Troop ID is an identity service provided by ID.me, a group that’s created digital ID cards for members of the military community, first responders, students and other groups where individuals can tie attributes about themselves and share that in a privacy enhancing and user centric way across the web, says Matthew Thompson, cofounder and COO […]

Figuring out attributes in the identity ecosystem isn’t as easy as one would think. “What’s out there in terms of attributes is wily and woolly and we’re not sure what market forces will move us to standardization,” says Kenneth Klingenstein, director of Middleware for Internet2. Internet2 is zeroing in on a handful of areas in […]

By Charles McColgan, CTO, TeleSig According to the Ponemon Institute, 55% of small businesses across the U.S. had some form of data breach and 53% had multiple breaches. More than 50% is a scary number, and data breaches can impact all organizations, big and small. Just consider the recent examples from some very high profile […]

The two-factor authentication market will touch $5.45 billion by the year 2017, predicts MarketsandMarkets. The report looks at the market by authentication type, application and geography and predicts a compound annual growth of 17.3%. Multi-factor authentication refers to user and employee authentication that uses two or more verifying authentication techniques – hardware token, one-time password (OTP), password/PIN, […]

Centrify announced availability its Centrify for Mac solution, an Active Directory-based authentication, policy management, single sign-on (SSO) and user self-service for connected and remote Mac OS X systems. With Centrify for Mac, on-premise and remote Macs and mobile devices are integrated into Microsoft Active Directory (AD), enabling organizations to leverage existing AD infrastructures, processes and […]

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

Innovation winner – Monitor Dynamics Trusted FICAM platform provides PKI-based access control Monitor Dynamics’ Trusted FICAM Platform is a physical access control system designed to deliver trust by leveraging PKI-based identity credentials and PKI Bridge infrastructure. The FICAM Platform utilizes PKI credentials that meet the FIPS 201 federal standard. It is designed for users wishing […]

Thursby and Precise Biometrics are outfitting mobile iPhones and iPads with a smart card reader solution, attempting to make the Apple devices a more robust option for bring your own device (BYOD) programs. According to InfoWorld.com, the both Thursby’s PKard Reader and Precise Biometrics’ Tactivo case for iPhone and iPad, which enable the devices to […]

Morpho has attained the first-ever ISO Common Criteria certification for the detection of fake fingerprints. The company’s MorphoSmart Optic 301 fingerprint reader has undergone analysis and testing in order to meet the industry standards for spoof detection.

Enterprises are searching for better ways to manage and secure the online identities of employees and customers but does that necessitate a Chief Identity Officer? An international corporation recently posted the job listing, which then brought up the debate of whether the position was necessary and a blog post from Dave Kearns at KuppingerCole Analysts. […]