The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is working with state and local agencies to support a network of state and regional intelligence service centers, or fusion centers, designed to gather and share information and intelligence on potential threats.

Finding common attributes trading partners in a vertical industry typically share about identities can help streamline identity federation--especially with a central, cloud-based hub managing transactions, says Vijay Takanti, vice president, security and collaboration solutions at Exostar in Part 2 of our conversation.