The White House is hoping to come up with a complete strategy to protect people in the cyberspace more strongly and effectively and is asking the public to extend help for the same.
The government has released a draft of the potential new National Strategy for Trusted Identities in the Cyberspace, where it has been noted that the government is aiming to create a system that would allow people voluntarily generate trusted identities for themselves that can be used in online transactions.
The goal, as described by White House cyber security chief, Howard Schmidt, “is to secure and protect transactions in cyberspace through use of a special ID--a smart card or digital certificate--that would prove that people are who they say they are.” The digital IDs for financial transactions would be offered by online vendors to the consumers.
To encourage and scout opinions and suggestions from public, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a Website. The government with its plans to finalize its strategy, later this fall is expecting to collect comments at the created website by July 19.
According to Schmidt, “The initial draft of the NSTIC was created with input from key government agencies, business leaders, and privacy advocates in response to one of the action items in President Obama's Cyberspace Policy Review.” He also added “With online consumers and companies grappling with fraud and identity theft, the administration wants an "identity ecosystem" in which people can feel safe and secure, as they conduct business over the Internet.”
The government has released a draft of the potential new National Strategy for Trusted Identities in the Cyberspace, where it has been noted that the government is aiming to create a system that would allow people voluntarily generate trusted identities for themselves that can be used in online transactions.
The goal, as described by White House cyber security chief, Howard Schmidt, “is to secure and protect transactions in cyberspace through use of a special ID--a smart card or digital certificate--that would prove that people are who they say they are.” The digital IDs for financial transactions would be offered by online vendors to the consumers.
To encourage and scout opinions and suggestions from public, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a Website. The government with its plans to finalize its strategy, later this fall is expecting to collect comments at the created website by July 19.
According to Schmidt, “The initial draft of the NSTIC was created with input from key government agencies, business leaders, and privacy advocates in response to one of the action items in President Obama's Cyberspace Policy Review.” He also added “With online consumers and companies grappling with fraud and identity theft, the administration wants an "identity ecosystem" in which people can feel safe and secure, as they conduct business over the Internet.”
