Estonia's ID card fiasco: 'We've no intention of letting a good crisis go to waste'E-state Estonia hit a big ID-card problem last year, but reckons it's actually benefited from the crisis.January 24, 2018 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
Estonia's ID card crisis: How e-state's poster child got into and out of troubleEstonia is built on secure state e-systems, so the world was watching when it hit a huge ID-card problem.November 13, 2017 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
Android, iOS secure ID: Estonia says it's taking digital authentication to new levelsEarly next year, Estonia rolls out its new Smart-ID digital identity system, which is not dependent on a SIM card and can be used around the world.December 13, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
An end to ID theft? This facial recognition is so smart even twins can't fool itA young Estonian entrepreneur hopes to take security and online identity verification to the next level.September 20, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
What's suddenly luring Brexit-hit Britons? Estonia's digital citizenship for anyoneThe same uncertainty that sent the markets into a spin after the UK's Brexit vote may also be increasing the appeal to Britons of Estonia's e-residency scheme.August 16, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
Post Panama Papers, here's how Estonia's e-residency project plans to head off banking scandalsAlthough draft laws will let Estonian e-residents open a bank account remotely, the accent remains on openness and transparency.June 1, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
Skype roots, open-source encryption: How startup Wire is spreading the word on secure commsWire CTO Alan Duric believes his startup, backed by Skype's co-founder, is treading a path on encryption and privacy that others will end up following.May 10, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
Why ripples from this Estonian blockchain experiment may be felt around the worldLater this year, Estonia's e-residency scheme to create a transnational digital identity will be coupled with Nasdaq's blockchain technology in an experimental shareholder e-voting scheme.April 14, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
Cybersecurity for kids: 'The earlier we teach this, the better specialists we'll have'A school in Estonia has started a pilot project to teach the basics of cybersecurity to teenagers.February 24, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
X-Road middleware: Turning point for secure data transfer between nations?By the first half of next year, Estonian and Finnish tax offices could be exchanging data securely, paving the way for wider use of the X-Road technology.December 9, 2015 by Kalev Aasmae in Security