SEATTLE, Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nametag Inc., the leading provider of integrated identity verification and account protection solutions, today announced the appointment of Bruce Schneier to its Advisory Board. Schneier brings decades of expertise in security and cryptography to this role, strengthening Nametag’s market position and amplifying its commitment to protecting enterprises against sophisticated threat actors’ emerging tactics, such as digital injection attacks and the use of AI-generated identity documents.One of the foremost security influencers in the world, Bruce Schneier is a New York Times best-selling author of 14 books whose blog and newsletter, Schneier on Security, is read by over 250,000 people. He is a lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, a faculty affiliate at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at HKS, and a fellow at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.“Working at the intersection of people, technology and security, I see how quickly threat actors can adapt once new technologies enter the mainstream,” said Bruce Schneier, Nametag Advisory Board member. “Nametag’s technology is already leaps ahead of legacy remote identity verification systems, and I’m excited to collaborate with them to ensure Nametag remains at the forefront of security innovation.”Throughout his career, Bruce has played a pivotal role in educating the world about issues ranging from real-world security and hacker strategies to cryptography engineering and digital privacy. As a member of Nametag’s Advisory Board, he will provide invaluable strategic insights, leveraging his deep expertise in security to guide the company's vision and help strengthen its extensive identity verification capabilities in an increasingly complex threat landscape.“Bruce Schneier is a legendary figure in cybersecurity and cryptography

Aaron Painter, CEO of NametagImagine you’re an IT professional for a large health system. A resident physician calls and says he must urgently send in a patient script, but he’s locked out of the system and needs a password or account reset. You recognize his voice. He provides his ID number and other credentials for verification. You successfully restored his access so he can log in – only, it wasn’t the doctor that you just spoke to. It was a cybercriminal.  Increasingly, threat actors are using social engineering – the practice of psychological manipulation that tricks people into sharing sensitive information or granting unauthorized access to accounts – as their method of choice to attack health systems

Nametag has introduced a potential solution by allowing users to securely enroll new MFA devices using a government-issued ID and a selfie photo.