idOnDemand has extended its RSA SecurID token trade-up program through the end of 2011. Companies affected by the breaches to RSA’s SecurID tokens can trade in their tokens for a free trade-up to an idOnDemand smart card based system. Only companies currently using RSA SecurID tokens may participated in this program. For every token it […]

Evolis announced the launch of ZENIUS, its next-generation card printer that is focused on the user. With the new card printer, Evolis offers a single-sided color printer that is compact, modular and designed to be easy-to-use. With ZENIUS, Evolis has redesigned its printing engine and overall environment with a new design, software architecture and enhanced […]

Equifax Inc. announced the post-acquisition integration of the Anakam Identity Services platform with general availability of Anakam Two Factor Authentication v5.0. The new release expands upon Anakam’s g effort to integrate the methods of authentication with large-scale remote identity proofing and professional credentialing. Version 5.0 has the capability to move legacy token holders to alternative […]

The much-anticipated FIPS 201-2 draft was released in March. The team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology had been collecting comments on possible additions to the U.S. federal smart card standard since the first specification was released in 2005. The new draft focuses on clearing up some confusion from the first standard, enhancing […]

Why an ID store needs to be the first investment, best practice lessons from FIPS 201 By Salvatore D’Agostino, CSCIP, IDMachines FIPS 201, PIV and the Draft FIPS 201-2 often get thought of as a standard defining the technology associated with strong authentication, digital signing and encryption using digital certificates and public key infrastructure. While […]

Apriva, a provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information solutions, has announced the release of a software development kit (SDK) enabling Android devices to be compliant with HSPD-12 security regulations. The company says the Android SDK is meant to address a growing demand from the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Management […]

Entrust Inc. announced the release of Entrust IdentityGuard 10.0, which brings together security solutions for three worlds – physical, logical and mobile access. This latest update to Entrust´s authentication platform offers users a single platform that delivers a range of authenticators on the market, provides secure access through mobile platforms for business and is designed […]

HID Global announced that the company’s credential and reader solutions for access control have been selected by mutual insurance company EMC to protect its entire, corporate campus at the company’s headquarters in Des Moines and an additional facility in Ames, Iowa. EMC worked with a systems integrator to design a solution for protecting seven buildings, […]

Lockheed Martin was the victim of a large cyber attack, however quick detection by employees thwarted the security breach on May 21. Lockheed Martin, an aerospace engineering company, holds the U.S. government’s biggest military contract, and thus a security breach here, could have devastating effects on the federal government. Hackers may have gained access by […]

The May meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]