Nick Holland

Former Director, Editorial

Holland focused on the intersection of digital banking, payments and security technologies. He has spoken at a variety of conferences and events, including Mobile World Congress, Money2020, Next Bank and SXSW, and has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, MSNBC, NPR, Forbes, Fortune, BusinessWeek, Time Magazine, The Economist and the Financial Times.

Self-Sovereign Identity: More Use Cases

Nick Holland • April 22, 2021

More use cases are emerging for self-sovereign identity, which gives individuals more control over their digital identities, according to Heather Dahl and Ken Ebert of Indicio.tech.

An Alternative Approach to Cryptocurrency Security

Nick Holland • April 7, 2021

Today's cryptocurrencies are based on cryptographic standards that eventually could be broken via quantum computing, says Gideon Samid of BitMint, which has developed a virtual currency based instead on the concept of "quantum randomness."

How Old Breaches Fuel New Identity Crimes

Nick Holland • March 27, 2021

Identity crimes are up, but data breaches are down. What does this mean for risk mitigation strategies? Jim Van Dyke and Al Pascual of Sontiq offer an analysis.

Remote Work Creates Insider Threat Concerns

Nick Holland • March 22, 2021

Recent research highlights the growth in risky remote work behaviors. Dr. Margaret Cunningham of Forcepoint X-Lab discusses the implications of this increase in insider threats and shares risk mitigation strategies.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Cybersecurity Strategies

Nick Holland • March 10, 2021

The 2021 PwC Global Digital Trust Insights survey shows 96% of businesses will adjust their cybersecurity strategies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Joe Nocera and Vikas Agarwal of PwC offer an analysis.

Better Identity Coalition: A Project Update

Nick Holland • March 8, 2021

Jeremy Grant, coordinator of the Better Identity Coalition, offers a progress report on the 3-year-old organization's efforts to help prevent breaches with better identity management.

The Challenge of Detecting Lateral Movement

Nick Holland • February 25, 2021

The SolarWinds supply chain attack is another example of the damage that lateral movement by system intruders can cause. Tim Keeler of Remediant describes why detecting lateral movement is so challenging.

Using ID Screening to Fight COVID-19 Economic Relief Fraud

Nick Holland • February 24, 2021

High-speed identity screening can play a critical role in cracking down on fraud tied to COVID-19 economic relief efforts without impeding legitimate access to funds, says Dr. Gary Shiffman, CEO of Giant Oak, which offers artificial intelligence technology.

The Changing Needs for Enterprise DLP

Nick Holland • February 24, 2021

Data loss prevention is evolving to meet changing work environments. Mario Espinoza, VP of SaaS Security & Data Protection at Palo Alto Networks, details how cost and complexity can be reduced.

Creating a Digital ID to Verify COVID-19 Testing

Nick Holland • February 22, 2021

The Good Health Pass Collaborative is developing a road map for digital health passes that international travelers could use to prove they have been tested for COVID-19. Dakota Gruener, executive director of ID2020, which launched the project, describes the effort, including privacy-protection measures.

Why Synthetic Identity Fraud Persists

Nick Holland • February 15, 2021

Julie Conroy of Aite Group and Shai Cohen and Lee Cookman of TransUnion analyze a new report that explains why synthetic identity fraud poses a long-term threat.

Securing Telemedicine and Future of Remote Work in Healthcare with SASE

Nick Holland • February 11, 2021

How Deepfakes Can Defeat Video ID Verification Tests

Nick Holland • February 10, 2021

Banking institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges and other companies have begun implementing video-based identity verification. But deepfake technology can be used to circumvent these security checks, says Ilya Volovik, a researcher at Gemini Advisory.

2020 Breach Statistics: An Analysis

Nick Holland • February 5, 2021

The decline in the total number of U.S. data breaches in 2020 isn't all good news; it reflects that hackers are changing their tactics, says James Lee of the Identity Theft Resource Center, who offers an analysis of the center's new data breach report.

The Rise of ‘Frankenstein Fraud’ for Synthetic Identities

Nick Holland • February 1, 2021

More fraudsters are using artificial intelligence to generate “Frankenstein faces” for use in synthetic identity fraud. Kathleen Peters of Experian outlines this disturbing development in fraudster behavior, as outlined in a new report.