Are human firewalls the enterprise info. sec of the future?
Gartner is incubating a concept called People Centric Security that loosens controls and relies on end-users to assume responsibilities for protecting IT systems and data.
Identity Matters
John Fontana's blog traverses the evolving digital identity landscape and its intersection with the cloud, compliance, audit, privacy, mobile computing, API integration and security.
John Fontana
John Fontana is a journalist focusing in identity, privacy and security issues. Currently, he is the Identity Evangelist for cloud identity security vendor Ping Identity, where he blogs about relevant issues related to digital identity.
Latest Posts
Mobile, social, cloud, data driving enterprise ID needs
At its annual Identity and Access Management conference, Gartner says computing trends are fueling enterprise interest in ID.
Do Not Track lands in networking hardware
Router maker adds the controversial technology to its line of hardware for home and small business.
Six slick technologies re-shaping the future
The future of human-computer interaction was the theme at the Blur conference's jaw-dropping demo day.
Brainwaves as passwords; secure and near reality
Thought-controlled computing hits a milestone next summer and InteraXon CEO Ariel Garten is pushing the envelop - with her mind.
Mat Honan leading you out of digital hell
The Wired senior reporter is taking up the case against passwords - and with good reason.
IT needs ID-as-a-service for move to cloud, expert says
Existing IT identity management systems don't provide the fuel to run cloud's motor for privacy, security
Enterprise identity wake-up call coming in 2013
Restful and stateless will begin to define enterprise identity next year as social IDs, mobile devices, cloud services and modern day Web and development protocols move in and force changes.
Grid project aims to move, secure digital assets just like currency
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has unveiled a prototype for a Digital Asset Grid that would give individuals and companies privacy and secure asset exchange.
Trust will make or break cloud ID management services
If enterprises want to tap into identity-management-as-a-service they better know the trust models in use.