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Turkish insurer Neova Sigorta has launched an initiative to offer better auto insurance premium prices to up to 95% of its customers. This development is projected to save Neova Sigorta’s customers money – and decrease overhead costs for the insurer. The  first of its kind in the Turkish market, the service will use advanced machine learning (ML) to optimise how it prices auto insurance. Neova Sigorta selected SAS Dynamic Actuarial Modeling, a pricing solution with AI-based premium modelling for general and life insurers, as its platform of choice for its transformation. Software and consultancy firm Sade Software & Consultancy (Sade Yazılım), an SAS partner, will be the initiative’s integrator. The deployment, expected to last between six and eight months, will help Neova Sigorta offer more appealing prices to new and existing customers. It is also expected to significantly increase market share in new regions and bolster renewal rates in established regions. Similar c...

by Johan Fantenberg, Director at Ping Identity Source: Ping Identity. Fantenberg. Deepfakes are artificial media that have created quite a stir in our world of digital firsts. Political deepfakes can take different forms. Deepfake videos can greatly influence a country's election – the way campaigning is done, as well as the results. The convincing nature of today's digitally-changed photographs is demonstrated by the fact that 52% of 700 IT worldwide decision-makers questioned by Ping Identity expressed doubt about their ability to identify a deepfake CEO. Given how advanced deepfakes have become, it may not be unexpected that this stark assessment of the state of affairs has been made. It is impossible to overstate the power of deepfakes to spread misinformation that can sabotage democratic processes, damage people's reputations, and spark civil unrest, especially in light of the growing influence of digital media in social media, news broadcasting, and political campaig...

DigiCert ONE digital trust solutions are now available for purchase through the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. DigiCert ONE, the platform for digital trust, provides organisations with centralised visibility and control over a broad range of public and private trust needs, securing websites, enterprise access and communication, software, identity, content and devices. This partnership simplifies purchasing and licensing. “We are thrilled to bring DigiCert ONE solutions to the Azure Marketplace, providing our customers and partners with more convenient and accessible purchasing options,” said Dave Packer, Chief Revenue Officer at DigiCert.  “This collaboration underscores our commitment to delivering innovative, scalable solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern businesses.”  “Microsoft welcomes DigiCert to Azure Marketplace, where global customers find thousands of line-of- business partner solutions that work with the Microsoft products they already use,” said Giovanni ...