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Jul 15, 2020
A step change in data protection and email phishing with digital identities and Galaxkey
Email phishing is an age-old method of cybercrime that is becoming increasingly more sophisticated with modern technologies. According to Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations report, 36% of all cyber attacks involved email phishing, posing a huge threat to large organisations and individuals. In an increasingly digital world where remote work is commonplace, it has never been more vital for organisations to protect their business operations. Following an annual increase of 25% in email phishing, looking towards email encryption is one way businesses can help to avoid future data breaches relating to cybercrime. Our latest partnership with Galaxkey combines high-level encryption
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Jun 05, 2020
Sending a document with Yoti eSign
Yoti Doc Scan is our embedded identity verification solution that sits into a website or app. Customers upload their government-issued ID document and take a biometric selfie and we do the rest.
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Jun 05, 2020
Meet the Volunteer Edinburgh digital volunteer ID card!
There has been an incredible citizen response to the coronavirus crisis, with people signing up in their thousands to offer their support in any way they can. But as charities and volunteer groups bolster their ranks, the prohibitive costs and logistical issues of distributing ID cards has become a serious safeguarding issue. Which is why we’re delighted to be supporting Volunteer Edinburgh with digital volunteer ID cards that they can issue directly to a volunteer’s phone. Volunteer Edinburgh works with some of the most vulnerable citizens in Edinburgh. As they deploy 1,400 volunteers through the Scottish Government’s Scotland Cares, being
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Jun 02, 2020
Transforming the shopping experience with StrongPoint and automated age checks
We have joined forces with StrongPoint to transform the retail experience with automated technology that makes shopping smoother, faster and safer. Since the beginning of our collaboration back in 2018, we have streamlined Click & Collect, tobacco dispensing and automated self-checkout solutions to reduce the need for staff interventions. This gives shoppers a seamless and contactless experience, while saving retailers time and money. Our latest proposition is to introduce our anonymous age estimation technology, Yoti Age Scan, in StrongPoint self-checkouts, Click & Collect lockers and Vensafe dispensing machines. Customers will also be able to prove their age using their phone
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May 04, 2020
Building a secure credential management platform
Over the last ten years, we have seen a massive trend to digitalise everything that fits in your wallet. Credit cards, identity cards, keys, and even your scribbled-down passwords – digital wallets offer the ability to store an encrypted digital version of your credentials on your phone. But why stop at what fits in your wallet? What if you could keep all of your data secure and only share what’s strictly necessary with third parties? The potential for digital credentials has never been stronger than right now in the coronavirus crisis. Issuing third-party credentials to a citizen’s phone could hold
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Jan 24, 2020
Overcoming the drone accountability challenge with identity-linked drones
80 percent of UK citizens would support more widespread adoption of drones if there was a mechanism to provide increased safety, security and monitoring. These are the findings from The Cellular-connected Drones report, written by WPI Economics for Vodafone, which calls for commercial and public sector drones to be fitted with SIM cards to give them cellular network connectivity. This would mean drones could be flown beyond the “visual line of sight” of their operators, which is stipulated by current rules. Drones have significant positive use cases for hard-to-reach areas, such as delivering time-critical medical supplies, inspecting infrastructure, responding to