It’s the start of another year and as I’m preparing for our annual sales kick off event it’s a great time to reflect on 2023 and look forward to where we are going in 2024. Globally, I think it’s safe to say that 2023 was not the year that was hoped for, knock on effects from the war in Ukraine have seen inflation and interest rates rise. Beyond that we’ve seen large reductions in force across the IT sector as organisations correct their hypergrowth bets. Given all that as the backdrop we’ve had a great year in 2023, our growth continues on the same trajectory currently sitting at >6x in 5 ..read more

ID Document Verification was introduced to solve many of the issues that raise from services that require higher levels of authentication. Certain services require more reliable authentication methods, which offers higher assurance of the user’s identity. However, this can cause issues, especially for users of different nationalities. Lower-level authentication methods can often be used by all users regardless of their country of origin, whereas in the case of higher-level methods, it is not always the case. However, with the use of ID Document Verification it becomes easier for all users to p ..read more

Let’s talk about digital identity with Craig Ramsay, Senior Solutions Architect at Omada. What is Identity Governance and Why is it important? Craig Ramsay, Senior Solutions Architect at Omada joins Oscar to explore all things Identity Governance including – the role of Identity Governance in compliance with regulations and standards, how it affects security and risk management for organisation, alongside some real-world examples of Identity Governance in use. [Transcript below] “We’re still trying to shake off the thing that – security is a barrier to efficiency. There’s an old adage that ‘e ..read more

Let’s talk about digital identity with Craig Ramsey, Senior Solutions Architect at Omada. What is Identity Governance and Why is it important? Craig Ramsey, Senior Solutions Architect at Omada joins Oscar to explore all things Identity Governance including – the role of Identity Governance in compliance with regulations and standards, how it affects security and risk management for organisation, alongside some real-world examples of Identity Governance in use. [Transcript below] “We’re still trying to shake off the thing that – security is a barrier to efficiency. There’s an old adage that ‘e ..read more

In this article, we explore the vLEI (verifiable Legal Entity Identifier) and KERI (Key Event Receipt Infrastructure). KERI is the technology that vLEI is built on. What is vLEI? vLEI is a new form of digitized organizational identity representing a secure digital form of a conventional LEI. To understand these concepts first, we have published articles introducing both LEI and vLEI. vLEI is also an implementation of Verifiable Credentials, read our introduction on the concept of Verifiable Credentials. In short, “verifiable” means each vLEI credential has cryptographic proof that enables a re ..read more

On November 8th, the European Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the new framework for a European digital identity (eID). Over a decade in the making, we Europeans are now finally taking a fundamental step so that all EU citizens can have a unique and secure digital identity. This is a key advancement for the European Union to be a global leader in the digital identity field, enabling all 27 member states to reap the benefits of digitalisation. The new European digital identity wallets will enable all Europeans to access online services throughout Europe with their own n ..read more

It’s been a busy few months at Ubisecure with a number of presentations at various events throughout Europe – some of which are available on-demand on our Video Resources page. It is great to be at the events, hearing from other industry experts, meeting new people, and not least getting direct feedback from live audiences as you present.   One of our core topics we’ve been presenting is getting great interest and engagement, and that is the notion of Identity Context. What is Identity Context? In business transactions, Identity Context helps to understand the parties involved in a transa ..read more

Let’s talk about digital identity with Jesse Kurtto, DPO and Data Scientist at Ubisecure. Is now the right time to invest into Identity and Access Management (IAM)? Join us for episode 101, as Oscar is exploring why now is the right time to invest into IAM with Jesse Kurtto, DPO and Data Scientist at Ubisecure – as they delve into the current economic situation and some of the key factors of investing into identity management. [Transcript below] “Digitalisation is ongoing, it’s accelerating, it’s unstoppable.” Known as the guy who shortened the world and lived to tell the tale, Jesse’s caree ..read more

If asked what job role is most associated with Identity and Access Management (IAM), what would you say? Most of you might think a highly technical specialist, or an “IT person”. However, many CEOs, CFOs, Customer Service team leaders, HR analysts and other professionals across companies are involved in IAM decision making. But why is this? This blog will explore why it is important for companies to invest more time and effort in ensuring that Identity and Access Management is well understood across various job functions. Firstly, let’s understand what Identity and Access Management is. What i ..read more

As part of ongoing support, we are releasing two service patches against SSO 9.2 and SSO 9.3. Found within both of these patches are several corrections against SAML authentication-related issues. The SAML authentication issue has existed for a number of years, but was uncovered with improvements to SSO cacheing performed in SSO 9.2. Specifically, the Microsoft service SignIn with SAML, has permitted non-uniqued entityIDs to exist. Our improvement to caching uncovered this potential minor configuration issue, which is fully corrected in the patches. Additionally, for SSO 9.2.1, we have include ..read more