In the digital age, trust has become the foundation of how people access services, verify identity and interact with society. Yet rising cyber threats are putting that trust at risk. France’s data watchdog recently reported a 20 percent rise in personal data breaches in 2024, affecting over a million citizens—evidence that cyber resilience must come first when shaping our digital identity systems. Rather than relying on reactive fixes, digital identity must be secure by design, from biometric authentication to data storage. Identity is now the key to everything from payments to healthcare, making it both a gateway and a target for cyberattacks.
Trust in digital identity is under attack — here’s how to protect it | Digital Watch Observatory
