When logging into devices and applications that hold the key to a user's identity, how can that user tell who is at the other end of the line? When it comes to internet safety and securing a user's identity online, Phil Dunkelberger, President and CEO of Nok Nok Labs, shares that the future of online security is cybersecurity that can be simplified through public private key cryptography. On this episode, Phil explains what that means, plus the purpose of FIDO and how it can create frictionless security for users logging into their devices and applications.

Tune in to learn:

• What FIDO is designed to do for users (9:55)
• Why public private keys used for authentication benefits the customer (14:00)
• How pass keys have evolved to render the need for two devices for personal and work purposes unnecessary (28:00)
• About Nok Nok’s Study on the IT Support side of the problem with authentication (35:36)

Mentions:

• Vanguard 
• Totem Tech
• Alli Bey, CEO of Totem Tech
• Dr. Larry Ponemon, Founder and Chairman of Ponemon Institute
• PYMNTS
• Karen Webster, CEO of PYMNTS
• Karen webster’s study
• “Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike” by Phil Knight
• Xerox 
• Phil Zimmermann
• Symantec

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