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Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards
Panel
The ANSI Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel
(IDSP) is a cross-sector coordinating body whose objective is to facilitate the
timely development, promulgation and use of voluntary consensus standards and
guidelines that will equip and assist the private sector, government and
consumers in minimizing the scope and scale of identity theft and fraud.
The IDSP has released workshop reports on best practices for measuring identity
theft [see
related article] and calling for a national identity verification
standard [see
related article]. The panel also has produced a comprehensive report
for businesses, government agencies, and other organizations in the fight
against the theft of personal and financial information [see
related article].
IDSP workshops typically involve making an inventory of existing standards and
industry guidelines in a subject area, identifying gaps where new or updated
guidance may be needed, and making recommendations regarding best practices or
the desirability and feasibility of undertaking standards development activity.
Workshops generally have at least one face-to-face kick-off meeting. While
additional meetings may be held, usually much of the work can be accomplished
electronically in a working group environment. Workshops culminate in the
publication of a report that presents the workshop’s consensus-based findings
and recommendations, which in turn may drive future standards development
activity. The IDSP itself does not develop standards.
Periodically, the IDSP also convenes plenary meetings which are conferences that
include reports on the progress of IDSP work underway, discussion of related
identity issues, and exploration of topics that might be suitable for future
workshops.
The IDSP is funded through private and public sector sponsorships and
participation fees. ANSI is seeking major sponsors to help underwrite the costs
of new IDSP workshops and plenary meetings as part of its ongoing efforts to
explore how standards and best practices can help to mitigate identity theft
and fraud in the marketplace. For more information, contact
idsp@ansi.org.
Participation in the IDSP is open to all affected parties. Representatives of
the business community and relevant trade associations, vendors of identity
theft protection services, information security specialists, industry analysts,
government issuers and regulators, standards developing organizations,
consumers and public interest groups, and academia are all welcome, providing a
range of perspectives.
To join the IDSP mailing list, send an e-mail to
idsp@ansi.org
Jim McCabe
Senior Director, Standards Facilitation
American National Standards Institute
25 West 43rd Street, Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 1.212.642.8921
Fax: 1.212.840.2298
E-mail: jmccabe@ansi.org
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