Much of cybersecurity is focused on protecting users’ identities and personal information. This approach has numerous benefits, not just for the individual users but for the systems with which they interact – it protects people from malicious activities such as identity theft, while it also cuts down on bad actors stealing credentials to enter IT systems and wreak havoc, from ransomware to data exfiltration.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a draft of its fourth revision to Special Publication 800-63/4, “Digital Identity Guidelines,” which includes factors to consider that enhance privacy, equity, and usability of digital identity solutions and technology.

Attendees joined as thought leaders from government and industry discussed the ways that the evolving digital landscape is affecting identity protections, and the steps agencies can take to implement new solutions to protect users and systems from hostile activities.

Learning objectives from the digital training:

• Identify the most useful approaches to protecting users’ identities and personal information
• Review trends in the broader threat landscape that require new protective measures
• Outline the recommendations for protecting identity included in NIST’s new draft
• Understand the regulatory and policy frameworks within which new technologies must operate