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  • Identity operations

Vendor Sprawl in Enterprise Identity Security: Risks, Costs, and How to Fix It 

Addressing cybersecurity vendor sprawl is challenging because it typically results from reasonable decisions made under real constraints. Too much complexity reduces visibility. The strongest response is neither blind consolidation nor endless best-of-breed expansion, but architectural discipline.
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The Latest in Identity Security

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  • Identity operations
  • News
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Inside CISA’s Phishing-Resistant MFA Playbook 

As part of a broader federal effort, CISA released a playbook that gives agencies a clear roadmap for rolling out phishing-resistant MFA. Here's what private sector enterprises can learn from it.
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  • Identity Access Management
  • News
4 minute read

Identity at the Core: How the Palo Alto-CyberArk Deal Changes Cybersecurity

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) announced its intent to acquire CyberArk, a leading Identity Security company. Identity Security has already been gaining momentum over the last year, and PANW’s acquisition further cements identity's central role in modern cybersecurity.
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  • Authentication
5 minute read

Passkeys vs. OTP: Why 2025 is the tipping point for phishing‑resistant MFA

Regulators and enterprises are moving away from OTPs as a secure factor due to their weakness to SIM swaps, phishing and social engineering attacks. This article will explore why passkeys are now proliferating as an alternate second factor.
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  • Fraud prevention
  • Risk signals
6 minute read

Recycled Phone Number Fraud & How Retired Lines Are Used in Account Takeovers

In the United States, around 35 million phone numbers are recycled each year. This article explores how recycled numbers enable account takeovers, then shows how ID Dataweb’s new MobileMatch risk signals address this issue.
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  • News
6 minute read

How North Korean Imposters are Slipping Past Dev Interviews

Companies eager to fill tech roles and accustomed to interviewing candidates solely via Zoom or Skype have proven disturbingly easy to defraud. Shadow workers come into the interview process prepared with fabricated resumes and fake identities.
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  • Identity operations
  • News
5 minute read

Stopping Scattered Spider-Like Attacks at the Identity Layer: How Airlines Can Thwart Identity-Based Attacks

Scattered Spider does not begin with malware. It begins with a phone call. Their pattern is clear: find a support channel under deadline pressure, sound helpful, and request a credential reset that hands the keys to the attacker.
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Recent case studies

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How an eCommerce enterprise eliminated chargeback fraud

A leading eCommerce giant reduced chargebacks to just 0.2%, earned $4.6 million in additional revenue, and achieved a 99.5% approval rate by integrating ID Dataweb’s identity verification with their AI-driven risk assessment.

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Enhancing OTP security and convenience with Fast Tap MFA

Learn how the Fast Tap MFA solution slashes user friction while delivering a powerful defense against phishing, SIM swaps, and account takeovers.

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Streamlining healthcare identity verification

See how healthcare providers are accelerating patient onboarding, achieving a 95% verification rate, and cutting costs with the new Light Verification solution from ID Dataweb and Ping Identity.

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Impact of identity verification in hospitality loyalty programs

Rewards program fraud is costing the hospitality industry over $1 billion a year. Learn how ID Dataweb is helping security-forward organizations meet the challenge.

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Stopping account opening fraud

Eliminate account takeovers and synthetic identity fraud across every channel with ID Dataweb’s integrated verification engine.

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Stopping account takeovers

Stop account takeover fraud using ID Dataweb’s integrated risk-based authentication and identity verification.

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ID Dataweb and CIO Dive’s Studio Survey Reveals Major Gap Between Identity Risk Awareness and Cyber Defense Readiness

CENTREVILLE, VA, March 31, 2026 – ID Dataweb™️, a leader in identity threat detection andrisk mitigation, today announced the results of a new survey conducted in partnership with CIODive’s Studio by Informa TechTarget
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ID Dataweb Wins 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Award for its Identity Threat Detection and Risk Mitigation Solution

CENTREVILLE, Va., March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Dataweb™️, a leader in identity threat detection and risk mitigation, today announced that it has received the 2026 Silver Cybersecurity Excellence Award in the Identity Threat Detection and Response category.
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ID Dataweb Named Finalist in 2026 SC Media Trust Awards

CENTREVILLE, Va., March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Dataweb™️, a leader in identity threat detection and risk mitigation, has been named a finalist in the 2026 SC Awards in the Best Identity Management Solution category. This recognition places the company
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ID Dataweb Named 2026 SLEDIE Rising Star Award Winner by e.Republic

CENTREVILLE, Va., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ID Dataweb™, a recognized leader in identity threat detection and risk mitigation, today announced it has been named a recipient of the 2026 SLED Industry Excellence (SLEDIE) Rising Star Award by e.Republic. The
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ID Dataweb Achieves SOC 2 Type II Attestation, Strengthening Transparency and Confidence in Security Controls

CENTREVILLE, VA, February 10, 2026 – ID Dataweb today announced that it has once again achieved SOC 2 Type II attestation for the ID Dataweb platform, reaffirming the company’s commitment to the highest standards of security, availability, and confidentiality.
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ID Dataweb Welcomes Industry Veteran Torsten George as Company’s First Chief Marketing Officer

CENTREVILLE, VA, January 20, 2026 – ID Dataweb today announced the appointment of industry veteran Dr. Torsten George as the company’s first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In this role, Dr. George will lead the company’s global marketing strategy, with a

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