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...summary 3
Variables shaping identity management 4
Business costs to the organisation 4
Compliance 4
Technologies and approaches 4
Society at risk 6
Becoming sophisticated about risk 7
Balancing costs and risk 7
The importance of convenience 7
Users in the risk equation 8
Diversity and usability 8
Convenience, privacy and security 8
More advanced technology and solutions 9
Sharing responsibility 11
Moving towards an identity-centric society 11
About the authors 12
BT as your security partner 12
References 13
Contents
Executive summary
The need for more careful identity management is an inevitable
outcome of a variety of changes that are compounding together into
a perfect storm of change. These changes are making today’s world
increasingly dependant on digital identities to enable transactions,
allow access to services, information sources, communication
networks, applications, and even to enter buildings. As a result,
the volume of data and personal information that is stored and
harvested is growing rapidly, with personal information required
for every aspect of our lives from home, work, healthcare and
government. In addition to the significant user advantages and
cost efficiencies from effective identity management (IdM), the
increasing use of digital media and the web can also make personal
information more easily accessible, placing our privacy and security
as well as the resultant inappropriate exploitation of our identity at
serious risk.
Compromising an identity is the modern equivalent of holding the
“key’s to the kingdom.” Our identities underpin numerous critical
transactions and life events; once an identity is captured it can
quickly unravel into many unintended and damaging consequences,
reflecting its many uses.
Identity theft can happen to anyone. Statistics from the Home Office
in the UK indicate that...
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