Tag: Identity
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AI Agents Are Redefining the Future of Identity and Access Management
AI agents are becoming increasingly popular, handling everything from booking appointments and making personalized recommendations to managing critical processes like financial forecasting. But without the proper guardrails, they can quickly act beyond what’s intended. Identity and access management (IAM) tools must step up and adapt. Early generative AI interactions were simpler to manage and contain,…
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How Google Chrome Identity Check will soon keep your data safe
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google Chrome for Android is preparing to add support for Identity Check, an upcoming feature that will force apps to use biometric authentication when your phone is outside of a trusted location. Identity Check ensures that even if thieves know your lock screen PIN, pattern, or password, they still…
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Android Identity Check will secure your phone with biometrics
TL;DR Identity Check requires mandatory biometric authentication, in addition to a PIN. The opt-in feature will engage when using your phone outside a trusted location. Google intends to start deploying Identity Check later this year. Google is in the middle of delivering some major upgrades to Android security right now, as Theft Detection Lock starts…
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Taking a ‘Machine-First’ Approach to Identity Management
The breach of Microsoft’s Exchange Online email accounts illustrates the need for a new approach to identity management in the microservices era, according to Ido Shlomo, cofounder and CTO at Token Security. In that attack, hackers used residential proxies and “password spraying” brute-force attacks to target a few accounts, among them a legacy, non-production test…
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Transforming Identity and Access Management with Event Sourcing
In the digital realm, managing who gets access to what is a huge deal, and the foundation of a robust end-to-end identity infrastructure becomes a crucial component for your project. Identity and access management (IAM) systems, the cornerstone of this infrastructure, act as the digital gatekeepers, meticulously managing who gets access to what. They’re not…