Author: Alex Brown
A self-professed technology geek, content writer Alex Brown is the kind of person who actually reads the manual that comes with his smartphone from cover to cover. His experience evangelizing for the latest and greatest tech solutions gives him an energized perspective on the latest trends in the authentication industry. Alex most recently led the content team at Boston-based tech company Form.com.
SpotlightID: Meron Behar
Transmit Security Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Meron Behar is looking to the future of cybersecurity with great anticipation. After spending his early career in a wide variety of technical disciplines, including development and networking, he became fascinated with the field of information security. As he gained experience in providing solutions to cyber threats by […]
What is Identity as a Service (IDaaS)?
What Is Authentication as a Service? Authentication as a Service (AaaS) is a cloud-based solution for user authentication. Online services can easily integrate AaaS into their applications, achieving strong and secure user authentication for distributed services. With AaaS, organizations can avoid a fragmented authentication experience by using a cohesive authentication service across all of their […]
What is an Identity Provider (IdP)?
What is an identity provider? An identity provider (IdP) is a system that creates, manages and stores digital identities. The capabilities and features of different IdPs can vary, but they’re typically made of three main components: a repository of user identities, an authentication system and security protocols that defend against intrusion. An IdP verifies user […]
100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs
Transmit Security, the Identity Experience Company, today announced that Goldman Sachs has recognized President and Co-Founder Rakesh Loonkar as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2021 at its Builders + Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California. This will be the second year in a row in which he was selected as an honoree for […]
Passwordless Ecommerce
How to Improve the Ecommerce Customer Experience with Passwordless Authentication Let’s face it: ecommerce isn’t a novelty anymore. It has become an essential part of daily life. According to a UN trade report, ecommerce sales soared to $26.7 trillion in 2020, up 4% from 2018. Another 2020 report from IBM suggests that the pandemic accelerated […]
SpotlightID: Lou Ann Hunt
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How Retail Finance Can Leverage FIDO2 to Improve User Experience
Over the past few years, retail banking and consumer finance organizations have begun to embrace the concept of digital identity. Financial institutions, spurred by innovations in the identity experience space, are looking to replace traditional credential-based consumer authentication with a passwordless alternative. New authentication standards like WebAuthn and FIDO2 greatly strengthen the safety of consumer […]
What Every SMB Needs to Know About Passwordless Customer Authentication
Real talk: small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have a severe customer authentication problem. For them, tight budgets and skeleton crews make integrating easy-to-use authentication extremely difficult. Their reliance on usernames and passwords presents a stumbling block to customers who are likely to abandon an SMB’s site or app if they’re forced to reset their credentials. […]
CyberTech100 Recognizes Transmit Security as Innovator in Combating Cyber Threats and Fraud
FinTech Global, a specialist research firm, today announced its second annual list of the world’s top innovators helping financial services firms fight off cyber attacks and protect their data. Transmit Security was named as one of the companies recognized for its innovative use of technology to solve significant industry problems, generate cost savings and efficiency […]