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Greece bans social media under 15, UK campaigners debate lower age to be raised in House of Lords
MPs in the UK are being urged to listen to campaigners to raise the age for social media accounts to 16. Described as a public health emergency to protect our children, Greece has listened to the urgent appeals, officially banning social media access for under-15s. To...
Modernising governance: A Capability-centric approach to legacy mainframes
Governing Business Actions, Not Entitlements By Tuhin Banerjee, Senior Director Saviynt Inc. 1. Abstract Mainframe and IBM i platforms continue to run the enterprise’s most critical financial and operational workloads, yet access governance for these systems is...
Why customers must take control against social engineering scams
https://youtu.be/7NXa7wO-Ass Technologies are expected to defend against most fraud scenarios, but banking customers must also take a proactive approach to risk management to stay ahead of evolving threats. Richard Bromley, who will be speaking at Identity Week...
Aware delivers high-security liveness with a frictionless user experience in DHS evaluation
Aware, a leader in biometric identity and authentication solutions, has achieved a strong performance in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Remote Identity Validation Rally (RIVR) Track 3. Awarded this ranking, Aware demonstrates a proficiency in liveness...
200 speakers announced for the worlds largest identity event…
The programme for Identity Week Europe 2026 is nearly ready, with over 200 speakers already confirmed! Book your Free All Access Pass today! The lineup brings together leaders from across government, banking, technology, cybersecurity, and digital identity, sharing...
From airport security to seamless travel: secure your seat and save €1,200!
🎉 2026 travel and aviation speakers announced 🎉 From airport security to seamless passenger experiences, Identity Week Europe 2026 is bringing together the brightest minds transforming travel. Our travel-focused speakers are ready to share cutting-edge solutions in...
The future of payments & identity – secure your Free All Access Pass today!
The future of payments, identity, and secure digital transactions is here and you need to be part of it. Join our Digital Wallets session at Identity Week Europe 2026 to hear from top experts on how digital wallets are reshaping commerce, security, and identity...
certSIGN and Lissi partner to accelerate EUDI Wallet rollout in Romania
Romanian qualified trust services provider certSIGN has announced a strategic partnership with German digital identity specialist Lissi to support adoption of the European Digital Identity Wallet in Romania. The collaboration combines certSIGN’s expertise in PKI-based...
AI agents to reshape connectivity and monetisation strategies at MWC Barcelona 2026
The rise of AI agents is set to transform the connectivity landscape, shifting network demands beyond human-to-human communication toward the infrastructure required to support autonomous vehicles, robotics, and machine-driven interactions. This evolution will...
CIAM authentication sessions at #IdentityWeekAmerica2026: Protecting organisational and customer security
Customer IAM helps to differentiate genuine customer onboarding experiences and combat attempts from bots and fraudsters to threaten organisational security and data. These user experiences should be hyper personalised, frictionless digital experiences that address...
FTC says companies can collect children’s data for age checks without parental consent if privacy conditions are met
Governments and regulators generally enforce strict compliance with mandatory age verification for businesses. However, the Federal Trade Commission has stated that it will not pursue certain COPPA enforcement actions when companies collect personal data solely to...
‘Best design’ New Liechtenstein passport embeds high-security features
Liechtenstein has a new passport design that went into circulation this month and even won the “Best New Passport 2026” for its high standard of security, particularly within the passport’s Polycarbonate Data Page. With increased durability, laser personalisation, and...
FIDO launches digital credentials initiative seeking standards alignment
Usually promoting passkey usage for user authentication, the FIDO Alliance is leading an initiative to accelerate digital credentials and identity wallets. The Alliance drives a dialogue uniting the industry around how passkeys work and their advantages over...
Attack path management: Why identity has become the primary security battleground
Jared Atkinson, CTO at SpecterOps For years, defenders have focused on stopping an initial breach. Firewalls, endpoint tools, and phishing controls all aimed to keep attackers out. But that model no longer reflects how most modern intrusions occur. In fact, getting...
Telefónica Tech promotes digital identity management in the insurance sector in Spain
The telecoms and insurance sectors have partnered to create a single digital identity for unified access across different companies. Telefonica Tech is strengthening cybersecurity with digital identity, as well as offering services for cloud IoT, big data and...
From login to ledger: Identity’s new role in payment trust
By Christina Hulka, Executive Director, Secure Technology Alliance Identity leaders have spent the last few years redefining what “sign-in” really means. Authentication is no longer a front-door step that happens once, then fades into the background. It is...
JFK Airport deploys EPP for biometric travel with iProov, CBP
The New Terminal One at JFK International Airport is funding a biometrics programme launching Enhanced Passenger Processing, with the support of iProov who have been selected as a leading provider in passenger identity technology. The solution has been developed in...
50% offer extended, join the Start-up City today!
The response to our January Start-up offer was incredible. To keep the momentum going, we’ve made the decision to extend our 50% discount until the end of February! As the European landscape for digital ID and biometrics evolves, there is no better place to be than...
The Deepfake Summit: Resilient trust™ in the era of AI-driven draud
Confronting AI-Driven Impersonation in the Identity Ecosystem As generative AI advances at unprecedented speed, deepfakes and synthetic identities are fundamentally altering the nature of fraud risk across financial services, fintech, government, payments, and digital...
Football legend fronts Mastercard’s seamless pay campaign
Peter Schmeichel, the former Manchester United and Denmark goalkeeper is fronting a campaign encouraging shoppers to adopt Click to Pay, a payment method that replaces passwords and long card numbers with passkeys, biometrics, and trusted devices. The campaign comes...
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