Government unveils new ID card roadmap

Posted: 30th March 2008

Foreigners living in the UK, and students and staff at certain secure sites are among those who will be involved in a new ID card trial starting later this year, it was recently announced by the UK Government. It was also announced that from late this year foreign nationals from outside the EU will be required to sign up for an ID card and submit biometric data to a national database, and that staff at high security sites such as airports will be required to do the same as of 2009.

But how will the UK Government control compliance with this scheme? It is easy to target the willing but what about the unwilling? “We need utility that enables people registered on one system, e.g the National ID cards database to be compared with people not on that database who should be on it – and actions rapidly determined and promulgated to ensure that they become registered.” says Stephen Hall, CEO of InfoGov.

The Government anouncement pointed out that the National Identity Scheme will give us all a new way to protect ourselves and our families against identity fraud, and protect our communities against crime, illegal immigration and terrorism. But Stephen Hall said “It will be vital when helping prove identity that those not on the database who should be are targetted. That will require require an approach rich in utility that spans broader horizons. Broader horizons involve an ability to link people, processes and technology in one security system that extends out from the National Identity Scheme - and that utility is Proteus Enterprise™.”

Proteus enables controls not only to be applied to technology and processes – but also people registered and people not registered. These can be linked, as can the policies and documents for the National Identity Scheme. Utility is provided in the form of electronic compliance audits, remediation, action planning, incident management, business impact analysis, business continuity and asset management, risk assessment, policy management, and risk and compliance management reporting in one total solution - web based. Compliance with identity management policy is evidenced through Proteus.

Increased need for identity management is driving organisations towards unified governance, risk and compliance, fraud and crisis strategies within existing knowledge and information architectures. They no longer see these functions as separate project-based activities, but as a composite framework that guides, standardises and strengthens processes and security, and integrates technology throughout the organisation and supply chain.

This world-leading GRC&F utility in Proteus Enterprise™, developed by the UK company InfoGov Ltd, automates governance, risk and compliance, fraud, crisis and identity management, and enables defence and protection against security breaches across any type of business line in one web-based tool.

But how do you ensure compliance with a multiplicity of identity regulations, including risk mitigation in one solution? Our unique approach brings together and links controls, compliance, business impact, risk analysis, documentation and incident management into one total solution. Proteus RiskView™ provides a powerful business intelligence ‘dashboard’ and reporting capability allowing real time visibility of risks at Board level via the web.