Research In Motion (RIM) is adding some notches to its belt in terms of product capability, reports CIO Blogs. Two of RIM’s products have received the U.S. government’s Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 security certification, which means they’re approved for use within U.S. federal government agencies and organizations. The two products are the BlackBerry […]

Cloud identity management software developer UnboundID released a beta version of its software development toolkit for the Simple Cloud Identity Management (SCIM) initiative. Launched at this week’s Cloud Identity Summit in Keystone, Colo., the free, downloadable toolkit was developed by UnboundID Labs, UnboundID’s research and development division. The product enables developers to create efficiencies and […]

Identity enforcement provider SecureAuth and French Google Apps reseller gPartner have created an alliance to provide secure access to Google Apps in France. The agreement allows gPartner to resell and implement SecurAuth’s Identity Enforcement Platform, a system that controls authentication, single sign-on and identity management. The platform enables users to simplify access to Google Apps, […]

Authentication and endpoint protection solutions provider DigitalPersona has launched DigitalPersona Pro Workgroup SaaS, a cloud-based full disk encryption product targeted to small and medium-sized businesses. The product has out-of-the-box compatibility with PCs running Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. It functions through a cloud-based Web console where administrators can configure, enforce and report on […]

Indianapolis-based Officescape has updated its Telesecure Computing security and management platform. The new version leverages smart card and thin client technology to combat a variety of identity management issues surrounding remote access. Telesecure Computing incorporates a FIPS-compliant smart card and Officescape’s TelOffice Box thin client, which encrypts passwords before clients establish a VPN connection. This […]

On the heels of the European Union’s plan to require businesses to notify customers when data breaches occur, pattern based authentication provider GrIDsure has teamed up with European law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse to publish a white paper on compliance of user authentication in European IT environments. Field Fisher Waterhouse takes on the legal angle […]

On the heels of the Firefox 5 release, Mozilla has introduced a new identity system called BrowserID that ties identity to an e-mail address for access to secure Web sites and services. BrowserID functions through a variation of the Verified E-mail Protocol, which allows users to prove they own a specific e-mail address. Using that […]