05.2.2018 - Know Your Credentials: The Other KYC Requirement
The way people want to interact with their financial providers has changed quickly in the past few years. Now, account holders want control over their funds, and they don’t want to jump through hoops to exert that control. They expect a streamlined customer experience that lets them accomplish their tasks quickly, and there are great rewards to be reaped by institutions able to meet those expectations. For example, according to PwC’s 2017 Digital Banking Consumer Survey, 46 percent of consumers do all their banking online, a percentage that will grow even larger as the first generation of digital natives—those graduating high school around now—enter their adult lives and establish relationships with banks and investment firms. ...
04.25.2018 - Agentless SSO – What’s The Big Deal?
SSO, or single sign-on, as a desired end-state for the user experience as they connect to a diverse set of applications reaps many advantages. There are multiple methods and architectures for achieving SSO, but one that should interest just about every customer is agentless SSO. ...
03.31.2018 - Password Security – MFA and Agentless SSO Explained: Cyber Defense Magazine
Author: Mark Foust, Director of Worldwide Technical Sales for Optimal IdM ...
03.22.2018 - Identity Blockchain: Identity Trust Fabric
While blockchain is the latest buzz in authentication and authorization, it does promise to offer consumers improved control over their digital identities, as well as add more security. Its most significant challenge in becoming a reality is the establishment of a digital trust foundation, or an identity trust fabric (ITF). ...
03.12.2018 - RealMe Integration Services from Optimal IdM
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could use a single login ID to renew your passport and driver’s license, see when mail was coming and pay government taxes all online? Well, if you’re from New Zealand, you may already be doing that and more with a service called RealMe. New Zealand’s Government is using RealMe to eliminate red tape and make doing things online easier and safer for individuals. If you’re interested in safe access management, contact Optimal IdM today or request a free trial of our IAM software. ...
03.6.2018 - The Barriers to Entry for Blockchain
In part one of our Identity Blockchain blog series, we discussed the fundamentals of blockchain and why establishing trust is a key factor making it work. ...
02.20.2018 - Integrate Your Mobile Applications Into Your Company
When it comes to integrating your mobile applications into your company’s backend, you need a secure authentication and authorization process that’s not only efficient, but also reliable, easy-to-use and supportive of cloud-based access. Learn more about implementing a safe integration of your mobile applications below. ...
10.9.2017 - Four Simple Steps to Online Safety
Cybercrime is a serious issue in today’s society — so much so that the Department of Homeland Security has made October National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The recent Equifax hack shows that no business, no matter how large, is immune to cyberattacks. You can never be certain your information is totally safe. ...
10.3.2017 - Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Threats
As a society, we depend on the internet more than ever. All of the systems that enable us to function today, from electricity and transportation to banking, rely on digital infrastructure to function. ...
09.11.2017 - Buyer’s Guide to Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
MFA is the norm in business today due to the desire for better access control and the need to comply with regulatory requirements. And while every company and every vertical have different requirements for their MFA solutions, they all should start by analyzing the same three elements: scope, usability, and means of delivery. With these elements in mind, this paper takes a tactical approach to guide you through various MFA options. ...