As organizations continue to embrace digital transformation to gain access to the cloud’s many benefits, computing environments are evolving into borderless IT ecosystems. Digital identities are also evolving at pace, and identity security is now a crucial aspect of cybersecurity. As we continue to digitally transform organizations, so has grown the importance of secure and reliable digital identities. The year 2024 is poised to usher in a multitude of innovations and trends in this area, ranging from advanced biometrics to the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning to meet the changing needs of businesses, individuals and governments. There are growing concerns related to identity fraud, insider incidents and the need for tighter data security controls, all while not impacting the user experience. There has been a growing number of incidents of cybercriminals using synthetic identities combined with deepfake content, whereby they create synthetic identities in several ways, such as by combining stolen personal information from several people into a new identity, thereby inventing a new identity that’s completely fictitious and doesn’t rely on real personal data. They then use these identities in ways that allow them to build a shallow history that they can use for identity checks with major banks and retailers. To counter this tactic, biometrics such as facial recognition, fingerprint scanning and voice recognition are becoming increasingly popular as a means of identity verification. These are more secure than traditional passwords and can help prevent identity theft. By Scott Silver CYBER PATROL Why Identity is the Cornerstone of a Zero Trust Architecture 32 CHANNELVISION | MARCH - APRIL 2024
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