyber security needs as digital technology deployments expand

• October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17

  SMEs more vulnerable than ever to cyber attacks, survey shows

  The biggest cyber threat to UK and US small businesses is employees’ weak passwords, as the frequency, intensity and cost of cyber attacks continue to rise, a study has revealed

• October 11, 2017 11 Oct'17

  Dutch government agreement increasingly focuses on IT security

  The coalition government in the Netherlands has agreed its plan for the next four years, with IT security prominent

• September 14, 2017 14 Sep'17

  Government aligns data laws with GDPR

  The UK government announces details of its data protection law that will align with the EU’s GDPR

• September 05, 2017 05 Sep'17

  People with non-IT backgrounds could help fill cyber security skills gap

  Organisations should look to fill cyber security roles with people who are curious and have work experience rather than focusing solely on graduates

• August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17

  Gov.uk Verify fails to meet key business case targets

  Government’s controversial online identity system has missed important milestones that formed the basis of its original 2015 business case

• August 03, 2017 03 Aug'17

  Voice control in BBC iPlayer pilot demos Microsoft's AI ambitions

  An internal BBC pilot in collaboration with Microsoft shows how voice control could be used on the iPlayer TV streaming app

• July 20, 2017 20 Jul'17

  TSB to introduce iris scan authentication in September 2017

  TSB customers will soon be able to access their mobile bank accounts through iris scanning, which is regarded as the most secure biometric authentication available

• July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17

  Australia to push ahead with decryption plans

  The Australian government remains undaunted in requiring tech firms to provide access to encrypted communications in law enforcement efforts

• June 22, 2017 22 Jun'17

  Voice biometrics still relatively unheard

  Authentication system could help reduce UK fraud by making it hard for fraudsters to glean information from contact centres

• June 19, 2017 19 Jun'17

  Abu Dhabi uses surveillance tech to protect Grand Prix

  Police use surveillance technology and monitoring software to ensure public safety when Formula One visits the UAE each year

• June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17

  Microchips implanted in hands could be in use for payments in 20 years

  UK consumers are becoming more accepting that biometric authentication will become the norm for payments

• May 31, 2017 31 May'17

  WannaCry shows validity of risk-based security, says RSA head

  WannaCry and other recent cyber attacks underline the importance of adopting a risk-based approach to security, says RSA president

• May 22, 2017 22 May'17

  HSBC voice authentication tricked by twins

  Twin brothers managed to trick HSBC’s voice recognition security system into giving account access to the wrong person

• May 12, 2017 12 May'17

  Five cyber security imperatives for all companies

  There are five things all companies should ensure they are doing in terms of cyber security

• May 05, 2017 05 May'17

  Ex-government privacy advisor calls for 'fundamental review' of Gov.uk Verify identity scheme

  Former Cabinet Office privacy group co-chair says the Verify identity assurance programme needs 'honest and fundamental reset'

• May 02, 2017 02 May'17

  UBS applies data protection for compliance and competitive advantage

  Swiss bank UBS aims to get greater value out of investments in sensitive data protection systems by using its security capabilities as a differentiator

• April 20, 2017 20 Apr'17

  Mastercard integrates biometric technology into cards

  MasterCard tests out biometric technology embedded into payment cards, with further trials in Europe planned

• April 20, 2017 20 Apr'17

  Banks suffer average of 85 attempted serious cyber attacks a year, and one-third are successful

  Banks face daily cyber attacks, many of which succeed in stealing data, research finds

• April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17

  Security as a service on the rise in the UAE

  Organisations in the United Arab Emirates are increasingly turning to security services

• April 10, 2017 10 Apr'17

  IAM a core building block for GDPR compliance

  Identity and access management is key to enabling organisations to become compliant with the GDPR, increase security and improve customer relationships, according to a senior analyst at KuppingerCole

• April 10, 2017 10 Apr'17

  Outsourcing service left Scottrade Bank customer data exposed

  Mistake by outsourcing service provider left the details of 20,000 Scottrade Bank customers vulnerable to theft

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  Interview: F-Secure’s Mikko Hyppönen on the Nordics, Russia and the internet of insecure things

  Computer Weekly sat down with Finnish cyber security expert Mikko Hyppönen to talk about security in the Nordics, Russia and the trouble with connected devices

• April 05, 2017 05 Apr'17

  NHS Digital plans September go-live for citizen identity service

  Health and social care patients will have a single online identity verification log-in to use across health and care by autumn 2017

• March 28, 2017 28 Mar'17

  Threats grow in Saudi Arabia’s cyber sector

  Saudi Arabia's wealth makes it an attractive target for cyber criminals, but what have been the recent trends in cyber crime?

• March 07, 2017 07 Mar'17

  Country as a service becoming reality in Estonia

  Programme to help foreigners set up businesses in Estonia through virtual residency is gathering pace

• February 27, 2017 27 Feb'17

  Cyber criminals net £8bn from financial services in 2016

  Organised cyber fraud gangs are turning their attention to online lenders and emerging financial services, potentially netting £8bn in 2016, a report reveals

• January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17

  Facebook ups security with Fido U2F two-factor authentication

  Social media giant is enabling users to increase the security of their logins with Fido U2F USB security keys

• December 21, 2016 21 Dec'16

  Top 10 IT security stories of 2016

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 IT security stories of 2016:

• December 15, 2016 15 Dec'16

  Typo allowed Russian hackers to access US Democratic Party emails

  Typographical mistake in an email warning of a phishing attack on the US Democrats led to thousands of private emails being accessed and published by Russian-backed hackers

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

  Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016

• November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16

  Mastercard uses artificial intelligence for transaction approval

  Mastercard is using artificial intelligence to reduce the number of transactions that are wrongly declined, while maintaining security

• November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16

  IBM blamed for Australian census website crash

  Computer giant reportedly pays $30m to Australian government as reports are released from two inquiries into DDoS attacks on census website

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Consumer identity key to digital transformation

  Customer identity and access management has benefits for consumers and service providers alike, but is key to digital transformation, says KuppingerCole

• November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16

  Three breach highlights several security issues, says (ISC)2

  Customer data breaches continue to demonstrate that companies are still not treating cyber risk like every other business risk, says Adrian Davis of (ISC)2

• November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16

  Digital transformation not a finite process, says Martin Kuppinger

  Security, privacy and identity are key to digital transformation, which is an evolutionary process, according to Martin Kuppinger

• November 15, 2016 15 Nov'16

  Online identity needs to be fixed, says Microsoft’s Kim Cameron

  Software giant’s identity architect calls on enterprises to professionalise the way they relate to customers to help replace online identity infrastructure that is not fit for purpose

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  GDS aiming for 25 million users of Gov.uk Verify by 2020

  Early draft of new GDS strategy reveals an ambitious target for its identity assurance service

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  UK government re-announces £1.9bn cyber security spend

  Five-year spending increase - announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond 12 months after George Osborne did so - will support new UK cyber security strategy

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  Saving Lauri Love: activists plan their next move

  An eclectic bunch of activists, charity workers and reformed hackers spent a rainy Sunday afternoon plotting their next move in a campaign to save Lauri Love from extradition to the US on hacking charges

• September 19, 2016 19 Sep'16

  Consumers trust banks more than government for biometric security

  UK citizens think banks are the best organisations to provide biometric authentication for payments

• September 05, 2016 05 Sep'16

  Mobile device use feeds card fraud in Asean region

  Card fraud is rising in Asean countries, with the high use of mobile devices a contributing factor.

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  Westpac bank launches Databank data protection service

  Australia's Westpac bank is offering organisations that share customer data a service that it says securely locks down personal information

• July 26, 2016 26 Jul'16

  Government tests use of social media accounts for verifying online user identity

  Online public service users may be asked to allow access to their Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter accounts to help prove they are who they say they are

• July 12, 2016 12 Jul'16

  IBM sets up security centre in Canberra

  IBM leads the charge as large private businesses invest heavily in security resources across Australia in an attempt to close the security gap

• June 21, 2016 21 Jun'16

  Enterprises urged not to view security as a barrier to internet of things adoption

  The Lower Colorado River Authority’s chief administrative officer urges enterprises to balance the risks of using the internet of things with the benefits connected devices can bring

• June 20, 2016 20 Jun'16

  Lower average cost of Australian data breaches is not a sign of comfort

  The average cost of a data breach to Australian organisations dropped in 2015, according to research

• June 13, 2016 13 Jun'16

  Singapore banks adopt voice biometrics for user authentication

  Banks in Singapore are rolling out biometric technology to improve customer services by speeding up the authentication process

• June 12, 2016 12 Jun'16

  Philippines government data breach is a warning to Asean region

  Security is a rising concern in the Asean region, with fears fuelled by incidents such as the recent hacking incident in Manila