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Industry Professionals Encouraged To Show Support And Comment On Kantara’s Open Pledge Page
WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA – May 11, 2016 — Kantara Initiative, which provides strategic vision and real-world innovation elements for the digital identity transformation, today unveiled an industry-wide drive to generate support for a non-profit, open professional association to represent and certify digital identity professionals. Digital identity professionals are encouraged to show support by electronically signing their name and commenting on Kantara’s open forum Pledge Page. As the leading non-profit digital identity organization, Kantara’s goal is to promote a collaborative approach to professionalizing the digital identity industry with a focus on professional and community development including knowledge sharing, mentoring and education.
- Sign the Digital Identity Professional Pledge Page to show support and be heard.
- Read Ian Glazer, senior director, Identity, Salesforce speech titled: Professionalization of the Identity Industry delivered May 11, 2016 at the European Identity Conference, Munich, Germany.
“Identity is the missing third leg on the stool with security and privacy. Neither security or privacy professionals can fully meet their challenges without digital identity because digital identity practices give assurance that authorization is correctly executed,” said Colin Wallis, executive director, Kantara Initiative. “Privacy, assurance and security professionals have organizations dedicated to the betterment of their industries. Now is the time for digital identity professionals to enjoy the same betterment opportunities such as professional development, shared practices and networking with peers from around the world. ”
About The Kantara Pledge Page And Digital Identity Professional Association
The Kantara Pledge Page was created as a vehicle for debate and discussion about a digital identity professional association, its value to practitioners, employers and other technical and business professionals. After a 90-day open discussion period the Kantara Pledge Page will be temporarily closed and the results reviewed. A report outlining results and comments will be issued by Kantara to help target the needs of the digital identity professional and guide a digital identity professional association’s future direction.
About Kantara Initiative
Kantara Initiative, Inc. provides strategic vision and real world innovation elements for the digital identity transformation. Developing initiatives including Identity Relationship Management, User Managed Access (EIC Award Winner for Innovation in Information Security 2014), Identities of Things, and Minimum Viable Consent Receipt, Kantara Initiative connects a global, open, and transparent leadership community, including CA Technologies, Experian, ForgeRock, IEEE-SA, Internet Society, Nomura Research Institute, Radiant Logic and SecureKey. More information is available at https://kantarainitiative.org/.
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