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monday.com opens workspace doors to external AI agents

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monday.com now lets external AI agents sign up, verify and work natively inside its platform, collaborating alongside human users.
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Vietnam fake account farms fuel global cybercrime wave

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Vietnam-based fake account farms are fuelling a growing global cybercrime market, flogging cheap logins, bot tools and disposable email tricks.
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Bitwarden adds one-click logins for non-SSO web apps

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Bitwarden adds a one-click login policy that extends SSO-style access to unmanaged web apps, automating vault-based sign-ins via IdP dashboards.
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1Kosmos tops KuppingerCole 2026 passwordless ranking

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1Kosmos named overall, product and innovation leader in KuppingerCole's 2026 passwordless authentication ranking after review of 26 vendors.
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IBM warns AI & quantum threats will reshape cybercrime

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IBM warns shadow AI, deepfakes and quantum threats will reshape cyber risk by 2026, as autonomous agents speed breaches and ransomware.
Why addresses alone won t solve cross border payment failures

The amber problem: Why addresses alone won't solve cross-border payment failures

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Cross-border payments are failing despite accurate addresses, exposing a GBP £94 billion data and identity gap banks can no longer ignore.
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Google report warns identity is weak link in cloud

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Attackers are ditching malware for stolen identities, misconfigurations and abused AI tools, Google warns in its latest cloud threat report.
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Saviynt picks NEXTGEN to drive APAC identity growth

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Saviynt taps distributor NEXTGEN to expand APAC and Japan identity security reach as non-human accounts surge and AI risks intensify.
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Melissa podcast probes data quality, risk & identity

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Data specialist Melissa debuts a podcast probing how flawed customer and identity data fuels risk, fraud and compliance headaches.
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Nasdaq unveils issuer-led tokenised share framework

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Nasdaq sets out equity token blueprint to let companies issue on-chain shares while preserving control, rights and US regulatory status.
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ACI unveils Connetic for Cards to unify payments ops

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ACI Connetic for Cards promises unified issuing, acquiring and ATM processing as banks race to modernise card systems and fight fraud.
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Open Campus pilots verifiable hiring credentials in Vietnam

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Open Campus to test blockchain-backed verifiable education credentials in Vietnam recruitment with Le & Associates and SKALE.
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iProov handles 1m daily checks as deepfake fraud soars

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iProov passes one million daily biometric checks as deepfake-driven fraud soars, forcing banks and governments to harden identity defences.
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Give to Gain: Creating pathways for women in fraud prevention

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Fraud teams can unlock leadership pathways for women by breaking silos, sharing context and pairing mentorship with real decision power.
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1Kosmos adds identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows

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1Kosmos adds embedded identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows to curb social engineering in high-risk service desk interactions.
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Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world

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As firewalls fade, digital identity emerges as the core security perimeter, powering zero-trust strategies across cloud and remote work.
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Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR

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From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.
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Women in tech & finance call for systems to catch up

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Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.
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Closing the gender digital divide: Why women's voices must shape connectivity policy

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As Asia Pacific races ahead on 5G, experts warn women risk being left offline unless their voices shape digital policy from the start.
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OpenID Foundation urges standards for digital estates

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OpenID Foundation warns that fragmented rules for managing digital estates after death demand global standards before AI deepfakes escalate risks.