Protecting digital identities as the cornerstone of trust, security, and access in the modern cyber landscape.
Identity Cyber Security is a critical research area centered on securing the way individuals and organizations prove and manage who they are in digital environments. It addresses the challenges of authentication, authorization, and identity management, ensuring that only trusted users and devices can access sensitive systems and data. This field explores advanced methods such as multi-factor and passwordless authentication, biometric verification, identity federation, and zero-trust access models. Research also focuses on privacy-preserving technologies that balance security with user rights, mitigating threats like credential theft, account takeover, and impersonation. As digital ecosystems expand across cloud services, IoT, and critical infrastructure, identity emerges as the first line of defense, making robust identity protection essential for resilience, trust, and security in cyberspace.
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