The Grand Challenge to Kill Passwords for Good

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"Our intention is to really obliterate, within a certain number of years, both passwords and PINs and see the whole Internet—including internally in enterprises—obliterate user IDs and passwords and PINs from the face of the planet.”

Michael Barrett, former Chief Information Security Officer at PayPal, stated his path earlier this year. We’ve invited Michael to join us to hear exactly what he’s been up to the past few months and learn how FIDO is working to revolutionize online authentication and the way we interact with technology moving forward, especially mobile.

In this talk with Michael Barrett, we will explore:

1. The FIDO Alliance, and why companies like Google, Mastercard, and PayPal have all jumped on the FIDO wagon

2. Why it is different from other authentication initiatives

3. How Universal Authetication Framework (UAF) and Universal Second Factor (USF) work in demos by Nok Nok Labs

About Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett is President of the FIDO Alliance and serves on the board of directors of StopBadWare, a 501(c)3 Berkman Center spin out organization dedicated to mitigating the impact of malware on businesses and individuals.

From 2006 to 2013, Mr. Barrett was the Chief Information Security Officer for PayPal.

Mr. Barrett was twice named one of the ‘50 most powerful people in networking’ by Network World magazine, has been listed as one of ITSecurity.com’s top influencers in the security industry and was recognized as the ‘Information Security Executive of the year’ in 2010. He is a certified information systems security professional (CISSP) and a certified information security manager (CISM). He graduated from Brighton University (U.K.), where he earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science.

Agenda:

6:15 PM: Delicious local food, craft beer, music and conversation

7:00 PM: Michael Barrett

7:25 PM: Nok Nok Labs

7:45 PM: Q and A

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