Bell ID announced that it will be providing its smart card management software to the retail division bank of BancABC to secure, manage and personalize its Visa EMV cards in all five sub-Saharan operating countries. With the implementation of ANDiS4EMV, Bell ID’s software solution for smart card management in the financial sector, BancABC has deployed […]

How can a U.S. government report on identity not mentioned FIPS 201? By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines IDmachines recently had the opportunity to go through the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) report to the President on Identity Management. This is an encouraging document in that it calls out: Cabinet level position for identity Funding Interoperability, […]

SignPack has released the latest version of its Digital Signature Capture Software. The latest version, is designed to cater to companies wishing to capture, produce and secure digital signatures. SignPack 2 provides an electronic signature solution with new functionalities, including: 128-bit image file encryption for user access control Fingerprint capture for optimal security and signee […]

Symark International, a company that manages user access to Unix and Linux systems, announced the acquisition of BeyondTrust, a company that manages access on the Microsoft Windows platform. The combined company will operate under the name BeyondTrust, says Matt Collier, executive vice president at Symark. “We felt that the BeyondTrust name was more meaningful in […]

The Smart Card Alliance scheduled a webinar focusing on identity management in health care. The session is scheduled for Sept. 22 at 1 pm ET. Presenters will discuss the challenges with identity management in health care and why it’s important to establish a secure health care information management infrastructure both within health care organizations and […]

sQuid eMoney announced a new Pizza Hut branded pre-pay contactless smart card for customers at stores in Dundee, Scotland. The eMoney smart card uses contactless payment and combines payments with a loyalty email voucher scheme giving customers rewards to redeem in-store. With three stores in Dundee and Dunfermline now accepting sQuid eMoney payments, this is […]

Payment data breaches in the U.S. have caused individuals to go to two camps, either implement EMV or deploy end-to-end encryption of payment data. The Smart Card Alliance, however, is suggesting another option: contactless chip card technology and online dynamic cryptograms. The Smart Card Alliance publication states that there is a lot of confusion when […]

Gemalto announced that its Ezio device is ready for use with Amazon Web Services’ new Multi-Factor Authentication feature. The Ezio Time Token provides Amazon Web services users with a secure way to access their account, and can be purchased directly from Gemalto. The token is a device that provides a unique six-digit one-time password. The […]

Last week’s Penn State opener against the University of Akron unveiled the new ticketing system where student swiped their ID card and were granted access. But The Daily Collegian report that the system has some issues. Some students were not allowed access even after multiple swipes. “They told me to swipe my card a second […]

VASCO Data Security Inc., a software security company specializing in authentication products announced a new version of aXsGUARD Identifier. aXsGUARD Identifier is a authentication appliance for small, medium and large enterprises wanting to improve the secure access to corporate networks and applications for remote users or home workers. aXsGUARD Identifier now offers LDAP synchronization enabling […]