CISA, NSA Push Identity and Access Management Framework as Risks Grow
(SC Magazine, Mar 22, 2023)
On Tuesday, the two agencies released recommended best practices for infosec professionals who manage digital identities. The 31-page report outlines business processes, policies, and technologies to help shore up government and private-sector security postures.
OECD Seeks Comment on Its Recommendation for Digital ID Governance
(Biometric Update , Mar 22, 2023)
The OECD’s Public Governance Committee and its Working Party of Senior Digital Government Officials have developed a series of recommendations on implementing and governing digital ID at the national and international levels as digital public infrastructure. The document does not mention biometrics.
Datasets Driving Facial Recognition Development Fueled by Data Privacy Violations
(Biometric Update , Mar 21, 2023)
“A surplus of data being posted online containing biometric information and a growing need for new biometric technologies” converged as a source for datasets, Harvey says.
Krispy Kreme, U Of Chicago Medical Center Among Latest Big Targets in New IL Class Actions
(Cook County Record , Mar 22, 2023)
Spurred by big money possibilities, BIPA-related class action lawsuits have continued to stream into Cook County Circuit Court and other courts elsewhere in Illinois.
Panera Bread Debuts Contactless Palm Payment Through Amazon One
(Nation’s Restaurant News , Mar 22, 2023)
Panera became the first national restaurant chain to debut palm reader payment that connects guests’ unique hand signature with their credit card
Tiktok Would Be Tough to Ban in the US Without a New Law, Experts Say
(Reuters, Mar 22, 2023)
That means any move to block the app likely depends on passage of legislation like the RESTRICT ACT, a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators this month granting the Commerce Department new power to ban foreign technology that poses a national security risk. That would circumvent the speech protections embedded in existing law, lawyers and China watchers said.
