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Microsoft issues detailed warning about human-operated ransomware attacks

March 10, 2020 7:00 am Published by Comments Off on Microsoft issues detailed warning about human-operated ransomware attacks

Campaigns using this pernicious approach "pose a significant and growing threat to businesses and represent one of the most impactful trends in cyberattacks today", states the company's Threat Protection Intelligence Team


Let’s celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 this weekend

March 5, 2020 7:00 am Published by Comments Off on Let’s celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 this weekend

An encouraging sign; new research from training giant The Knowledge economy shows that the UK degree that saw the highest percentage increase in female students 2018 to 2019 was Computer Sciences - up by 11.6%


Estonia rolls out national facial recognition-based Digital ID

March 4, 2020 7:00 am Published by Comments Off on Estonia rolls out national facial recognition-based Digital ID

The newly-extended service will allow Estonian citizens to renew accounts from wherever in the world, without visiting a bank branch, through a smartphone app which will scan the chip of their ID documentation using the phone’s contactless reader to prove they are the holder of that document - all in three seconds


Big growth ahead for Digital Identity markets, analyst predicts

March 2, 2020 7:00 am Published by Comments Off on Big growth ahead for Digital Identity markets, analyst predicts

"This is an exciting time, with plenty of opportunity for the industry:" Goode Intelligence forecasts electronic identity and document verification and Digital Identity markets could be as big as $27.bn by 2024