Veriff dares you to take the Deepfake Quiz – but can you beat Biometric Update?
Everyone else fails at this – but it might work for me. So goes the thinking plaguing organizations and individuals…
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Africa’s altered market may mean new leading tech providers, ID4Africa EC says
For Africa to benefit from the promise of identity, adopting strong governance frameworks and business models to graduate to sustainable…
Catalonia prepares digital identity systems for post-quantum security risks
The Cybersecurity Agency of Catalonia is preparing the region’s digital identity infrastructure for the post-quantum era with a €1.2 million…
Cabo Verde’s CRVS-ID reforms drive near-universal birth registration
Cabo Verde has increased birth registration to 99 percent within five years after linking its civil registration and national identity…
Next considers divesting fingerprint sensor portfolio, delisting from Euronext
The market guidance provided by Next Biometrics in 2025 was too optimistic, and now the company is considering divesting, partnering…
Deepfake wave breaking the digital dam; orgs are busy building defenses
Deepfakes are at the door. There are two options: wait until they’re inside to craft a response – or take…
EU defends biometric EES rules as border delays and exemptions fuel confusion
The rollout of the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) is exposing operational and political strains in Europe’s biometric border strategy. The…
Identy pushes on-device biometrics to combat Nigeria’s banking fraud surge
Nigeria’s banking sector is increasingly turning toward biometric authentication as financial institutions face persistent fraud, SIM swap attacks and account…
One UK digital identity system runs into the politics of Ireland, Scotland, Wales
It can be easy to think of the UK as one unified country but when local elections occur, the reality…
Social engineering attacks are rising as employee data becomes easier to exploit
A new enterprise cybersecurity survey from Optery argues that targeted social engineering has become a high-pressure, multi-channel threat for large…
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