WASHINGTON, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Liberty Alliance Project, the global consortium developing open standards for federated identity, interoperable strong authentication and identity-enabled Web services, today announced its second identity theft prevention workshop to take place from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on April 26th at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner in Washington, DC. This free event is open to all individuals and organizations interested in joining industry leaders to address the policy and technology issues involved in eliminating online fraud and identity theft.

This interactive session will feature spokespersons from Liberty's Identity Theft Prevention Group and representatives from the US Department of Justice which is involved with the United Nations identity theft council; the FBI; Purdue University; and Hart Hogan Law. Topics addressed will include recent and future legislative and law enforcement trends, technical issues in the identity theft lifecycle and how emerging technologies such as those related to social networking are impacting online fraud and identity theft. Case studies by Liberty members deploying Liberty technologies and best practices to reduce online identity theft will be presented. Anyone interested in attending the workshop can register and get more information at https://www.projectliberty.org/scripts/workshop_apr26.asp

About Liberty's Identity Theft Prevention Group

Liberty's Identity Theft Prevention Group was formed in 2005 to bring consumer groups, individuals and organizations together to collectively solve the technology and policy issues surrounding online fraud and identity theft. Over 100 Liberty members from around the world currently participate in the group's activities. The group recently published an "Identity Theft Primer," the industry's first whitepaper to explore the various types of identity theft and possible mitigating strategies. The document includes a detailed identity theft matrix, a glossary of attack vectors and an overview of the identity theft lifecycle. The whitepaper and additional information about Liberty's Identity Theft Prevention Group is available at https://www.projectliberty.org/resources/featured_verticals.php

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