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Thales Cybersecurity and Digital Identity
Thales (stock info) is a global leader in advanced technologies, investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing – to build a confident future crucial for the development of our societies. The Group provides its customers – businesses, organizations and governments – in the defense, aeronautics, space, transport, and digital identity and security domains with solutions, services and products that help them fulfil their critical role, consideration for the individual being the driving force behind all decisions. Thales has 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2020 the Group generated sales of €17 billion.
We believe in a safer and more sustainable world where everyone has access to a secure, trusted identity. To support this vision, Thales delivers identity and biometric solutions to governments, public authorities and private entities in the fields of civil identity and public security.
Thales Cybersecurity and Digital Identity Biometrics News
American mDL uptake suggests digital ID mass adoption caught in the slow lane
Mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) are coming online as the first wave of government-issued digital IDs in the United States. The…
| Jun 16, 2025 | Building trust in the age of digital identity: why cyber resilience must come firstBy Nathalie Gosset, VP Identity and Biometric Solutions at Thales Trust is the invisible infrastructure of the digital world. Without… |
| May 30, 2025 | Australia, NZ airports boost international passenger processing capacityAustralian airports continue to add more SmartGates powered by Idemia’s biometric border technology for international arrivals. On Thursday, Sydney Airport… |
| May 26, 2025 | Sri Lanka on track to roll out e-NIC, Thales delivering final 400k cardsThe final 400,000 polycarbonate cards procured from Thales by Sri Lanka’s Department of Registration of Persons to implement the Electronic… |
| May 22, 2025 | Thales Data Threat Report warns that mad scramble to embrace AI comes with riskIn an online talk about AI, Eric Hanselman, chief analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence 451 Research, offers a tour… |
| May 17, 2025 | Leadership teams strengthened at Thales Identity & Biometrics, Incode, ID.me, iDen2Digital identity leaders and startups have announced executive additions strengthening marketing, product, sales and design. A former biometrics executive is… |
| May 9, 2025 | Sri Lanka to roll out e-NIC project by next monthThe Department of Registration of Persons is awaiting a shipment of 300,000 additional polycarbonate cards from Thales to implement the… |
| Apr 30, 2025 | It’s World Passkey Day, actually: trust, adoption grows for FIDO credentialWorld Password Day is no longer. The annual day to promote secure password practices has run its course, and the… |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Thales driving digital inclusion, behind one in every three smart civil IDsThales is marking its dominant presence in digital identification with the company behind one in three civil IDs delivered each… |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Thales brings encryption, key management to cloud security partnership with DeloitteA new strategic partnership between Thales and Deloitte & Touche LLP combines advanced encryption and key management technology with data… |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Thales helping Iraq build biometric data center, integrate ID and forensic systemsA new data center is under construction in Iraq, in partnership with Thales, to integrate data from the country’s national… |
| Mar 26, 2025 | EU to make uniform mobile driving license available in EUDI Wallets by 2030The EUDI Wallet scheme will serve as a government-led driver for mobile driver’s license adoption in the EU, and national… |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Launch of Alaska Mobile ID brings number of states with mDL to 19Alaska has launched its mobile driver’s license (mDL) program, referred to locally as Mobile ID (mID), bringing the total number… |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Queensland digital license app: global blueprint for mDLs, or in need of replacing?An Australian government official is calling for an app that would allow users to access government licences and permits in… |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Documents aim to lay out use cases, standards for mobile driver’s licensesThe Secure Technology Alliance’s (STA) Identity and Access Forum has released a new resource on mobile driver’s license (mDL) use… |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Thales wins $21m contract for Switzerland’s AFISThales has won an 18.9 million Swiss francs (US$21.3 million) contract for modernizing the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) used… |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Sri Lanka procures digital national ID cards from ThalesThe Department of Registration of Persons procured 700,000 polycarbonate cards from Thales for its Electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC) project… |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Bahrain adds digital travel credential features to national ID cardThe Kingdom of Bahrain has incorporated Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology into its national ID card, making it a document… |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Thales joins PQC4eMRTD project to protect travel documents from quantum computing attackThe European Union has taken a step towards protecting electronic passports against the threat of quantum computing attacks, with a… |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Queensland mobile driver’s license could be model for global mDL deploymentQueensland’s digital driver’s license app has been a rousing success, and a ABI Research Report makes the case for why… |
Thales Cybersecurity and Digital Identity Industry Insights
Building trust in the age of digital identity: why cyber resilience must come first
By Nathalie Gosset, VP Identity and Biometric Solutions at Thales Trust is the invisible infrastructure of the digital world. Without…
Brand Focus: Thales Cybersecurity and Digital Identity
An easier travel path from home to hotel room with digital credentials and facial biometric match
Digital travel credentials are here. The launch of American Airlines’ Mobile ID – which combines Thales technology with the Airside…
