SPTIoTCoE Panel – Digital Identity for IoT
Session Abstract:
Machines in The industrial IoT as well as devices in homes, vehicles, and our persons interact with local and global infrastructure for automation and the sharing of data. In doing so, we need to rely on a strong notion of identity and authentication of authority. In this panel we will discuss essential aspects of digital identity for IoT. These include:
- Trust models for IoT such as zero-trust and secure access service edge (SASE), and how they require strong digital identity solutions.
- Distributed, decentralized identity solutions and how use of smart contracts and digital wallets are enabling automation.
- How Blockchain technologies can enable efficient distributed and decentralized digital identity solutions.
- Can strong digital identity and privacy co-exist? We’ll discuss how consent-based identity can help preserve trust and ensure that individuals are not being short changed in a world of constant verification.
Speakers:
Cory Latschkowski, Senior Specialist Solutions Architect, OpenShift, Red Hat; Over the previous decade Cory has made major stops in High Performance Computing (HPC), Cyber Security, Data Science, and container platforms (k8s, OpenShift). His last name is pronounced: Latch – cow – ski. Every week is another project. Asking his favorite <anything> will likely lead to a philosophical conversation. His passions are pretty moderate, but he will admit a love for automation, RTFM, and bacon. To learn more of his personal bank security questions, ping him on github.
Evelyn de Souza leads privacy operations for the Oracle Cloud Applications LOB. She is focused on building in privacy versus bolting on privacy after the fact and harmonizing regulations to alleviate audit fatigue. She also serves as an advisor to several startups including Safeguard Cyber and 360ofme. She has previously served as the Co-Chair of the Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix and the chair of the Data Governance Group. Evelyn was named to CloudNOW’s Top 10 Women in Cloud Computing for 2014 and is the co-creator of Cloud Data Protection Cert, the industry’s first blueprint for making data protection “business-consumable”.
David Maher is EVP and CTO at Intertrust and has over 30 years of experience in secure computing. He is President of Seacert Corporation, the intertrust PKI a certificate authority for the Internet of Things and Co-chairman of the Marlin Trust Management Organization which oversees the world’s only independent digital rights management ecosystem. He was also President of WhiteCryption Corporation, a developer of application security software. Previously, Maher was chief scientist for AT&T Secure Communications Systems, Head of the Secure Systems Research Department, and security architect for AT&T’s Internet services platform. After joining Bell Labs in 1981, he developed secure communications, information vending, and e-commerce systems. He was Chief Architect for AT&T’s secure voice, data, and video products used by the White House and Department of Defense for top-secret communications. In 1992, Maher became a Bell Labs Fellow in recognition of his accomplishments in communications security. Maher holds dozens of patents in secure computing; has published numerous papers in the fields of mathematics and computer science; and has consulted with the National Science Foundation, National Security Agency, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. Maher holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from Lehigh University. He has taught electrical engineering, mathematics, and computer science at several institutions. Maher is currently focused on the design and development of Trust management and secure systems for Smart Grids.
George Young serves as both the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Technologist, for CB Technologies, specializing in Intelligent Edge Solutions. As a domain expert in networking and cybersecurity engineered solutions, he has a strong background in many strategic and tactical areas around data protection and safekeeping, including: access control, information security governance and risk management, cryptography, security architecture and design, operations security, business continuity/disaster recovery planning, developing/enhancing information security programs, regulations/compliance (e.g., HIPPA, CCPA, CMMC, GDPR, ISO 27000), and audit execution. George has supervised emerging technology initiatives at several start-up companies and Fortune 100 enterprises, across multiple industries – where he held senior level advisory and management positions. He presently serves as a Security Technical Ambassador for an OEM, where he develops technical certification coursework and subsequent exams. He holds a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University in Communication Systems and numerous technical certifications associated with Data Security, Privacy and Trust.
Ted DellaVecchia is Founder, CEO and Managing Partner of Symbotix, a strategy management and technology consulting group that inspires and leads digitally-enabled business change. He is also General Manager of Global Business Operations for Devvio – a blockchain software enterprise serving global entities with sustainability and Environment-Social-Governance (ESG) solutions that have positive impact on climate change and a healthy planet. Ted is a proven leader who has delivered durable, step level EBITA CAGR in all executive assignments. Examples include delivering global elements of a corporate turnaround at IBM Corporation; implementing world-wide supply-chains and accelerating market/earnings growth for Starbucks Coffee Company; and restructuring IT divisions and enterprise business capabilities for three multi-billion-dollar BlueCross BlueShield Health Insurance Companies. Since 2007, Symbotix has designed and executed comprehensive reinventions of operational capacities at several academic medical centers and large commercial payors in the domestic USA. While CEO of Symbotix, Ted was recruited to be the Chief Healthcare Strategist at Red Hat Software where he designed and co-founded “LinuxForHealth”; a sub-licensed Linux Foundation Community open-source movement. LinuxForHealth is the kernel of a comprehensive health operating system for manifesting a healthier society through deployment of decentralized and autonomous AI agents that advance a modern-day virtual-health experience for all. Ted collaborates with entities dedicated to instigating a healthier society and saving our planet; performs advisory services for early and growth stage companies; and serves as advisory board member of the IoT Community, Ted recently chaired the IEEE Group Track on Blockchain and AI in Healthcare; is an active investor with early stage digital transformation companies; frequently speaks at industry events promoting symbiotic, ethical collaborations to improve environmental, social, and governance for all; and is an evangelist for promotion of decentralized identity to enable trust in the information sharing domain.