PayPal, the e-commerce business enabling electronic payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet, has announced a new version of its PayPal Here mobile payment solution in the UK where Chip and PIN is the prevalent mode of card authentication at point of sale. The new palm-sized device connects to a mobile phone […]

Lockheed Martin and Fixmo Inc. have teamed up to create secure gesture authentication for consumer mobile devices. The companies integrated Fixmo’s SafeZone&trade technology with Lockheed’s Mandrake SG&trade technology to create the service. SafeZone&trade works on both iOS and Android devices to help IT departments keep corporate e-mail, browsing, documents and applications encrypted and contained, even […]

SecureKey Technologies has signed an agreement with EnStream to put SecureKey authentication technology on Canadian mobile phones. EnStream is a joint venture of Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications and TELUS Corporation. The agreement will increase the number of devices that will support SecureKey’s authentication products, which also include identity verification and online payment services. SecureKey credentials […]

Duo Security has made its two-factor authentication service available for use in consumer mobile devices. The move brings the high level of security associated with smart cards to the consumer market. The authentication service uses the hardware security module (HSM) that’s embedded in a mobile phone as a place to store a user’s private key […]

In the recent attack on Twitter in which information for about 250,000 users was compromised, Twitter’s forced password reset may not have been enough to fix the problem, writes the blog Talking Identity. The problems may continue through the use of OAuth tokens. The blog notes that use of OAuth tokens enables third-party apps to […]

INSIDE Secure has launched its ComboPulse NFC system-in-package (SiP) solution. ComboPulse is a solution that makes adding NFC functionality to a broad range of mainstream consumer electronic products easy and inexpensive. ComboPulse has the ability to bring NFC to tablets, entry-level mobile phones, personal media players and other smart mobile devices. The ComboPulse SiP requires […]

VingCard Elsafe, a provider of hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has installed an invisible door lock systems at the 5-star Hotel Bristol in Vienna. Essence by VingCard offers hotels a more minimalist design by eliminating all external lock hardware on guestroom doors. It encases all electronic components inside the door itself […]

Wanting to explore the possibility of recording and validating facial or iris biometrics with a smart phone from a distance, the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $3 million research contract to AOptix. As reported by Wired, the California-based technology firm will be looking at what’s called “Smart Mobile Identity” biometrics identification. The two-year […]

By Cindy McCall, Vice President of Marketing, The CBORD Group Inc. In five years, a campus card will be much more than a physical card. Mobile and other virtual extensions of the campus card that are seen as cutting-edge today will be expected as standard offerings. These extensions will pave the way for campus card […]

Apple has filed a patent title “Image-Based Authentication” that suggests it may be contemplating a move from authenticating with passcodes. As reported by Wired UK, the patent depicts a new security system around object and people recognition in images. The system’s approach wouldn’t use the same image over and over again; rather, it would consider […]