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2020 was a pivotal year, with COVID-19 profoundly changing the ways we live, work, and transact. And in many industries, the trends brought on by the pandemic—physical distancing, limitations on non-essential services, and new health and safety regulations—will only continue to define how businesses operate. Supply chains, for instance, have yet…

For organizations and government agencies alike, strong identity management is paramount. Millions of people share sensitive, personal information with commercial and public bodies every day, so companies and public sector agencies have a responsibility to secure their assets.  This is where ICAM and FICAM come in. What is ICAM? Identity,…

We often share personal information to obtain the services we need, be it healthcare, financial assistance, or legal advice. In doing so, we place trust in our service providers to keep this data confidential and secure—often without hesitation. When interacting with government agencies, however, we’re usually less confident. By design, agencies…

Government institutions generally rely on a mix of applications to serve employees and citizens. An institution responsible for insurance, for example, may have different applications for managing group benefits, submitting claims, and applying for extended coverage.  Often, user access to these applications is managed on a decentralized basis…

Doing our errands looks a lot different now than it did a few years ago, and not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic (though that has certainly accelerated things). For a while now, we’ve been ordering groceries online, paying bills on a banking app, and even checking in with our doctor from the comfort of home. With so many digital experiences…

Of all the service providers we interact with as digital citizens, we’re likely to share some of our most sensitive, personal information with government agencies. Millions of people use government digital services to take care of essential tasks, including applying for health care, filing taxes, or updating their immigration status. Naturally,…

Biometric authentication is a security process that compares a person’s characteristics to a stored set of biometric data in order to grant access to buildings, applications, systems, and more. With cybercrime, fraud, and identity theft on the rise, it’s more important than ever for businesses to help customers and employees verify their identity,…

For communities in the U.S. to thrive, they need access to state and municipal government agencies and the essential services they provide. In order to carry out their work on-demand and at scale while mitigating security challenges such as nation-state cyber attacks, it’s critical that these agencies embrace modern identity. And that means…

A year ago, only about 3.4% of the total U.S. workforce worked remotely. Although it’s too soon to accurately count the uptick in remote work, suffice to say the number has grown exponentially since all of our lives were upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Federal, state, and local government agencies have faced immense pressure to continue…

Having just attended and sponsored the 2019 National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Annual Conference in Nashville, I was struck, though not surprised, by the prevalence of security-related themes throughout the event. Many of the discussions among presenters and attendees centered on topics such as ransomware, identity…