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GUEST OPINION:  Financial services firms around the world are facing a perfect storm of escalating cyber threats, evolving customer demands, and a tightening regulatory landscape. Legacy Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems, often a patchwork of on-premises solutions and point products, are proving inadequate to navigate these challenges. These outdated systems struggle with scalability, lack agility, and create security vulnerabilities.

Guest opinion by Ashley Diffey, Head of APAC and Japan at Ping Identity: With many industries chasing digital efficiency dividends, the concept of IT/OT convergence is experiencing a resurgence, but adopters need to ensure they can bring the two sides together securely.

COMPANY NEWS:  A new survey from Ping Identity, the intelligent identity solution for the enterprise, reveals Australian consumers increasingly want frictionless online login experiences without sacrificing the security of personal information. With 60% feeling better about services that use multi-factor authentication (MFA) at login, it’s clear that businesses across all industries must provide convenience without sacrificing security to win over consumers.

Nine Cybersecurity Predictions For The Year Ahead

GUEST OPINION by Ashley Diffey, Head of Asia Pacific and Japan at Ping Identity:  As Australian organisations dust themselves off from the challenges of 2022 and formulate plans for the year ahead, there are a range of key technological trends that will shape their chosen strategies.

GUEST OPINION: The cyberthreat landscape faced by Australian businesses continues to evolve at an alarming rate. Current threats faced include supply chain and account takeover attacks, operational technology / information technology intersectional exploits, business email attacks, and insider threats.

GUEST OPINION: As Australian businesses strive to improve their IT security amid an ever-evolving threat landscape, increasing numbers are deploying multi-factor authentication (MFA).

GUEST OPINION by Ashley Diffey, Head of APAC and Japan at Ping Identity: In an increasingly digital and online world, consumers have come to expect relatively frictionless experiences when undertaking transactions.

GUEST OPINION by Ashley Diffey, Ping Identity:  The business strategy dubbed ‘digital transformation’ has been part of the forward plans of many organisations for years. Their aim has been to take advantage of rapidly evolving technologies to improve efficiencies and drive growth.

GUEST OPINION by Ashley Diffey, Head of APAC and Japan at Ping Identity: When information technology was first embraced by businesses, it tended to be in a very centralised form. Data centres held core applications and databases while users gained access through authorised devices and network links.

We asked a number of IT executives what the 'new normal' might look like as the impact of COVID-19 wanes.

GUEST OPINION by Ashley Diffey, Country Manager – ANZ and Japan, Ping Identity: The societal changes that occurred during the past 12 months are undeniable, but what’s less talked about are the significant implications for data privacy. First, the massive shift to remote work changed the way data is accessed and secured. And a sharp rise in online transactions means more personal data is being exchanged, stored, and processed than ever before. Further, the amounts of personal data being collected by large technology companies continues to climb, shaking user trust.

We posed this question to a broad swathe of senior industry executives. Here's what they had to say.

GUEST OPINION by Ashley Diffey, Ping Identity Country Manager Australia, New Zealand and Japan: Since the early days of the information technology revolution, the task of ensuring effective digital security has relied on the humble password. Used to confirm an individual’s identity, they’ve acted as the keys to vital systems and data stores.

GUEST OPINION by Ashley Diffey, Ping Identity: As the number of infections rises around the world, many companies have directed their employees to work from home as a cautionary measure in an effort to assist in flattening the curve. What at first was seen as a short term situation is being extended without a known or defined end date.

GUEST OPINION by Ashley Diffey, Ping Identity: As the number of infections rises around the world, many companies have directed their employees to work from home as a cautionary measure in an effort to assist in flattening the curve. What at first was seen as a short term situation is being extended without a known or defined end date.

Identity specialist Ping Identity has appointed Ashley Diffey as country manager for Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Service provider Venn IT Solutions has appointed Ashley Diffey as general manager for Victoria, heading the company's new Melbourne branch office.