CyberForge Broadcast

CyberForge Broadcast

By Anil John: Public Interest Technologist
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CyberForge Broadcast episodes

  • Cloudy with a small chance of privacy

    Data is the pollution problem of the information age, and protecting privacy is the environmental challenge

    Bruce Schneier

    In this 7-minute episode, I discuss:

    • My impressions of the Cloud Identity Summit
    • Why we are at an inflection point now in how the internet should be designed for the future
    • GOV.UK Verify’s positioning of LOA 1 credentials
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    • Standards, Collaboration and Making an Impact

      "What I try to do is draw upon a history of working with ... different types of stakeholders ... to draw connections, especially when you have communities that have different priority sets ..."

      Joni Brennan

      I missed my regular broadcast schedule for this podcast last week since I was at the Cloud Identity Summit.

      So to make up for that, I wanted to bring you something a bit different by sharing a conversation I had with Joni Brennan, one of the movers and shakers in the global identity community.

      Joni is the Executive Director of the Kantara Initiative and a Technology Evangelist for Internet Identity and Trust.

      In this 20-minute episode, Joni and I discuss:

      • The importance of standards and collaboration when it comes to identity and privacy
      • Perceptions and priorities when it comes to identity and data protection between the US and Europe
      • Where investment still needs to happen to move the identity and privacy ecosystem forward
      • The role of the Kantara Initiative and the value it brings to digital service delivery
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      • Painful interactions

        The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."

        Ronald Reagan

        In this 7-minute episode, I talk about:

        • New Zealand Government’s research on pain points to address with digital services
        • Google’s My Account feature - will anyone use it?
        • OPM Data breach
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        • Parenting the future of technology

          The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

          Herbert Spencer

          In this 9-minute episode, I talk about:

          • Project Abacus announcement at Google I/O 2015
          • Project Vault announcement at Google I/O 2015
          • IRS data breach
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          • Personal data insecurity

            The problem with the nothing-to-hide argument is the underlying assumption that privacy is about hiding bad things

            Daniel J. Solove

            In this 6-minute episode, I talk about:

            • Data collection and security and its impact on digital services
            • Americans’ Attitudes About Privacy, Security and Surveillance
            • Potential credential service providers for high value digital services
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            • Are there too many cooks in the certification kitchen?

              Too many cooks spoil the broth

              Jane Austen

              In this 5-minute episode, I talk about:

              • The proliferation of certification programs
              • Flaming hoops encountered by identity services seeking certification
              • Possible consolidation options for some identity certification programs
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              • Where identity will be

                I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been

                Wayne Gretzky

                In this 7-minute episode, I talk about:

                • The Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) strategy
                • Tools for OAUTH2 and OpenID Connect testing
                • UX research from New Zealand
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                • Awareness of privacy

                  When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else

                  David Brin

                  In this 6-minute episode, I talk about:

                  • Privacy awareness week
                  • What hackers are looking for in health-care data
                  • Federation handler launch by WAYF.dk
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                  • The map of trusted identity services

                    Maps codify the miracle of existence

                    Nicholas Cran

                    In this 6-minute episode, I talk about:

                    • The authority of map makers and the OIXnet registry
                    • De-identification
                    • Google shutting down legacy OpenID 2.0 infrastructure
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                    • Federating data breaches

                      Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive

                      Sun Tzu

                      In this 10-minute episode, I talk about:

                      • Implications to public sector digital services based on results of the Verizon 2015 data breach investigations report
                      • Value of health care history data
                      • GSA RFI on Connect.gov business models
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                      The CyberForge audio broadcast delivers an opinionated viewpoint on using cybersecurity research and development to build and enhance products and services for the common good.