Identity management
Blockchain technology disrupts current methods of sharing personal information through digital identity management by a distributed trust model.
The internet’s next step: The era of digital credentials
Imagine being able to rid your wallet of a driver’s license, an insurance card, a student or employee ID and more. Imagine not having to worry about losing your passport and vaccination records on a trip abroad, or about the authenticity of the designer shoes you just purchased. This and much more is possible with […]
Automating workplace vaccination verification — a path out of the pandemic
Workplace vaccination mandates are coming for employers. In the United States, The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a rule on requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any workers who remain unvaccinated to produce a negative test result on […]
Blockchain to transform insurance value chain
The insurance industry at its core is built on the legal promise to pay a compensation in case of a loss. Trust is at the core of this promise. However, the level of trust consumers have on their insurance provider is average. The IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) surveyed 1,100 business insurance executives in 34 countries […]
Heightened focus on security for public sector agencies
Technology innovations like IoT, autonomous systems and mobile solutions invariably bring with them increased risks and security threats. Today’s news cycle features a constant stream of stories on hackers commandeering household nanny-cams, smart thermostats and video-enabled doorbells. The expansion of the Internet of Things has dramatically increased the attack surface. As the number of connected […]
Decentralized identity is poised to disrupt how you share data
IBM recently wrapped up a very bustling week in San Francisco at THINK 2019 full of client conversations — through sessions and in the expo hall — and how technology will transform enterprises with data, AI, cloud, blockchain and more. In my blog post prior to THINK, I wrote about how blockchain is becoming more […]
Decentralized Identity: An alternative to password-based authentication
Many experts say that a password-based login is an insecure approach to online interactions and that multi-factor schemes add friction that reduce user adoption and productivity. Obtaining assured authentication of a person’s identity while adhering to new data privacy laws and regulations presents a minefield of security and customer experiences issues that are costly and […]
Brewing blockchain: Tracing ethically sourced coffee
A survey by the National Coffee Association finds that 64 percent of Americans, age 18 and over, drink coffee daily. After factoring in the less-caffeinated casual coffee drinker, this results in 400 million cups of coffee consumed daily in the United States. That may seem like a lot, until compared with most European countries who […]
How do we start tackling the existing identity problem?
Identity and control of personal identity is top of mind, given recent events as well as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). A lot of our identity is shared without our explicit consent, gets stored in locations we are unaware of, and when compromised creates tremendous setbacks. Almost everything we do in the […]
Three areas in the insurance industry to use blockchain
You buy insurance — auto, health, life — because you want to be sure you and your family will be OK if anything unexpected happens. But as time drags on while you wait for a claim to be processed, you start to wonder if the benefits are worth the hassle and higher premiums. These negative […]