All is Not Lost: A Security Guru Points the Way to Safety New Carlisle OH

Posted by : Howard A. Schmidt I'm normally optimistic. But recently, in the world of online identity management, it feels like the sky really is falling.

A quick Google search shows more than 700 articles relating to online identity fraud over the past 20 days. In a substantial number of these stories, consumers rightly worry that their personal identity information is unprotected and vulnerable to abuse, and that businesses and institutions cannot adequately manage the identity information that flows through their systems.

According to recent data from the Identity Theft Resource Center, at least 152 identity theft incidents in2005 potentially affected more than 57.7 million individuals, many of these stemming from online or network security breaches. These incidents ran the gamut from large banks and businesses, to the government and academia. You probably think it's time to lock up your online doors and windows and throw away the key.

While it's true that consumer vigilance over personal identity information is critical in eradicating the identity fraud epidemic, it is only part of the equation. Businesses, government, and even academic institutions must also play a vital role to overcome the challenges we face in managing identity in the digital world.

As a former cyber security advisor to the White House and former chief security officer of both Microsoft and eBay, I have spent the majority of my career working with the government and corporate sectors to find a bal...

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