iiDENTIFii achieves certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management Systems
iiDENTIFii, Africa’s leading provider of enterprise-grade biometric Identity Verification (IDV) solutions, has been certified by BSI, the business improvement and standards company, to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, demonstrating its commitment to protecting customer data and taking compliance seriously. Achieving certification to this international industry standard cements the company as a global, enterprise-grade identity player.
iiDENTIFii Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace
The average person has a whopping 100 passwords they use to access their various online accounts, a study by NordPass reveals. Long, intricate passwords are key but are often either written down or re-used across several accounts, neither of which are very secure options.
Biometric data and your SIM card might soon be linked
Linking biometric data to SIM cards
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has proposed linking biometric data to SIM cards. If successful, new regulations would require all South Africans to provide their biometric data to mobile service providers to obtain a new cellphone number or action a SIM swap.
ICASA’s proposal calls for biometric data such as fingerprint mapping, facial recognition, and retina scans to be bound to a consumer’s SIM card.
The ethics of facial recognition biometrics
The average person has a whopping 100 passwords they use to access their various online accounts, a study by NordPass reveals. Long, intricate passwords are key but are often either written down or re-used across several accounts, neither of which are very secure options.