digital identity

A digital identity is information on an entity used by computer systems to represent an external agent. That agent may be a person, organization, application, or device. ISO/IEC 24760-1 defines identity as "set of attributes related to an entity".

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Taking Human Error Out Of The Authentication Equation
Taking Human Error Out Of The Authentication Equation
May 24, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Could removing human error from the authentication equation stop attacks like WannaCry before they begin? In the May Digital Identity Tracker™, powered by Socure, PYMNTS...

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NEW REPORT: New Threats, New Identity Solutions
NEW REPORT: New Threats, New Identity Solutions
May 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Whether it’s safeguarding sensitive personal and financial information from attacks like WannaCry or authenticating travelers at an airport, security is top of everyone’s mind these...

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Capital One Launches Digital ID APIs For Web
Capital One Launches Digital ID APIs For Web
May 16, 2017  |  Authentication

Capital One announced Monday (May 15) it launched a pilot program that it says will make it easier for online services to identify customers, by...

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When Machines Do The IDV Work Of People
When Machines Do The IDV Work Of People
May 16, 2017  |  Podcast

Industries are abuzz with the fast-growing potential of machine learning — a form of artificial intelligence that allows programs to change, adapt and, obviously, learn...

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Using The Blockchain To Bring Banking To Everyone
Using The Blockchain To Bring Banking To Everyone
May 10, 2017  |  Ecosystems

Refugees are among the most unique groups of people for whom to enable mobile payments and other financial services. Clearly an acute need is there,...

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IEEE Pushes Digital Identity Standard
IEEE Pushes Digital Identity Standard
April 28, 2017  |  Safety and Security

IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, announced in a press release the launch of a new IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Industry...

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Is AI The Ultimate Fraud Fighting Machine?
Is AI The Ultimate Fraud Fighting Machine?
April 26, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Machine learning may be hip and cool, but can it hip check fraudster trolls back to Middle Earth? April’s Digital Identity Tracker™ looks at how...

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New Report: Deconstructing Fraud With Machine Learning
New Report: Deconstructing Fraud With Machine Learning
April 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Using machine learning to fight fraud may just be starting to see its day in the sun, but if industry trends are to be believed,...

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The Great Identity/Authentication Confusion
The Great Identity/Authentication Confusion
April 06, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

At this year’s PYMNTS Innovation Project, Admiral James Stavridis, NATO’s former Supreme Commander, said that one of the biggest points of compromise that cybercrooks exploit...

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