Thales, an information systems and communications security company, announced SafeSign Single Sign On, the latest addition to the SafeSign strong authentication and ID management product line. The products features strong authentication for organizations concerned with ever increasing security threats, rising help-desk costs and frustration with managing multiple and complex passwords. SafeSign Single Sign On provides […]

Multifactor authentication, the act of requiring two or more ways for a user to prove their identity, has been present in the banking industry for some time. But now there is a push to include multifactor authentication into Internet banking and increase the reliability of authentication methods, according to an IT Security article. A 2009 […]

VASCO Data Security Inc., a software security company specializing in authentication products, announced its new version of DIGIPASS CertiID. VASCO’s client software suite now combines one-time passwords and PKI technology. Furthermore the deployment has been further simplified and the product now is IdenTrust and Microsoft Windows 7 certified. DIGIPASS CertiID is a client-based software suite […]

Tallinn Business Bank Äripank is the first bank to deploy Todos’s latest smart card reader, the A300. Tallinn Business Bank was founded in December 1991, making it one of the oldest commercial banks in Estonia. It aims to be among the leading online banks in Estonia. In a competitive market usability is as important as […]

The Bank of East Asia Finance Building is using the LEGIC advant contactless smart card system. Shanghai Eterna Electronic Technology and Vitlon Intelligent Technology provided the security and access control system based on the LEGIC advant technology. LEGIC technology has been installed at around 400 sites throughout the buildings and controls the public area. The […]

By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications From managing the comings and goings at an event like the Academy Awards to making sure high school students are where they’re supposed to be, ID management systems have come a long way this decade. ID systems now are being used to monitor individuals at events, attendance at […]

Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram has implemented a biometric time and attendance solution in his ministry to better control and monitor the hours his employees are working, according to a Business Standard article. While the Minister acknowledged that he is not against flex time, he wants to be sure that if employees are arriving late, […]