Just one year after the releasing of the GlobalPlatform Card Networked Framework v1.0, which enables a smart card to intuitively connect to the Web, the standards organizaton announces the introduction of a Connectivity Task Force to address the increasing demand for even more comprehensive IP technology. It is the responsibility of the task force to […]

GoldKey Security Corporation’s authentication USB Smart Card has passed the Microsoft Windows 7 Logo Testing, making it ready to use on all Windows 7 systems. With this compatibility now available, the GoldKey solution can provide users with an added security factor to both Windows 7 BitLocker Drive Encryption and Windows 7 user account log-in. Once […]

PhoneFactor Inc. has partnered with the information management and electronic commerce systems provider, Fiserv Inc. This partnership will work to provide phone-based user authentication for financial institutions using Corillian Online banking solution. The solution will be integrated into Fiserv’s Intelligent Authentication which offers up both passive and active authentication tools. Services offered to Fiserv customers […]

A partnership between Lieberman Software Corp. and Raytheon Company is underway to provide a comprehensive solution to internal security threats against corporate and government networks. The solution combines Raytheon’s SureView, a DVR-type incident recording and insider threat detection software with Lieberman’s Enterprise Random Password Manager, an identity management solution set. The collaboration addresses the challenges […]

VASCO Data Security launched the DIGIPASS for Windows authentication solution now available to companies worldwide. The solution will specialize in providing security without impacting the end-user and is suited for securing remote access or online applications. Features of the solution include a silent install option that authenticates each end-user with the push of a unique […]

The California Association of REALTORS has selected Arcot’s cloud-based A-OK authentication solution for its online business. A-OK will provide secure access to the Web site’s California Real Estate Dynamic Data (calREDD) Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for member REALTORS in six major MLS associations. The ease at which the Arcot solution will work with the calREDD […]

Heartland Payment Systems announces the launch of E3, a new payment card product with end-to-end encryption technology. The E3 comes out of a two year project to improve the protection credit and debit cardholders receive by creating a system in which the vulnerable sensitive information of the cardholder is made useless to hackers. The past […]

ActivIdentity launched a new version of its 4TRESS Authentication Server featuring an appliance-based system that will provide a wide-range authentication service available across multiple channels. By combining the hardware security module that is FIPS 140-2 Level 3 and Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ compliant with ActivIdentity authentication solution, the 4TRESS can serve a more cost […]

The OASIS standards consortium has formed a new committee to look at security in the cloud. OASIS Identity in the Cloud (IDCloud) Technical Committee was formed to address the growing difficulties the cloud computing systems are facing in terms of secure identity management. The committee will focus on finding improvements to the existing identity management […]

VeriSign identity and authentication services have been purchased by security software provider Symantec. The deal is set at $1.28 billion cash for all VeriSign ID assets including VeriSign’s Secure Sockets Layer certificate services, Public Key Infrastructure services, and the VeriSign Identity Protection authentication and trust businesses, as well as a majority stake in the firm’s […]