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Let’s embrace Identity Plurality

In information security we’ve been saddled for years with the tacit assumption that deep down...

Understanding biometrics and their necessary fallibility

Most lay people get their understanding of biometrics from watching science fiction movies, where people...

Guilty until proven innocent

Once again, in relation to charges levelled against their own, politicians have claimed that like...

Photo data as crude oil

It’s been said that “data is the new oil”. The immense stores of Personal Information...

Killing two frauds with one chip

Last week saw the biggest credit card data breach for a while, with around 1.5...

CNP fraud is just online carding

I recently posted the latest Card Not Present fraud figures for Australia. Technologically, CNP fraud...

Card Not Present now three quarters of all fraud

The Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) releases card fraud statistics every six months for the...

Ski runs and LOAs

In Identity and Access Management, Levels of Assurance (LOAs) are an attempt to harmonise the...

A penny for your marketable thoughts?

Most people think that Apple’s Siri is the coolest thing they’ve ever seen on a...

A software engineer’s memoir (work in progress)

I’m an ex software “engineer” [I have reservations about that term] with some life experience...