Securing America’s Digital Destiny is no small task, but it was the focus of our latest live event featuring a powerful voice in the identity space: Jordan Burris, Head of Public Sector at Socure and former White House advisor on cybersecurity and digital identity.

Jordan explored the deep-rooted challenges in today’s fragmented digital identity systems and laid out a five-pillar blueprint for building a more secure, inclusive, and fraud-resistant identity ecosystem. Topics included making digital identity part of critical infrastructure, establishing a national strategy, adopting a continuous identity model, and striking the right balance between privacy and trust.

(00:00) – Intro from Nick Lambert and guest welcome

(02:34) – Jordan Burris opening remarks and background

(04:45) – Why digital identity matters now

(06:45) – Fraud at scale: $500B+ lost annually

(09:00) – Pillar 1: Treat digital identity as critical infrastructure

(11:21) – Pillar 2: Build a national strategy and unify efforts

(15:06) – Pillar 3: Transparency and measurement

(17:14) – Pillar 4: Establish a national fraud prevention network

(20:15) – Pillar 5: Harness innovation to fight fraud

(24:01) – Jordan’s transition from government to startup

(26:22) – Where does identity-related fraud occur most?

(29:30) – How modern identity systems can reduce fraud

(32:25) – Why government hasn’t invested more in digital identity

(36:15) – The challenge of federalism in U.S. identity policy

(37:57) – Risk aversion and political dynamics in government tech adoption

(40:16) – Can U.S. identity systems be interoperable with EUDI?

(43:15) – Consequences of not having a cohesive national strategy

(45:26) – Balancing complete identity with user privacy

(49:37) – Audience Q&A: Personal vs. organizational identity

(52:12) – Q&A: How can governments increase mobile ID adoption?

(54:03) – Q&A: Are mDLs a step toward national digital ID?

(56:38) – Q&A: Stadium biometric entry example

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