Let's talk about digital identity with Andy Milton, Head of Channels at Hitachi Digital Security. In episode 15, Oscar talks to Andy about Hitachi's pioneering finger-vein biometrics – VeinID Five. Hear about its use cases (present and future), the evolution of the product to its current form, comparison with other biometric and non-biometric authentication methods and, importantly, the relevant privacy and security risk mitigations. [Scroll down for transcript] "I think it’s going to be an interesting time in the biometric world. I think we will start to see that one biometric is not necessarily the best at everything. So we are going to see lots of different applications of different technology and at different times. And what we will potentially start to see is also some of them start to become blended together as well." Andy Milton is Head of Channels and Marketing for Hitachi Security Business Group. He joined Hitachi in November 2018 to lead and develop the channel strategy for the Hitachi Security Business Group in EMEA and North America. With over 30 years in IT and 20 years in cybersecurity, Andy's experience in working for both vendors and channel partners has given him a unique insight into the workings and drivers for aspects of the channel. He brings experience across a wide range of products and solutions including SIEM, device management, WAFs, network devices and a specific interest in identity management and biometrics. Get in touch with Andy on LinkedIn. Hitachi Europe Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, "Hitachi") is headquartered in Maidenhead, UK. The company is focused on its Social Innovation Business - delivering innovations that answer society’s challenges. Hitachi Europe and its subsidiary companies offer a broad range of information & telecommunication systems; rail systems, power and industrial systems; industrial components & equipment; automotive systems, digital media & consumer products and others with operations and research & development laboratories across EMEA. For more information, visit www.hitachi.eu. To find out more about Hitachi's Finger Vein products visit digitalsecurity.hitachi.eu. Hitachi is a Ubisecure partner. Find out more about the partnership, including further resources on VeinID Five, here: www.ubisecure.com/partner-directory/hitachi. We’ll be continuing this conversation on Twitter using #LTADI – join us @ubisecure! [Podcast transcript] Intro: Let’s Talk About Digital Identity, the podcast connecting identity and business. I am your host, Oscar Santolalla. Oscar Santolalla: Hello, and thanks for joining. Today, we will hear about a very novel authentication method, multi-factor authentication method based on biometrics that you might not have heard before. My guest today is Andy Milton from Hitachi. Andy Milton is Head of Channels and Marketing for Hitachi Security Business Group. He has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity across many companies. Hello, Andy! Andy Milton: Hello, Oscar. How are you? Oscar: Very good and very happy to talk with you today about what Hitachi is doing with this very interesting new authentication method. So I would like to hear first from you how your career, how life led you to this world of digital identity. Andy: OK. So just over 20 years ago now, I made a decision to move from engineering IT into security as it looked like it was becoming interesting and a hot market space, and that has proved to be very successful and a very good choice. So after working for several different vendors and partners and resellers, I've now found myself with the opportunity to join Hitachi with the addition of their new VeinID product, Five, which is very exciting for us all. I joined just over a year ago. Oscar: OK. Fabulous. So you joined cybersecurity really many years ago and you have been in this industry since then. And very recently as you said,