What is digital identity?

This is a podcast episode titled, What is digital identity?. The summary for this episode is: <p>This episode of <em>Techsplainers</em> explores the concept of digital identity—the collection of attributes and information that uniquely identifies users, machines and other entities in IT systems.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Building on our previous discussion of identity security, we examine how digital identities serve as the foundation for authentication and authorization processes.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The episode breaks down different types of digital identities (human, machine, and federated), explains their critical role in identity and access management (IAM) systems and highlights benefits like enhanced cybersecurity and regulatory compliance.&nbsp;</p><p>With account theft involved in 32% of cyber incidents according to IBM's X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, understanding how digital identities function has never been more important for overall security strategy.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Find more information at <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/digital-identity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/digital-identity</a></p><p>Find more episodes at <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/techsplainers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/techsplainers</a>&nbsp;</p><p>For more on cybersecurity, listen to the Security Intelligence podcast at <a href="https://ibm.biz/Bdp2aH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ibm.biz/Bdp2aH</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Narrated by Bryan Clark&nbsp;</strong></p>