The Cloud Security Alliance released a report looking at identity trends in the enterprise. While weak identity and access management is a concern, enterprises are starting to bolster these systems and administer policies that better protect networks and applications.

Exostar announced its risk management solution can help defense contractors with the capabilities they need to manage Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement; VASCO Data Security announced DIGIPASS SecureClick, a hardware authenticator that enables users to complete access to common online applications with the single click of a button; SecuEra Technologies has earned FIPS 201 certification and is now on the GSA Approved Products List.

To the surprise of no one in IT security, consumers are tired of passwords and therefore are engaging in risky behavior due to this weariness, according to a new survey.

Incidences of fake driver’s licenses in the U.S. and reports by China’s state run Xinhua news agency that 40% of items sold online in China are either counterfeit or of bad quality, reiterate that the battle to beat the criminals, particular those involved in ID counterfeiting, remains to be won. Holograms continue to be a tried and true method to protect passports, driver licenses and national ID cards.

Entrust Datacard released its IdentityGuard Virtual Appliance, enabling organizations to defend against enterprise level cyber attacks; MorphoTrust achieved SAFETY Act certification; the Smart Card Alliance announced Securing Federal Identity 2016, in Washington this June.

The DOD has eliminated passwords — in lieu of PKI — for access to a research site. If this project is successful it could lead other government agencies to do the same exact thing, which would go a long way to better securing the government’s cyber infrastructure.

Gemalto CEO Olivier Piou will retire from the at the end of August and Philippe Vallée, currently chief operating officer will succeed him; the Kantara Initiative announced that it has changed its entity type by filing Articles of Conversion; there are now more than 150 FIDO Certified products, up 50% in just one quarter; new Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks will be equipped with OPTIGA Trusted Platform Module chips from Infineon Technologies; Suprema unveiled its BioStation L2 fingerprint terminal.