What is the relationship between zero trust and user identity? There’s no doubt that identity is a fundamental component of an effective zero trust approach, but there is also a danger that organisations become so overly focused on this one element, they forget there are others. To believe that achieving zero trust is all about user identity is, I believe, a fundamental misunderstanding of the concept.

Identity and access management (IAM) systems are necessary for authenticating and authorizing access to your environment. However, their mismanagement is one of the leading causes of breaches and insider threats today. Engineering teams must rapidly provision identities and permissions to keep pace with infrastructure growth—consequently, the ratio of non-human or machine identities to every human identity is also increasing at a substantial rate.

An overview of a fuzzing project targeting the Hyper-V VSPs using Intel Processor Trace (IPT) for code coverage guided fuzzing, built upon WinAFL, winipt, HAFL1, and Microsoft’s IPT.sys.

Many of us took ChatGPT for a first-time spin just 12 months ago. Then someone hit the speed multiplier button, and just like that, we’re exiting 2023 with whiplash. Generative artificial intelligence’s (GenAI) breakout year was both exciting and unnerving for cybersecurity professionals who understand that technological change and cyber risk are inextricable.

Know Your Customer (KYC) data is documentation and contact information obtained while creating a bank account. According to the RBI’s recommendations, banks may request Re KYC from customers at set periods to keep the data up-to-date, which can be done by the customer by filling out a Re KYC form. For example, if any of your personal or contact information has changed, the Re KYC procedure will update it.

You might be aware of the utility of an RC if you are a vehicle owner. When you register a new vehicle with the Regional Transport Office (RTO), the RTO issues you a Registration Certificate (RC) which contains comprehensive information about yourself, your vehicle, and other vital details, such as the termination of the validity of the certificate. Some of the details mentioned in an RC certificate & verified during an Vehicle Number Check.

An interview with David Morimanno (DJ), Sr. Advisory Manager at Integral Partners and Steve Tucker, Commercial Director at Xalient. A couple weeks ago Xalient sponsored Europe’s premier Identity and Access Management Conference, IDM. I attended with my colleague DJ from Integral Partners to network with C-level IAM leaders and to hear from peers and subject matter experts in the Identity space.

Processing valuable data has become an integral part of our daily lives. Any time you want to purchase anything, the bank manages the process to ensure the credentials match and you are authorized to purchase. That’s the most obvious example of an identity management system. Identity management encompasses a multifaceted set of strategies, policies, and technologies that collectively address identifying individuals and controlling their access to digital systems and information.

When complying with regulations and frameworks, it’s hard to keep up when the rules keep evolving. Auditors are no longer just seeking reports on what your identities can access – they now require proof that you have controls for securing those identities (like a math assignment, you have to show your work). And if a framework or regulation’s requirements previously focused on highly privileged IT users’ access … that’s evolving too.

Identity verification is a foundational aspect of both personal and business transactions in today’s digital age. Whether you’re an individual seeking to access online services or a business aiming to establish trust with your customers, the right identification solution is essential.