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Australia warns of AI-driven scams & account takeovers

AI is set to make impersonation scams and account takeovers harder to spot as Australians reported AUD $2.18 billion in scam losses in 2025.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Multi-factor authentication

Why ASD's new authentication guidance demands a closer look at passkeys

Phishing-resistant logins are now a baseline expectation, but Australian organisations still need to decide whether synced or hardware-bound passkeys fit the risk.

By Geoff Schomburgk • 5 min read • 5 days ago

Robotics

Seven tech firms named Australian export finalists

The shortlist spans every mainland state plus Tasmania and the ACT, showing Australian tech exporters are winning overseas customers in niche markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Internet of Things

DigiCert to secure Australia's connected energy grid

More than 4.2 million homes with rooftop solar could gain safer grid connections as the new framework lets devices and operators verify identities.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Real estate

AML rules expose small firms to privacy breach risks

Thousands of Australian small businesses now face new privacy and cyber risk as anti-money laundering checks force them to store passports and licences.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Digital Identity stories

Blockchain

AIR & Fill Easy link Asia-Pacific identity to EU trust

If approved, the tie-up could let banks and other firms verify Asia-Pacific identity data under EU rules without handling full documents.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Identity and Access Management

Publicis Sapient & Ping Identity back AI identity push

Legacy identity upgrades and AI agent oversight are set to speed up as the firms aim to cut manual work and tighten access controls.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Network Security

Linux Foundation launches Agent Name Service for AI

The open standard aims to let organisations verify AI agents before they are trusted to act across networks, systems and services.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • 4 days ago

Application Programming Interface

DirectTrust & GLEIF plan vLEI model for US healthcare

A new route to verified organisational identity could help providers, payers and vendors cut confusion over who is behind digital healthcare transactions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Crypto

Animoca Brands names Yat Siu Chief Executive Officer

The leadership change is designed to speed Animoca's push into AI agents, tokenised finance and a possible future relisting on a major exchange.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 5 days ago

Identity and Access Management

Ping Identity named leader in Gartner's new CIAM report

The recognition underscores growing demand for customer identity tools as firms grapple with securing AI agents acting on behalf of users.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Identity stories

Data Protection

New Zealanders open to digital identity, report finds

Yet privacy concerns remain a major hurdle, with seven in 10 New Zealanders saying they have already had a problem linked to digital identity.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Biometrics

GBG adds Realeyes face verification to Go platform

Businesses can now use a three-second selfie to recheck users in GBG Go, helping curb promo abuse and account takeover without restarting KYC.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Artificial Intelligence

Britons doubt banks can spot sophisticated fraudsters

Rising fraud and AI-powered impersonation are leaving banks under pressure to improve checks, as 69% of Britons doubt they could spot a deepfake fraudster.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Biometrics

Kforce adds 1Kosmos checks to stop consultant fraud

The staffing firm is tightening onboarding after cases emerged of consultants arriving on client sites under false identities.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Beyond the Selfie: How EU AML Reform Could Reshape Customer Onboarding

From July 2027, firms will face stricter proof-of-identity rules that could slow onboarding unless they adopt trusted digital credentials and better audit trails.

By Clive Bourke • 2 min read • Last week

Fintech

HugoHub goes live in Pakistan with digital bank pilot

The pilot could help expand access to banking in a market where only slightly more than a quarter of adults had an account in 2024.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week

Fintech

Mobile-First Banking: The Role of Identity Verification

Mobile verification can cut onboarding friction for banks while strengthening fraud checks and compliance as customers expect account opening in minutes.

By Bud Walker • 4 min read • Last week