Authentify introduced 2CHK – spoken as two check – an Out-of-Band authentication service for securing IT remote access and identities as well as online and mobile banking and ecommerce. Here’s how it works. The end user activates an app on their smart phone or PC and links it their company login account or identity directory […]

Symantec has released new pieces to its cloud portfolio of services, reports Sci-Tech Today. These include a cloud information protection platform, a service roadmap and additional cloud security, produced through a partnership with Salesforce.com The new security product is called O3 Cloud Identity and Access Control and incorporates cloud security through access control, information security […]

idOnDemand and Fuji Xerox Australia have created an partnership that’s resulted in a single credential that enables both building entry and secure printing. Fuji Xerox incorporated idOnDemand’s TouchSecure identity readers into its multifunction devices (MFD) to enable these capabilities. Users may now use their building IDs for copy and printing services. The MFDs are able […]

Identity virtualization company Radiant Logic and RSA have signed an agreement in which the Radiant Logic VDS+ identity virtualization engine will be offered as part of the RSA Identity and Access Management product line. VDS+ is an advanced virtual directory that enables companies to access applications and share identity information with cloud service providers while […]

Multiple announcements on mobile ID and the enterprise Entrust Inc. is extending its Entrust IdentityGuard strong authentication platform to offer smart credentials on mobile devices for enterprise-grade security. Taking advantage of near field communication and Bluetooth standards, Entrust embeds biometrics and digital certificates on smart phones to create trusted identity credentials for stronger, more convenient […]

Gemalto will be demonstrating its strong authentication and one-time password (OTP) solutions and the introducing OTP login with Windows DirectAccess for remote and on-premise employees. The solution will enable corporate users to securely logon to their network from a computing device running Windows 7 without the need for a conventional VPN.
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By Bob Fontana, President and CTO, Codebench Physical security professionals are hearing about public key infrastructure, or PKI, more frequently than ever before. This is because the federal government, through the National Institutes of Standards and Technology and the Interagency Advisory Board (IAB), are pushing for higher security in the physical access control world. The […]