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Google updates strong authentication roadmap
Aggressive changes in store for login system
Feds fund NSTIC pilots with digital ID use cases from kids to seniors
16 May, 2013Company Spotlight: Bionym, Inc.
A small Toronto start-up is pushing the limits of biometric identification by pioneering a modality that uses the human body’s unique electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern — a measure that varies based on heart size, shape and position in the body. Founded in April of 2011, Bionym Inc. is a spin-off of the University of Toronto that [...]
16 May, 2013McAfee adds biometric authentication to cloud storage
McAfee, a division of Intel, is launching a cloud authentication program that leverages face and voice recognition as factors. As reported by Computerworld, the product is called LiveSafe, and it will offer customers 1GB of online storage in the cloud. Users can access it via tablets, smartphones and PCs, and they’re authenticated into the system [...]
15 May, 2013Google updates strong authentication roadmap
Five years ago, Google’s login team published a roadmap for stronger consumer authentication. It’s now released a report on that roadmap and an updated version of what’s in store for the team. Eric Sachs, Google’s group product manager for identity, talked about the progress and challenges the team has had during this time. Google has [...]
29 Apr, 2013Spring 2013 Regarding ID Magazine available via interactive PDF viewer
AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the spring 2013 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front [...]
26 Apr, 2013Equifax identity proofing platform achieves LOA 3
Identity authentication and fraud mitigation service provider, Equifax, has revealed that its identity proofing platform has achieved FICAM Level of Assurance 3 (LOA3). Equifax’s solution has also been named an Identity Proofing Component member of the SAFE-BioPharma Trust Framework. Equifax’s FICAM Assurance Level 3 demonstrates the company’s ability to protect user identities and agency data, [...]
20 Apr, 2013Episode 106: Two-factor authentication on the path to mainstream
Two-factor authentication will not only gain in popularity but will be the norm within two years, says Chester Wisniewski, senior security advisor at Sophos. RegardingID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Wisniewski about a Forrester Research report that predicts that two-factor authentication will likely be widespread within two years. Wisniewski feels that widespread may be a bit [...]
17 Apr, 2013Report: Consumers want better online authentication
Consumers don’t like user names and passwords and would rather have multi-purpose identity credentials that could be used across sites, according to a study from the Ponemon Institute. In the U.S., 46% of individuals don’t trust systems that rely on user names and passwords for access. Another 38% don’t trust sites unless they require frequent [...]
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