• Identity Verification

Are We Ready for Identity Consolidation? Part 2

In yesterday’s post we discussed the Identity Ecosystem Framework, and the fact that these principles are already starting to emerge with Identity Providers. While the underlying concepts and approach of the framework is solid, there are major barriers to implementing this today...

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  • Identity Verification

Are We Ready for Identity Consolidation? Part 1

You are probably familiar with social log-ins, where instead of creating new credentials you log into a site by connecting to your Facebook, Twitter, or other social media account. By simply clicking a couple of buttons you are able to create a new account or log in to an existing account – no username or password necessary....

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  • Identity Fraud, Fraud Prevention

How To Protect Your Company In the Midst of Anthem's Information Breach

Late Wednesday, Anthem Inc. had 80 million customers’ account information stolen by hackers. The second largest health insurance company had some of the most potentially damaging information stolen from customers, so it is important as a business to know the steps to protect your customers and yourself.

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  • Identity Verification

2015, A Year for Action

This past year cyber security and fraud prevention became mainstream conversation with high profile breaches becoming commonplace on the daily news. While the new focus on fraud prevention and increasing awareness of identity theft risk is good news, it takes more than awareness to protect your business and your customers from fraudulent activity.

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Will New Data Breach Initiatives Really Help?

President Obama recently proposed a new set of rules dealing with how companies protect customer data in the wake of a breach. The United States currently has no standard dictating what should be done, but if these rules become law that could all change soon.

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