A recent partnership between ChosenSecurity and idOnDemand will combine ChosenSecurity’s digital certificates with idOnDemand’s smart card technology, giving customers a multi-purpose authentication solution enhancing privacy and secure accessibility in enterprises. The two companies have developed the SmartID. The combination allows for a complete solution for enterprises. Digital certificates provide applications such as secure email, digital […]

CoreStreet Ltd., a subsidiary of ActivIdentity, will be featured at the General Services Administration Open House on Feb. 2 presenting its new converged access control solution. The solution is based on Personal Identity Verification and PIV-Interoperable digital credentials, augments existing physical access control systems, as well as products ActivIdentity’s subsidiary CoreStreet and Veridt. The solution […]

Anviz has announced two new professional access controls available in global markets. VF30 professional fingerprint access control and VP30 proximity card access control are the newest editions to Anviz’s Bio-office brand of security systems for small and medium businesses. The products feature fingerprint identification, smart cards, door locks monitoring, burglar alarm, access control and attendance […]

A new technology to combat IC counterfeiting has been released by NXP, a semiconductor solutions provider. The company has licensed technology called Hardware Intrinsic Security (HIS) in collaboration with Intrinsic-ID to better protect computer chips and systems from IP theft. The idea behind NXP’s solution is Hardware Intrinsic Security’s approach to secure key storage called […]

A password security study by Imperva released data showing 32 million passwords exposed in the recent Rockyou.com breach. A report by Imperva’s Application Defense Center (ADC) showed that many of the hackings were due to weak commonly used passwords. Examples of these common passwords include: password, 12345 and iloveyou. “Everyone needs to understand what the […]

ARX Inc. and IDology Inc. have partnered to create secure authentication solution for enterprises. The combination of the ARX CoSign and IDology ExpectID products means more secure online transactions and more opportunities to fight fraud. CoSign, a provider of standard digital signatures collaboration with ExpectID IQ, an identity verifying solution, enables businesses to be assured […]

VASCO Data Security has released DIGIPASS for Windows Mobile. The new product will enable Windows Mobile users to have have access to m-banking, e-banking and e-commerce with DIGIPASS two-factor authentication. The application is designed for corporate networks to allow secure remote access to business applications for employees. DIGIPASS for Mobile can be installed through as […]

idOnDemand introduces the a new PIV full lifecycle employee smart card using the Software as a Service approach. With an idOnDemand SmartID, customers can compile visual, physical and logical authentication into a secure digital identification card into a pay-as-you go model without the complex infrastructure. The software consolidates credentials that are traditionally separate like building […]

Smart card technology could be considered a useful tool to combat poverty and hunger according to P K Sinha, a physics professor in Agre, India, according to a reorty in the Business Standard. Currently the government of India is working on assigning a unique identification number to each citizen. It is the hope of Sinha […]

A new joint venture between Napa Technology Partners and Vintry Wine and Whiskey employs the use of a smart card for wine tasters. Napa Technology Partners “WineStations,” a wine tasting technology that can hold up to four bottles of wine, operates with a smart card system. After inserting a smart card, with a touch of […]