Data breaches seem to be an almost everyday occurrence with no institution immune. But these breaches are waking up many enterprises and having them tighten access controls and shore up their overall security posture.
15 Jan, 2015The evolution of authentication
14 Jan, 2015Gemalto providing eIDs in Uruguay, LA Sheriff taps NEC
Gemalto will deliver its Sealys eID card and Coesys Issuance solution to the Ministry of Interior of Uruguay for the country’s eID program; NEC Corporation of America announced that it was awarded a multi-year biometrics service contract with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
14 Jan, 2015CA Technologies predicts IAM trends for 2015
CA Technologies posits that security and authentication will be more important to enterprises this year and will have higher visibility from executives because of data breaches in the past.
13 Jan, 2015SmartSafe puts your digital identity on your wrist
SmartSafe is the latest in a line of wearable that will be able to provide an extra factor of authentication online. The security device is by French startup Ionosys and it encrypts and stores identifying information like passwords and is activated by the owner’s biometric data – a fingerprint and pulse.
12 Jan, 2015IoT: A new frontier for identity
Cyberspace and real life are merging. With the Internet of Things (IoT), individuals and devices are increasingly connected to the Internet and physical objects are seamlessly integrated into information networks. The IoT will change the way we live, work and communicate.
09 Jan, 2015Facebook reigns as choice for social logins but Google closing
Changes on the horizon for social logins in 2015
Facebook is in the lead with 43% of consumers who use federated logins choosing the social network but Google is closing with 40%, according to research from Janrain. The two largest players in this space will continue to duke it out in 2015 as both are also expected to make some significant changes to their federated identities.
08 Jan, 2015New Passport readers, FIME certified, MorphoTrak adds FBI official
Access-IS launched its new Supplemental Access Control compliant devices; FIME announced that its laboratories in Asia, EMEA and Korea have been qualified to perform official NFC Forum analog certification testing; Farpointe Data released a system that protects card-based systems from skimming, eavesdropping and relay attacks; MorphoTrak announced Scott Swann has joined the company as the senior director of innovation for the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Business Unit.