Corporate, Government and Academic Leaders Unite to Fight Cyber Crime, Identity Theft and other Identity Management Challenges

Business Wire, Oct 7, 2008

"At Intersections Inc. our mission and culture is dedicated to helping consumers through innovation, education and technology as they confront and manage with the challenges of protecting their identity, security and privacy," said Michael Stanfield, CEO, Intersections Inc. "We are proud to join the Center for Applied Identity Management Research to participate with an experienced and knowledgeable group of companies and professionals who are committed to finding and providing pragmatic solutions to identity management challenges now and in the future. We believe that actively participating in this organization is in the best interest of our over 8 million customers."

About CAIMR

The Center for Applied Identity Management Research, or CAIMR, is a non-profit corporation, comprised of representatives from government, corporate and academic institutions who share a common interest in the multi-faceted aspects of identity management. It is a trusted public-private partnership bringing together cross-disciplinary experts in criminal justice, financial crime, biometrics, cyber crime and cyber defense, data protection, homeland security, risk management and national defense. CAIMR is an applied research organization that will study identity issues, their social implications and the processes, technologies and polices designed to deal with them. Most importantly, the emphasis will be on discovering real world solutions and providing best practices recommendations. CAIMR's partners are: Indiana University, US Secret Service, LexisNexis, IBM, Intersections, Cogent Systems and Visa, Fair Isaac, University of Texas at Austin, Wells Fargo & Company, US Marshals Service, Dragnet Solutions, ID Experts, Identity Theft Assistance Corporation (ITAC), Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), with Dr. Gary R. Gordon serving as its Executive Director.