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SHIFTS IN BEHAVIOUR HAVE PRESENTED NEW CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO AUTHENTICATING IDENTITY . JIM DUCHARME , RSA SECURITY ’ S VP OF IDENTITY PRODUCTS , TALKS US THROUGH FIVE IDENTITY TRENDS THAT ARE CAPTURING THE IMAGINATIONS OF PROFESSIONALS WORKING ACROSS IT . he days where
T passwords and tokens were our only way of identifying people and systems is long gone . Today , we have a vast array of technologies , including : multi-factor authentication ( MFA ), standards-based solutions , biometrics and smartphone-based authentication , to name just a few .
This change has been driven by necessity . Once upon a time workers would be tied to their desks , now we have people who are glued to their mobiles , accessing applications through the cloud .
This has a huge impact on the need to authenticate ; previously , it would be pretty obvious if Bob from finance was accessing the company invoicing system , as you could see this was
TOP IDENTITY TRENDS : Being sure about access
happening from his desk ; the static nature of the workplace provided its own version of multi-factor authentication .
Today , Bob could be accessing it from anywhere , making it much more difficult to ascertain if it is actually him , or someone using his phone or hijacking an insecure line .
These behavioural and organisational shifts are driving authentication methods in two directions : toward more convenient access to please users and toward more secure access to satisfy IT security teams .
Within this context , there are a number of authentication trends that any business should be keeping an eye on ; here are my top five :
1 . Context , location and behaviour : The Holy Grail of identity assurance : organisations have more multi-factor authentication choices than ever before
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