XTec announced it has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to carry out a deployment of PIV-I credentials. Using its GSA IT Schedule 70 products and services, XTec will supply the Federal Judiciary with PIV-I facility access cards usable for both physical and logical access, including […]
06 Mar, 2012XTec, U.S. Courts conduct wide-scale deployment of PIV-I credentials
06 Mar, 2012RF IDeas introduces the pcProx Plus 82 Series card reader
RF Ideas announced the pcProx Plus 82 Series dual-frequency proximity and contactless card reader for organizations looking to enhance investment of single badges by integrating them into applications beyond physical security. The devices can read both 125 kHz proximity cards and 13.56 MHz contactless cards and supports various applications, including employee identification, time and attendance, […]
05 Mar, 2012New Symantec product adds third layer to cloud security
Symantec has released new pieces to its cloud portfolio of services, reports Sci-Tech Today. These include a cloud information protection platform, a service roadmap and additional cloud security, produced through a partnership with Salesforce.com The new security product is called O3 Cloud Identity and Access Control and incorporates cloud security through access control, information security […]
05 Mar, 2012Florida company creates OTP device
SurePassId, located in Melbourne, Fla., has created a credit card-sized device to generate one-time passwords in the hopes of reducing occurrences of identity theft and fraud, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The product is a flexible plastic device that looks like a credit card but has an e-Ink display in one corner. With the touch of […]
05 Mar, 2012Chile chooses Morpho for e-ID document production
Chile’s national records administration has selected Morpho, a part of the Safran Group, to produce its new e-ID cards and e-passports. The contract is a 10-year deal that falls under the country’s new identification and ID and travel document issuance system. Morpho will be in charge of the entire production system that will produce the […]
05 Mar, 2012VASCO unveils acoustic smart card reader
VASCO Data Security International, Inc. is launching the DIGIPASS 837, an acoustic smart card reader, at this year’s CeBIT expo in Hannover, Germany. This reader combines the functionality of one-time passwords and electronic signatures to fend off man-in-the-middle attacks on financial organizations using an EMV infrastructure. The acoustic interface handles user authentication and enables users […]
05 Mar, 2012Cryptomathic introduces wallet for the cloud
E-security products provider Cryptomathic has released the Cryptomathic Cloud Wallet, which enables secure mobile payments through the cloud. Rather than using payment applications that are delivered through EMV chips located in payment cards or on smart phones, the Cloud Wallet links a user’s payment methods and mobile devices to a secure networked platform. To use […]