Do you think traditional multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enough? On this State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D'Ambrosi discusses key binding in biometrics with Daltrey Founder and CEO, Blair Crawford. This duo expands on passwordless authentication, liveness detection, and why it's not about the passwords, but about your identity.
Aug 25, 2022•36 min•Ep. 291
How will digital ID verification play a vital role in Metaverse success? On this week’s State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D’Ambrosi sits down with Aaron Painter, CEO at Nametag to discuss implementing ID verification in various emerging technologies like the blockchain and the metaverse.
Aug 18, 2022•27 min•Ep. 290
How do you define frictionless identity verification? On this week’s State of Identity podcast, we are joined by Footprints founders, Eli Wachs, CEO, and Alex Grinman, CTO for a discussion on leveraging AWS nitro enclaves to provide a secure computing environment with best-in-class encryption and access control.
Aug 11, 2022•29 min•Ep. 289
In this month's Investing in Identity series, we dive into notable deals that are shaking up the summer and take a look at what July's stock rally implies for market performance this fall. This month's agenda features: HUMAN, a global leader in safeguarding against bot attacks and fraud has merged with PerimeterX. On the surface, these companies pose competitive threats to one another; however, the use of UEBA to support bot detection, account abuse detection, and fraud prevention, make for an a...
Aug 04, 2022•22 min•Ep. 288
Javier Mira, President, and CEO at FacePhi joins this State of Identity podcast to talk about the coming decentralization of the biometrics industry. How to drive inclusion and fairness with the use of biometrics. The role that liveness detection has to play in biometrics deployments moving forward, as well as the expansion outside of core regulated industries for biometrics.
Aug 04, 2022•23 min•Ep. 287
What does the future hold for biometric identity verification platforms? Tune into this week’s State of Identity podcast to hear host Cameron D’Ambrosi and Julen Remesar, Head of Sales at Alice Biometrics discuss the pathway forward for a field that continues to evolve in the face of shifting regulations, platform demands, and new technologies.
Jul 28, 2022•24 min•Ep. 286
What if verified identity was digitized? Join this week’s State of Identity podcast with host Cameron D’Ambrosi and Tomer Kagan, CEO and Co-Founder of Merit to tackle bringing liquidity to verified identity through full access, transparency, and utility for individuals. They dive into creating an ecosystem of truth and trust. Tune in, to find out how.
Jul 21, 2022•28 min•Ep. 285
Do you want to own and control your identity? Join this week's State of Identity podcast with host Cameron D'Ambrosi as he welcomes SimpleID CEO, Peter Kirby to discuss reusable digital identity, the blockchain, web3, and what it means to have an identity network on the blockchain.
Jul 14, 2022•26 min•Ep. 283
This week's State of Identity podcast welcomes Sarah Clark, Senior Vice President, Digital Identity at Mastercard & Carlos Collodoro, CEO at IDPBR. We discuss their joint venture to bring Mastercard's digital identity network to the Brazilian market and unpack the unique circumstances of the digital identity market in Brazil.
Jul 07, 2022•40 min•Ep. 283
In this month's Investing in Identity series, we dive into notable news, deals, and impacts on the digital identity community. This month's agenda features: Google, Microsoft, and Apple have committed to developing passwordless authentication options. LastPass joins the FIDO Alliance in the latest push for a passwordless revolution The Federal Reserve approved the largest interest rate increase since 1994, signaling it will continue lifting rates through 2022. What does this mean for entrepreneu...
Jun 28, 2022•25 min•Ep. 283
On this week's State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D'Ambrosi and Russ Cohn, General Manager, International at OCR Labs dive into the growing digital identity space. They discuss why digital identity is breaking out of some of these pigeonholes around risk and compliance that have been held for so many years, and how OCR Labs is differentiating itself among a crowded field of competitors in the ITV and Doc space.
Jun 23, 2022•29 min•Ep. 282
Where is the intersection of trust and identity? On this week's State of Identity podcast host Cameron D'Ambrosi is joined by Steve Ritter, CTO at Mitek & Christopher Briggs Head of Product at Mitek to discuss their recent acquisition of HooYu, and what this means for the identity market, businesses, and consumers alike.
Jun 16, 2022•30 min•Ep. 281
Open finance and APIs are driving a new era of financial innovation that will fuel new use cases and business models for financial institutions and fintechs. David Whitcomb, Vice President of Product at MX and Crystal Anderson, Vice President of Product Management at MX define “Open Finance,” how it’s part of the Open Banking movement, and will explain how financial institutions can benefit from open finance and drive innovation vs. leaving it to the latest fintech app.
Jun 09, 2022•28 min•Ep. 280
How do state-sponsored cyber-attacks impact the techniques of the common cyber-criminal? On this week's State of Identity Podcast, host Cameron D'Ambrosi welcomes Chuck Everette, Director of Cybersecurity Advocacy at Deep Instinct to discuss today's evolving cyber threat landscape and why current defenses are light years behind.
Jun 02, 2022•33 min•Ep. 279
In this month's Investing in Identity series, we examine what a bear market indicates for high growth sectors like identity. This month's agenda features: Wall Street is on the cusp of a bear market. What does this mean for identity solutions and what are the market indicators to watch? Advice to startup founders and investors in the identity market with money at stake This month's movers and shakers: LexisNexis Risk Solutions acquires BehavioSec, to bolster their predictive behavioral biometric...
Jun 01, 2022•29 min•Ep. 278
How do we secure API's? On this week's State of Identity podcast host, Cameron D'Ambrosi sits down with Roey Eliyahu, Co-Founder & CEO at Salt Security to discuss the difference between authentication and authorization, particularly as it applies to APIs, API attacks, and the limits of applying identity-based controls to API security.
May 26, 2022•33 min•Ep. 277
On this week's State of Identity, host Cameron D'Ambrosi welcomes Mike Vesey, CEO at IdRamp for an action-packed discussion surrounding zero-trust frameworks, identity orchestration, and interoperability. They explore low-code/no-code orchestration services, what to consider when making long-term complex identity decisions, and what the US is doing to protect Americans from sophisticated cyber threats after the White House issued Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity....
May 19, 2022•30 min•Ep. 176
Where is the biggest AI bottleneck and what is the next foundational shift in AI? On this week's State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D’Ambrosi welcomes Dr. Eric Daimler, CEO & Co-Founder of Conexus AI to dive into data integration and consolidation. They break down the limitations of AI and look at regulatory headwinds around the development and deployment of AI technologies.
May 12, 2022•30 min•Ep. 175
Is “better digital identity already in your pocket"? On this week's State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D'Ambrosi asks Prove Co-founder and CEO Rodger Desai how the company is leveraging mobile signals and the largest and most accurate network of reusable identity credentials to help companies redefine business identity processes as revenue drivers instead of cost centers. We'll explore how reusable identity is changing the authentication game and how technology advancements such as 5G and t...
May 05, 2022•37 min
In this month's Investing in Identity series, we take a hard look at the latest market activity including companies (and people!) taking companies from public to private. Twitter accepts Elon Musk's $44B offer to take the social media giant private. Musk has been very upfront about his mission to reduce bots by "authenticating all real humans." How will this reshape the social network for its 200MM users? Sailpoint, the enterprise identity security giant, is being taken private by Thoma Bravo fo...
Apr 28, 2022•33 min•Ep. 173
How far will you go to protect your data in a world with an ever-increasing network perimeter? On this episode of State of Identity , host Cameron D'Ambrosi connects with Peter Padd, Co-Founder & CEO at Fortifyedge. Peter shares how he's built Zero Trust authentication software that provides IoT device OEM's with password-free authentication utilizing Tiny Machine Learning at the edge.
Apr 28, 2022•32 min•Ep. 172
How can biometrics help improve accessibility to critical services? On this week’s State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D’Ambrosi is joined by Chief Fraud Prevention Officer for security and biometrics at Nuance, Simon Marchand. Tune in for their discussion about the cutting edge of biometric voice recognition technology, and its potential to transform identity verification and the user experience across channels.
Apr 21, 2022•29 min•Ep. 171
Join host Cameron D'Ambrosi as he sits down with Founder, CEO and CTO of Reputationaire, Andrew Hine. They explore the fundamental lack of mechanisms to establish trust globally, across use cases from housing to hiring, and how deterministic data sets can be leveraged to solve these challenges.
Apr 14, 2022•34 min•Ep. 270
How do you make sense of fragmented data in an ever evolving regulatory and competitive landscape? This week host Cameron D'Ambrosi welcomes Kyle Hollaway, Vice President and Head of Global Identity at Acxiom to the State of Identity podcast to discuss the shift to first party data and what that looks like for identity resolution.
Apr 07, 2022•34 min•Ep. 269
Identity verification beyond a regulatory mandate? Cognito's CEO Alain Meier joins the State of Identity host Cameron D’Ambrosi to dive into why industries beyond financial services are now in the market for identity verification. They also unpack the impact of synthetic identity fraud across verticals, and how platforms find the balance when building their onboarding processes.
Mar 31, 2022•40 min•Ep. 268
In this month's Investing in Identity series, we put the latest deals head-to-head and determine the players coming out on top. Who are the latest teams to make our bracket? Key Takeaways: *Mitek, a platform innovator and enabler that exists to transform the building industry with better building solutions is acquiring the UK-based KYC firm, Hooyu for GBP 98MM *Avast set to acquire SecureKey, an identity and authentication provider that simplifies consumer access to online services and applicati...
Mar 29, 2022•33 min•Ep. 267
What role will public vs. private institutions play in the rollout of eIDAS 2.0 wallets? On this week’s State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D'Ambrosi is joined by Marcel Wendt, CTO & Founder of Digidentity. The duo discusses the looming impact of eIDAS 2.0 on digital identity globally, how to keep data secure when verifying the identity of individuals and businesses online, and the European Union's clear vision for where digital identity is headed.
Mar 24, 2022•26 min•Ep. 266
How are personal data and digital identity reshaping society? On this week's State of Identity Podcast host, Cameron D'Ambrosi is joined by Michael Becker, CEO of Identity Praxis, to discuss the evolution of the identity industry, the latest trends to follow (or flee), and predictions for the future of both consumer and enterprise digital identity.
Mar 17, 2022•48 min•Ep. 265
Do you trust technology and government to protect your data? On this week's State of Identity podcast, host, Cameron D'Ambrosi is joined by Gareth Narinesingh, Head of Digital Identity at HooYu to discuss the bridge between payments and identity wallets, the UK's next big push in adopting shared identity standards, and the foundation of decentralized identity verification across Web3 applications and the metaverse.
Mar 10, 2022•40 min•Ep. 264
How much control do you want of your data? On this week's State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D'Ambrosi speaks with Adam Gunther, SVP, Global Identity, and Fraud at Equifax. Tune in for their discussion covering digital identity as a service and how end platforms give control back to the consumer without sacrificing the user experience or generating excess risk.
Mar 10, 2022•36 min•Ep. 264