Scottish Government emphasizes security of new platform for digital public services

Scotland is talking up the data security measures designed and build into ScotAccount, a single-sign on (SSO) service designed to streamline access to public services online. Laurie Brown, the digital information security officer for the Scottish Government, is spearheading efforts to provide strategic direction and governance for various digital public services, following the return of Scotland’s digital identity service.

According to a recent blog post, the ScotAccount digital identity service is intended to simplify the process of accessing …

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