25 Aug, 2016Biometrics are good, biometrics are bad … good, bad … good, bad…
A slow news month has the same stories seem getting played over and over again. There have been two themes when it comes to authentication technology this month: people want passwords over biometrics and
23 Aug, 2016Law enforcement will take advantage of wearable biometrics
Body cameras have been viewed as a way to keep law enforcement honest, recording interaction with the public. In reality, they protect both the officer and the public by capturing how everyone involved reacts in different situations. But a recent study shows that adding biometric capabilities to these body cameras could enable law enforcement to spot wanted criminals and terrorists.
19 Aug, 2016What the enterprise needs to know about passwords, biometrics and multi-factor authentication
Digital identity isn’t just about passwords or biometrics, enterprises need to have a multi-layered approach to secure employee and consumer systems, otherwise it can be costly. Fraudulent payments cost UK industry £755m last year – and the trend is rising.
18 Aug, 2016University Health deploys biometrics, CA updates privileged management
University Health Care System has implemented RightPatient; CA Technologies released enhancements to its privileged access management portfolio; GlobalPlatform published updates to its Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) Initial Configuration v1.1 and Test Suite v2.0; TeleSign announced it has appointed Aled Miles as CEO.
16 Aug, 2016Multi-factor authentication, senior citizens and usability
The Social Security Administration was going to require recipients to use text-based passcodes for access to online accounts. But many seniors don’t have text-enable mobile devices making this impossible. So, what is the best multi-factor authentication technology for senior citizens?
12 Aug, 2016Don’t mourn the loss of text-based OTP
You wouldn’t use an old computer or mobile device so why would you decide to use old security technology? You probably wouldn’t but some are still complaining about the possible extinction of text-baed OTP when more secure, easier to use tech is around the corner.
11 Aug, 2016GET card printer FIPS 201 certified, Gemalto tapped for IoT security
GET Group announced that its CP500 card printer has been FIPS 201 certified; Gemalto is supplying its security solutions for the Internet of Things to Dai Nippon Printing; ImageWare announced the availability of GoVerifyID integrated with CA Technologies Single Sign-On and Identity Management products; Route1 Inc. announced the launch of MobiENCRYPT, a hardware solution delivering remote and local full disk encryption access.
04 Aug, 2016Ping buys UnboundID, FIPS 201-compliant PACs
Ping Identity has acquired UnboundID; Monitor Dynamics and Carillon Information Security announced the availability of a FIPS-201 compliant PACs solution; VASCO Data Security unveiled MYDIGIPASS for Healthcare, a solution for health care organizations and vendors of health IT applications.
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