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Combating ID theft with research

LexisNexis, IBM, the United States Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute's CERT/CC, Indiana University's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, and Syracuse University's CASE Center, and Utica College in New York have joined forces to create a research center to combat identity theft. Heaven knows this is a topic that could use some fresh thinking.
Written by Phil Windley, Contributor

LexisNexis, IBM, the United States Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute's CERT/CC, Indiana University's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, and Syracuse University's CASE Center, and Utica College in New York have joined forces to create a research center to combat identity theft.

Heaven knows this is a topic that could use some fresh thinking. The research agenda includes:

  • causes, early detection, and prevention of identity fraud and theft
  • the evolving threat from cyber criminals, insiders and organized crime groups
  • the impact and role of policy decisions, legislation and regulatory actions
  • improvement of identity authentication systems to reduce fraud and improper payments, and protect national security
  • the role of enabling technologies to protect information, facilitate privacy and share information.

With all of this, we'd do well to remember that, barring a pill to cure stupidity, the most effective protective measures against identity theft will remain good security practices in the enterprise and vigilance by consumers.

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