Trust frameworks are probably one of the more complex areas of federated digital identities. NIST wants to educated and get feedback from the public on the “rules of the road” for federated identity systems.

Consumers are tired of creating accounts and coming up with unique passwords for each and every web site. This is leading to security fatigue and it’s putting consumers at risk at work and at home

“Lock down your login” is part of President Obama’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan and also kicking off National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The goal is to encourage Americans to move beyond user names and passwords and use two-factor authentication for cybersecurity when it’s available.

The White House, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and more than 35 companies have launched a campaign to encourage individuals to move beyond user names and passwords. “Lock Down Your Login,” is designed to empower Americans to better protect their online accounts and move beyond usernames and passwords and adopt strong authentication for online accounts.

Lenovo, Intel, Synaptics and PayPal are collaborating to bring simple and safe authentication experiences to enterprise and consumer use cases. Lenovo customers to be able to authenticate to online FIDO-enabled services by using a fingerprint instead of a password.

It’s easy to see why and how we should protect our physical belongings – closing windows and double locking doors before we leave the house, keeping valuables tucked into zipped bags in busy crowds – but protecting ourselves against online fraud can feel a little less tangible.

Login.Gov is the new name for the citizen-centric identity platform that will enable access to government sites. The notice comes as the GSA is proposing a citizen identity platform that can be used to access government services. The platform will collet personal data and provide identity proofing to agencies.

NIST announced the latest pilots for the National strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. The focus of this year’s NSTIC winners is on secure online access to state and local services with another partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for trusted identities in health care.

Digital identity isn’t just about passwords or biometrics, enterprises need to have a multi-layered approach to secure employee and consumer systems, otherwise it can be costly. Fraudulent payments cost UK industry £755m last year – and the trend is rising.

University Health Care System has implemented RightPatient; CA Technologies released enhancements to its privileged access management portfolio; GlobalPlatform published updates to its Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) Initial Configuration v1.1 and Test Suite v2.0; TeleSign announced it has appointed Aled Miles as CEO.