01.24.2024

Optimal IdM explains the benefits of biometric authentication and how a zero-trust architecture dictates that no user or device should be automatically trusted when they enter a secure system or network. The simple premise of never trusting an entity outright helps reduce the chances of threat actors stealing valuable private information and data. Industries worldwide see this cybersecurity technology’s potential so much that it is expected to grow into a $60 billion industry by 2027.

Biometric authentication is a logical solution to improving zero-trust principles by requiring users and devices to verify their identity constantly. Biometrics technology is evolving and benefits individuals and organizations in today’s digital age. Here are several of those plusses. Read the full article here https://gca.isa.org/blog/5-benefits-of-implementing-biometric-authentication-in-cybersecurity.

Global Cybersecurity Alliance
January 2024

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  • The database in which all of your organization’s sensitive identity data is stored.
  • A digital ledger in which digital transactions are recorded chronologically and publicly.
  • Securely managing customer identity and profile data, and controlling customer access to applications and services.
  • The means of linking a person's electronic identity and attributes, stored across multiple distinct identity management systems.
  • A legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the EU.
  • The policy-based centralized orchestration of user identity management and access control.
  • An authentication infrastructure that is built, hosted and managed by a third-party service provider.
  • A security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user's identity for a login or other transaction.
  • A global provider of innovative and affordable identity access management solutions. 
  • Managing and auditing account and data access by privileged users.
  • Tools and technologies for controlling user access to critical information within an organization.
  • An authentication process that allows a user to access multiple applications with one set of login credentials.