Humans in Tech

Jonny Adams, Product Manager of Logical Access at Identiv, is joined by Steve Clark, Security Technologist at WISeKey and tech expert in IoT, blockchain, PKI, anti-counterfeiting, and privacy. The two discuss today’s growing data and identity security concerns and how Identiv and WISeKey’s 15-year partnership and product portfolios simplify complex logins, protect valuable time, and strengthen security at the device and identity level.

As a professional impersonator working heavily in social media, Evan Ferrante, A.K.A. Not Tom Cruise, lives in the thick of the digital transformation — the idea of living the new “phygital” human experience where the boundaries between our digital and real-life personas are beginning to blur. He joins us to tell his origin story, go behind the scenes, and educate the masses to stay wary of deep fakes.

Worldwide annual sales of counterfeit goods are expected to total a staggering $4.2 trillion this year. Fear of fake products undermines confidence in brands. Lukasz Bulawski, Head of Product at collectID, joins us to talk about how brands can use NFC technology to transform authentication, anti-counterfeiting, and consumer experiences, and touches on what is next for the metaverse and NFTs.

George Muldoon, Vice President of Strategic Alliances at HYPR, “The Passwordless Company”, joins us to talk about moving away from unsecure passwords and moving towards multi-factor authentication (MFA) and cloud platforms to improve security posture and enable business growth.

The world remains addicted to passwords, regardless of the growing consensus to fix the password problem. David Turner, Director of Standards Development at FIDO Alliance, discusses how the nature of authentication is changing. The FIDO Alliance is an open industry association with a focused mission: authentication standards to help reduce the world’s over-reliance on passwords.

As a self-regulated ingestible, it is a no-brainer that we need to be deploying high-tech solutions for quality control in cannabis and the overall betterment of the industry. Joining our cry for smarter, safer standards, we chat with Tim Daly, President at TrueGreen, the world’s first cloud-based cannabis asset and smart packaging management platform. We talk about the digital transformation and how to be better advocates for cannabis standards.

In this episode, Brandon Herd, Owner of Access Systems, and Greg Johnston, Vice President of Access Systems, join us to talk about the most prevalent trends in access control technology today. We cover access control and video surveillance in a single pane of glass and cloud-based Access Control as a Service (ACaaS) with the ability to do everything from unlocking doors to viewing live video right on a phone.

As an Executive Member on the NFC Forum Board and Vice-Chair of its Healthcare Task Force, Amir Khoshniyati, GM and VP of Transponders at Identiv, joins us to discuss the mission behind the non-profit forum and explore what the future holds for near field communication (NFC) technology. We talk about the latest tech innovations in the contactless wave and the collaborative journey towards sustainability in NFC.

In this episode, we are joined by John Guerrero, Business Consultant for Identiv. John’s tech roots run deep and he discusses how federal government agencies can be more intentional about aligning their operations to the latest industry standards and protocols. We also cover how FIDO solutions and FIDO2 hardware security keys are increasingly being recognized as the responsible way to solve government cybersecurity challenges.

We bring on tech expert Dave Helbock Jr., Director of Product Management at Identiv, to unpack the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP is an initiative that aims to ensure government agency data is consistently and highly secured in the cloud. Dave dives into the options physical security specialists have in moving on-premises technology to a FedRAMP-approved cloud model.