Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 80 | Page 12

NEWS

Signicat delivers customer-centric purchasing process for BMW Group

Group on their journey to transform the industry and be part of a change that is focusing on delivering smooth experiences to their users ,” said Arne Vidar Haug , Head of Global Solutions and Co-founder of Signicat . “ At Signicat , we consider each company ’ s needs and requirements , which is why the Signicat Global Solutions team designs tailor-made global identity solutions . We are more than just solution providers , we are strategic consultants in identity verification .”

Signicat , a leader in Digital Identity , is delivering a technology-driven and customer-centric purchasing process for the BMW Group .

With the world ’ s most extensive portfolio of digital identity and fraud prevention solutions , Signicat enables remote identity verification and electronic signing of end-users . This is possible through digital identities , biometrics and electronic document verification , enabling users to seamlessly execute legally binding electronic signatures on their contracts , all through one single entry point .
“ The BMW Group is a world-leading automotive brand that we work with in Europe . We are excited to assist the BMW
“ We have been working closely with the BMW Group providing them with a team of digital identity experts to advise them on technological and regulatory levels ,” said Asger Hattel , CEO at Signicat . “ Having an end-to-end solution for the customer enrolment process offers numerous technological , operational and regulatory advantages , but it is also a way to prevent fraud or data corruption through a seamless and complete process .”

Abnormal Security Report reveals email security threats in Europe

Abnormal Security has released a report focusing on the email security threat landscape in Europe .

The Email Security Threats in Europe : Alarming Attack Trends report reveals that between April 2023 and April 2024 , the volume of phishing attacks targeting organisations in the US and on European enterprises increased by 112.4 % and 91.5 %, respectively .
The report reveals that Business Email Compromise ( BEC ) is showing no signs of slowing . It states : “ BEC represents one of the top cybersecurity threats to modern enterprises , with US $ 2.9 billion lost in 2023 alone . Because these emails are textbased , rely on social engineering rather than exploiting technical vulnerabilities , and rarely contain obvious indicators of compromise ( such as malicious links or attachments ) they are difficult for legacy security solutions to detect . This leaves employees – notoriously the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain – as the last line of defence .”
The report stated that BEC attacks targeting US enterprises rose by 72.2 % year over year . “ While that ’ s certainly nothing to shake a stick at , organisations in Europe experienced a remarkable 123.8 % increase in BEC attacks in April 2024 compared to April 2023 . Several factors likely contributed to this spike ,” revealed the report .
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