Thursby Software Systems, Inc. has expanded the Mac compatibility of its PKard smart card with its PKard for Mac v. 1.2. This version integrates the smart card to Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lioin. PKard for Mac provides smart card access to secure websites, Web VPN and secure Apple mail for the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) market. […]

Los Angeles-based TeleSign and Singapore-based Data Security Systems Solutions (DS3) have announced a partnership to integrate TeleSign two-factor authentication into DS3’s Authentication Server. The resulting product will be able to authenticate users in their native language in any country. TeleSign 2FA adds phone-based two-factor authentication to DS3’s hardware and software tokens. With it, DS3 customers […]

PhoneFactor, a phone-based multi-factor authentication provider, unveiled it’s OATH passcode option to its phone-based authentication line. The OATH passcode enables multi-factor authentication through the PhoneFactor Mobile App or a third party OATH token. The passcode allows users to authenticate during the login process. This addition to PhoneFactor’s authentication process extends the company’s line of mobile […]

Additions include derived credentials, adding photo to chip, more contactless functionality Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications The revised draft of FIPS 201-2 has been released and several additions have been made from the March 2011 draft. Some of the more significant changes include: Adding a mandatory facial image to the smart card Additional functionality of […]

Lenel Systems International will be using HID Global’s EasyLobby Secure Visitor Management software integrated with Lenel’s OnGuard access control application to enable end users to grant different levels of access to visitors, contractors and employees. HID’s EasyLobby provides corporations, government agencies, educational institutions, health care and property management customers with visitor management capabilities. When a […]

Using physical tokens as a way to enable two-factor authentication may lead to lost time and money for many companies, finds a recent study. The study, conducted by tokenless two-factor authentication firm SecureEnvoy, polled 300 IT security professionals in London. Twelve percent of respondents waste “months” every year recovering and replacing lost tokens. An additional […]

Encap, a provider of authentication technology, released a study that compares the cost of authentication methods for enterprises. It reveals that large companies could halve the total cost of ownership of authentication technology used by employees for secure access to enterprise services and applications via private and enterprise owned networks. An enterprise with around 3,000 […]