Utica College's CIMIP Welcomes Newest Stakeholder

TASCET Adds ID Protection Expertise to Center for Identity Management and
Information Protection

UTICA, N.Y. Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Utica College's Center for
Identity Management and Information Protection (CIMIP) welcomes its newest
stakeholder, TASCET Identity Network.

An identity and privacy protection firm specializing in identification,
TASCET adds a new facet to the range of expertise among CIMIP stakeholders.
Unlike systems that rely on the verification of identity documents such as
birth certificates or Social Security cards, TASCET identifies the individual.
Verifying documents does not identify individuals because the process does not
confirm that the person presenting them is the same individual to whom the
documents were issued; nor does it protect individuals from identity fraud.
TASCET's secure infrastructure prevents individuals from fraudulently using
multiple identities within different organizations, whether at state agencies,
financial institutions or medical facilities. TASCET protects the privacy of
individuals by preventing another individual from using their personal
information to open bank accounts, apply for employment, receive medical care
or obtain an identification credential.

Donald Rebovich, Ph.D., executive director of CIMIP, believes the addition of
TASCET bolsters the Center's eminent roster of identity protection experts.
"TASCET has long been a leader in offering an approach that prevents both
government and private sector organizations from issuing credentials or
services to individuals using false, stolen or alias identities," he said.

Rebovich also notes that TASCET is a key player in keeping the nation safe.
"TASCET plays an important role in helping to protect our national security
and the privacy of citizens," he said. "We are confident that TASCET's
participation in CIMIP will strengthen the center's ability to develop
innovative research and evaluation projects aimed at containing and preventing
the misuse and manipulation of personal identities."

TASCET joins a number of government, corporate and academic stakeholders in
CIMIP, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States
Marshals, Triad Biometrics, Aveksa, the University of Texas at Dallas, and the
University of Alabama at Birmingham.

TASCET is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Washington,
D.C.

CIMIP of Utica College has garnered national recognition for its landmark
study on the perpetrators of identity theft based on closed Secret Service
cases. One of the center's current projects involves identity manipulation by
sex offenders attempting to avoid detection.

For more information about CIMIP of Utica College, visit www.cimip.org.

Contact: Christine Leogrande, Director, Media Relations, (315) 223-2519
cleogrande@utica.edu

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Christine Leogrande, Director, Media Relations, Utica College,
+1-315-223-2519, cleogrande@utica.edu