Two-factor authentication is critical when protecting access to cloud-based resources. One way to better protect access to these sites is using two-factor authentication.

Legic had launched IDConnect, an ID aggregation service that enables a consumer to use a smart phone with any LEGIC advant and NXP mifare application; the SAFE-BioPharma Trust Framework has approved Exostar as a Full Service Credential Service Provider; sharing passwords is common in the finance world with almost a quarter – 24% – of employees lending their credentials to other employees.

Making the jump to online identity vetting and benefits applications makes sense for many reasons, not the least of which is convenience, but there are concerns that must to be addressed to ensure these systems are secure as well as easy to use. Vetting an identity online can be a tricky business, but thankfully, there are entities working to ensure that a citizen applying for Medicaid, child welfare or similar service is who they claim to be.

IDology has added ExpectID Score to its suite of identity verification and authentication solutions. The product uses multiple data sources to verify an identity for any transaction where the customer isn’t present. This is done through knowledge-based authentication questions or by scanning documents like a driver’s license to verify the information.

The FIDO Alliance standards initiative was a key topic at the Cloud Identity Summit (CIS) and the alliance conducted an interoperability session where members demonstrated how their FIDO Ready solutions could work together.

HID Global tapped for multi-factor authentication project in Poland; the latest government smart card predictions; Cross Match available via UK’s G-Cloud CloudStore; SeureKey and Oberthur Technologies partner on mobile identity initiative and Gemalto supporting African health project.

Archbold Memorial Hospital deployed the iris biometric system because it wanted an identification system that could help to prevent mix-ups, stop patient identity fraud, eliminate the creation of duplicate medical record and reduce billing errors.

HID announced that its Trusted Tags meets the Electronic Visit Verification requirements for home health agencies enacted by several states as a condition of Medicaid participation; GlobalPlatform has published white paper examining how its Specifications can address the key privacy and security concerns for the deployment of Internet of things or machine-to-machine devices; Biometric Signature ID released an authentication solution for use with Epic’s electronic medical record software; ImageWare Systems was selected to implement a multi-modal biometric driver license system for the State of Baja California, Mexico.