How will we be identified in the future? By Tim Moses, director of advanced security, Entrust Inc. The world of information is currently undergoing convulsions on a tectonic scale. There is a growing expectation that everyone will soon be able to access all their information resources, including communications, with anyone they wish–from anywhere and at […]

CertiPath has received additional cross-certification to the U.S. Federal Bridge for PIV-I level of assurance. PIV-I credentials enable non-Executive Branch federal employees and others to obtain a credential based on the same standards as the federally issued credentials. CertiPath is the only commercial bridge certificate authority to be cross-certified to PIV-I. With cross-certification to PIV-I […]

M2SYS will take part in the 2011 National Retail Federation’s Retail Big Show expo in New York. Among the offerings they plan to showcase at their booth is Bio-SnapOn, a desktop add-on solution that supports fingerprint, finger vein and palm vein and iris recognition through M2SYS’ Hybrid Biometric Platform technology. The reasoning behind why M2SYS […]

VASCO Data Security International Inc. announced its acquisition of the Internet trust services specialist DigiNotar B.V. of Beverwijk, The Netherlands. VASCO acquired DigiNotar in stock and asset purchase for aggregated cash consideration of $12.9 million. The acquisition was financed from VASCO’s cash balances and is expected to have a slightly dilutive impact on earnings in […]

By Gordon Hannah, Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP I think that we’ll see significant progress made on a couple of key fronts in 2011 – specifically the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) and the Federal Identity, Credential and Access Management (FICAM) initiatives. These efforts will drive new ways of thinking, innovation in […]

A forum discussing the next steps in cybersecurity at Stanford University focused on the National Strategy for Secure Transaction in Cyberspace. U.S. Department of Commerce Sec. Gary Locke and Howard A. Schmidt, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, both spoke on the importance of the strategy and how there needs to be a partnership between the government […]

By Neville Pattinson, Vice President for Government Affairs, Standards and Business Development at Gemalto It is safe to say that Americans live in a cyber world. With more than 91% of Americans using mobile phones, many of them smart phones, the desire to stay connected has turned into a necessity and is now expected. Health […]