NIST finalizes first full Digital Identity Guidelines update since 2017
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has finalized the update of its digital identity guidelines to incorporate new…
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FIDO gets an apology and endorsement for spider infestation prevention reiterated
A pair of cybersecurity updates represent not just wins for the FIDO protocol, but also a possible swan song for…
With 1M-plus passkeys issued, VicRoads expands support to Android, iOS apps
VicRoads has now extended its highly successful passkey initiative from the web to its native mobile myVicRoads apps on both…
Okta warns of trust gaps as AI agent deployments grow
As the deployment of AI agents keeps increasing across sectors, there are concerns about whether they are trusted by users…
Biometric blockchain ring launched as more web3 companies dive into digital IDs
The world of Web3 is seeing more interest in digital identity as a solution to AI-driven fraud and as a…
Facebook and its 3 billion users get passkeys, Microsoft deleting passwords
Facebook is introducing passkeys as the social media platform jumps on the passkeys wagon. While Facebook might have fallen out…
Hypr partners with HID on unified access control, launches KYE, biometric tools
U.S.-based decentralized authentication company Hypr has announced a new partnership with HID, which has resulted in two product integrations. The…
Researcher finds 184M unique login credentials in unsecured database
In the digital age, credentials are the new gold bars. Representing the intangible but infinitely monetizable value of identity, they…
10 million passkeys registered for Mercari market app amid phishing crisis
Mercari, the Japanese e-commerce company behind the Mercari marketplace, has surpassed 10 million registered users of passkeys for authentication. A…
UK govt commits to passkeys in another big step to a passwordless world
As multinational corporations like Microsoft and Amazon move to passkeys, governments are also making the transition. The UK government is…
