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Identity and access management products

• 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

• May 19, 2016 19 May'16

  Gov.uk Verify to go live 24 May 2016

  On 24 May 2016, the government’s identity assurance platform will move from beta to “fully live”, after missing its original April go-live target

• May 12, 2016 12 May'16

  IAM central to Deutsche Bank’s digital transformation

  Deutsche Bank is using a centralised identity and access management (IAM) system and an application program interface (API) architecture for digital transformation

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  Australian health sector an easy target for cyber criminals, says IBM

  A push to encourage greater adoption of electronic health records has raised the spectre of online record theft

• May 03, 2016 03 May'16

  Gov.uk Verify misses April go-live target

  The Government Digital Service didn’t meet its target of taking identity assurance service Verify out of beta by the end of April, but is “nearly there”, according to programme director Janet Hughes

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  BBC turns micro:bit computers into IoT devices

  The BBC and Nominet demonstrate a new use case for the micro:bit computer and hope to turn Britain’s schoolchildren into internet of things pioneers

• March 23, 2016 23 Mar'16

  Gov.uk Verify not secure enough for NHS, says HSCIC

  The government’s Verify identity verification platform isn’t secure enough for the NHS, so Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group and HSCIC are working to add extra levels of security

• March 18, 2016 18 Mar'16

  Australian girls believe online harassment is endemic

  There are clear signals that online threats against women and attempts to invade their privacy are becoming societal norms in Australia

• March 11, 2016 11 Mar'16

  Royal Mail becomes eighth accredited Gov.uk Verify provider

  The Royal Mail is the latest provider to be accredited to support the government’s Gov.uk Verify identity assurance service

• February 18, 2016 18 Feb'16

  Mobile innovation shifts to smartphone services

  As smartphone sales continue to stagnate, suppliers are looking to innovate in more novel ways

• February 10, 2016 10 Feb'16

  Gov.uk Verify identity system targets 50 government services for April go-live

  Government identity assurance system is set to move from beta to live in April, three years after its original target date

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  HSBC online services hit by DDoS attack

  HSBC was hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which targeted its online personal banking services.

• January 21, 2016 21 Jan'16

  Candy Crush maker King secures mobile access through cloud

  Candy Crush maker King.com uses cloud-based Duo Security authentication for access to cloud services, customised apps and remote VPNs

• January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Most Android devices running outdated versions

  Nearly a third of Android devices in enterprises today are running version 4.0 or older of the operating system, leaving them highly susceptible to vulnerabilities, a study shows

• December 24, 2015 24 Dec'15

  Top 10 IT security stories of 2015

  Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on IT security in the past 12 months

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Word ‘smart’ being abused by IoT advocates

  Speakers at an event hosted by Cambridge Wireless say the term ‘smart’ is overused to describe connected devices on the internet of things

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  M&S data breach forces retailer to temporarily suspend service

  A glitch that allowed online customers to see each others' details forced retailer Mark & Spencer to take its website offline while it resolved the issue

• October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15

  Lack of trust for banks causes NHS rethink over government online identity scheme

  NHS trials of the Verify ID assurance system found patients concerned over using banks to allow access to medical data

• October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

  Estonian government IT initiative increases virtual population

  Estonia is leading the way when it comes to providing easy and secure access to government services for citizens and foreigners alike

• September 14, 2015 14 Sep'15

  RSA Group flags ID theft risk to Lloyds Bank customers following datacentre storage theft

  International insurance group has seen 500 customers take up offer of identity theft protection in wake of datacentre theft

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Conventional security measures hit productivity, study shows

  Most IT professionals say context-aware security would improve productivity without compromising security, a survey from Dell reveals

• August 16, 2015 16 Aug'15

  Mobile phone users at risk as hackers bug and track victims

  An investigation by Australian TV show 60 Minutes demonstrates how hackers based thousands of miles away in Germany were able to record the calls of an Australian senator and track his movements

• August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15

  Why the time is ripe for security behaviour analytics

  Recent months have seen an uptick in announcements by security suppliers around behavioural analytics, but what is driving this trend?

• July 24, 2015 24 Jul'15

  GDS targets three million new users of Gov.uk Verify service in next 12 months

  Roll-out of the system for logging in to digital public services is taking longer than expected, but user numbers are expected to grow significantly in 2015

• July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15

  Dashlane bullish about the future despite LastPass hack

  Password management firm Dashlane is confident its business model will evolve and continue to be relevant even if passwords eventually disappear

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  Pharmaceutical companies use BPM to cut cost of clinical trial drugs

  Pharmaceutical companies have developed an IT system to secure the supply of medicines they need for clinical studies, saving hundreds of thousands on their drugs bill in the process

• June 22, 2015 22 Jun'15

  Government Digital Service insists Verify safe despite claims of vulnerabilities

  An academic paper suggests the Gov.uk Verify system could be used as a spy network, but the Government Digital Service (GDS) insists this is not the case