The latest edition of ForgeRock’s Identity Platform includes new capabilities that enable enterprises to deploy a secure, frictionless experiences. For example, if the laptop switches from a secure company Wi-Fi network to an unsecure network in a coffee shop, re-authentication would be invoked via a required response to a push notification sent to your phone – through a biometric TouchID, a swipe or other action – in order to maintain access to an online service.

HID acquired DemoTeller, a provider of instant issuance solutions for the financial market; Tascent announced the availability of the M6,
Oberthur signed a contract with the Government of the Republic of Mali to supply ePassports; ImageWare and RunMyProcess are working together to secure the enterprise; Entrust Datacard partnered with HARMAN International to secure the IoT.

Every morning I do a quick pat down to check for essentials: Phone? Check. Wallet? Check. Keys? Check. These three belongings are basic representations of my identity and are woven into my daily activities. But what happens when I go through the check-down process and find one of my essential items is missing? I’m overcome with an immediate sense of dread, followed by a tremendous sense of urgency to recover or replace what I lost.

Gemalto has begun rolling out new driver licenses across Maryland; NEC announced a series of trials for cashless payment services using its facial recognition technologies; Entrust Datacard completed integration between the Entrust IdentityGuard Mobile Smart Credential and the BlackBerry 10 Smart Card Service Framework; SureID Inc. celebrated two-years of PIV-I issuance; Daon launched FIDO Quick Start.

Physical identity documents aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. The personal identity market was valued at $8.7 billion in 2016, and is forecast to reach $9.7 billion by 2021.

Connect.Gov was supposed to enable citizens to use digital IDs they have for access to government sites. But problems arose and it appears the project is being scrapped. In its place, GSA is planning to build its own platform from scratch.

Marc-Anthony Signorino has resigned as the executive director of the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group and Sarah Schacht will be the new operations manager.