Announcing Marc-Anthony Signorino as the new Executive Director of the IDESG!
We are excited to see the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) kicking off 2015 in a big way. In its third year as an organization, the IDESG is gathering at the 12th plenary (January 28-30 in...
View ArticleA Great Leap Forward: Thoughts on Last Week’s IDESG Plenary in Atlanta
Something was distinctly different last week as more than 120 people gathered, both in person and virtually, for a meeting of the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG). Perhaps inspired by the...
View ArticleThe IDESG hits a big milestone on the road to creating the Identity Ecosystem...
The Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) has been hard at work delivering on version 1 of the Identity Ecosystem Framework (IDEF). This week, the steering group hit a major milestone: meeting a...
View ArticleAs NSTIC Turns 4…
Next month, the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace will celebrate its fourth “NSTICiversary” – marking four years since President Obama called for industry, advocates, agencies,...
View ArticleA Retrospective Look: Advancing standards for strong identity and...
As the NSTIC pilots develop and implement innovative identity solutions, they are confronting head-on the challenges of attempting to convince the marketplace to adopt them. We are enthusiastic about...
View ArticleTo the Identity Ecosystem and Beyond: It’s the NSTICiversary!
Today we celebrate the most special of days for the NSTIC National Program Office. Four years ago at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., we released the President’s strategy to enhance...
View ArticleA Retrospective Look: Smelling the roses in the IDESG
The Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG), now in its third year, is a key part of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). It serves as a forum to build the core set of...
View ArticleFourth and goal: closing in on the Identity Ecosystem Framework
It’s certainly too early to spike the ball, but yesterday the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) met another milestone by approving the initial set of baseline requirements for the Identity...
View ArticleA major NSTIC milestone: IDEFv1 set for October 20th public release
When the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) plenary convened last week in Tampa, Florida, attendees meant business. By Friday afternoon, committees had finalized the baseline requirements and...
View ArticleBreaking news: the IDEFv1 is now available to the public!
In the NSTIC, the president called for an “overarching set of interoperability standards, risk models, privacy and liability policies, requirements, and accountability mechanisms that structure the...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: 2016 state and local government pilot opportunity just announced
A recent McKinsey report found that the critical drivers of customer satisfaction with state government services are: fast, simple, and efficient processes; the availability of online options for...
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Stepping stones: working to establish a solid foundation for measurement...
The crowd for the event’s first panel. Photo by James Bryce Clark Mike Garcia closed out the first workshop of NIST’s new Applied Cybersecurity Division with the same energy, passion, and commitment to...
View ArticleCelebrating Data Privacy Day and everything it stands for!
Happy Data Privacy Day! According to a recent survey of young Americans by Harvard’s Institute of Politics, 65% of respondents said they were “very concerned” about technology companies collecting...
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WHOA-OH! WE’RE HALFWAY THERE! Happy NSTICiversary!
It’s a little hard to believe, but today marks the 5th anniversary of the NSTIC, the strategy for achieving trusted digital identities in a private sector-led identity ecosystem. Let’s take a glimpse...
View ArticleAnnouncing Draft Special Publication 800-63-3: Digital Authentication Guideline!
Today, we’re releasing the public preview of draft Special Publication 800-63-3, Digital Authentication Guideline. We’re excited to share the updates we’ve made—along with the new process that enables...
View ArticleThe IDEF Registry: an open invite to commit to trusted digital identity...
The Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) laid the groundwork for better digital identity transactions with the release of the Identity Ecosystem Framework (IDEF) – and today they’re inviting...
View ArticleLooking back on happenings at the IDESG plenary
Last week in New Orleans, the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) launched the Identity Ecosystem Framework (IDEF) Registry and publicly listed the first four organizations to self-attest. At the...
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