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Microsoft Biometrics News
New UK deepfake detection testing framework, challenge aim to meet crisis head-on
Having declared deepfakes the greatest challenge of the online age, the UK government is set to take the lead on…
| Feb 6, 2026 | FBI launches operation Winter Shield to strengthen cyber defenses nationwideThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week announced the launch of Operation Winter Shield, a new cybersecurity initiative aimed… |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Upgraded Idemia PS minidriver unifies ID credentials across Windows 11 ecosystemIdemia Public Security has launched an upgraded Smart Credential Minidriver with full support for ARM64 devices in the Windows 11… |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Au10tix IDV, deepfake detection helps Microsoft improve internal partner validationMicrosoft has reduced fake account openings by 90 percent on its businesses compliance and fraud screening platform OneVet, thanks to… |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Agentic AI explosion driven by $50B market opportunity and related risksThe term “agentic AI” is now entrenched in the digital lexicon, used to refer to the category of machine learning… |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Idemia PS to be a biometric tech launch partner for Microsoft Entra Verified IDIdemia Public Security has announced that it will be a launch partner for Microsoft Entra Verified ID now that the… |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Passkeys from 1Password ready to join star supporters on red carpetThe world of biometric authentication is not standard stomping ground for celebrities, unless you count deepfakes. But some big names… |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Passkeys mature to occupy critical role in authentication for digital ID systemsThe passkey tipping point may be fast approaching. As the anointed successor to passwords, passkeys are seeing increased support from… |
| Oct 31, 2025 | NYPD faces federal lawsuit over alleged unconstitutional citywide surveillanceA new federal lawsuit accuses the New York City Police Department (NYPD) of operating an unconstitutional mass surveillance system that… |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Discord partner’s manual age verification data breach includes selfiesThe breach of thousands of Discord users’ data appears to be worse than initially reported, as details of the age… |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Coordinated Australian digital ID, infrastructure strategy could deliver major savingsDigital ID could generate massive savings for Australia’s taxpayers, according to a former state government minister, but delivering on digital… |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Microsoft introduces ZKPs with unlinkability to preserve digital ID privacyMicrosoft has introduced Crescent, its cryptographic privacy library to address the growing privacy challenge posed by digital identities. Electronic credentials… |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Voice cloning tools give rise to cacophony of impersonation fraudIn the Hunger Games franchise, engineered mutant birds called jabberjays drive people to madness by mimicking the voices of their… |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Security researchers find biometrics vulnerability in Windows Hello for BusinessOrganizations are increasingly turning to biometrics to secure their corporate networks and assets, but German cybersecurity researchers have found what… |
| Jul 22, 2025 | New Microsoft benchmark for evaluating deepfake detection prioritizes breadthJuan M. Lavista Ferres, corporate vice president and chief data scientist at Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab, has announced the… |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Video games need age assurance; k-ID and Microsoft offer good models: WEFIt is, in some sense, the elephant in the virtual living room, and definitely not as subject to interrogation as… |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Facebook and its 3 billion users get passkeys, Microsoft deleting passwordsFacebook is introducing passkeys as the social media platform jumps on the passkeys wagon. While Facebook might have fallen out… |
| May 5, 2025 | Microsoft is seeing 1M passkey registrations dailyLast week, global companies marked the inaugural World Passkey Day, which replaced World Password Day to highlight safe authentication through… |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Microsoft introduces new Entra ID feature requiring reauthentication every timeMicrosoft has introduced a new feature for Entra ID that allows administrators to require a fresh user authentication to complete specific… |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Carnegie panel spotlights customization, private sector role in DPI developmentA handful of governments have led the charge to define and popularize the concept of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), but… |
Microsoft Industry Insights
Entra Verified ID introduces DIDs and VCs to the Microsoft ecosystem
Microsoft’s new product, Entra Verified ID, introduces Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs) to the Microsoft ecosystem. DIDs are…
| Microsoft aims to kill the password | |
| Intel drops facial recognition from TV set-top box, and why cable needs to ‘get the net’ |
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Identification-as-a-service provides benefits, says MorphoTrak executive
Cloud computing provides many benefits including ease of use, time savings, security, convenience, versatility, and scalability. For these reasons, cloud…
