Philippines social media identity verification proposal draws rights criticism
A handful of Asian governments are thinking about – or have rolled out – identity verification for social media users,…
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Canada and Sri Lanka collaborate on AI policy development
A critical bilateral discussion between Canada and Sri Lanka recently took place, with the participation of key officials aimed at…
NCCoE seeks input on project to apply identity, authorization standards to agentic AI
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is interested in AI…
FBI launches operation Winter Shield to strengthen cyber defenses nationwide
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week announced the launch of Operation Winter Shield, a new cybersecurity initiative aimed…
Massive data leak exposes over eight billion Chinese to ID theft risk
New information regarding a data leak incident that occurred last year in China reveals that an unsecured Elasticsearch cluster exposed…
Yubico says its security keys deliver 265% ROI over 3 years, reduce enterprise breach risk
Yubico says its password authentication security keys helped its enterprise clients achieve a 265 percent return on investment (ROI) over…
Sumsub, Teleport each release tools for managing AI agents at scale
Sumsub has launched an AI agent verification product, which a release calls “a first-of-its-kind approach to controlling AI-driven automation by…
Agentic AI security platform Outtake raises $40M to fight digital identity fraud
Anti-fraud AI agent platform Outtake has raised US$40 million in a Series B funding round led by Iconiq and a…
Vietnam requires social media platforms enforce age, identity checks
Vietnam’s ruling Party has issued a directive mandating identity authentication for all social media users. Signed on January 28 by…
BixeLab digs into FAE spoofing in Oz in latest ID Risks alert
Biometric testing and certification laboratory BixeLab has published the latest edition of its newsletter. Its new Q4-25 newsletter packs an…
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