DARPA is looking for the next great method of capturing fingerprint readings and believes it may have a solution in cognitive fingerprint recognition, reports Design News. Through its Active Authentication program, DARPA is trying to develop new ways to authenticate computer users through software that will identify unique users based on their behavioral traits. With […]

Corporate email systems are at risk of being hacked, according to a survey released by PhoneFactor. The majority of respondents reported that highly sensitive information about their corporate strategy or customer base is communicated via email and 80% of respondents stated that user names and passwords are securing these systems. High-profile email hacks, like Sarah […]

Thursby Software Systems announced that its free PKard Reader app for secure Web browsing has been granted FIPS 140-2 validation from the Cryptographic Module Validation Program, a joint effort between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Communications Security Establishment of the Government of Canada. Thursby’s PKard Reader solution enables people to securely […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the summer 2012 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

Radiant Logic announced the release of RadiantOne VDS 6, a federated identity service. Designed to provide one logical access point for enterprise identities, VDS 6 enables authentication and authorization across multiple identity sources and authentication protocols. VDS 6 is built to address the demands of single sign-on (SSO) and authorization for the cloud and federations […]

StrikeForce Technologies Inc. announced a solution to heighten the security of public and private clouds that incorporates multifactor authentication and keystroke encryption. Two-factor authentication will provide an extra layer of protection around a cloud system to thwart off inevitable attacks by hackers. StrikeForce has been developing its security methods over the last ten years. This […]

Gemalto launched the Protiva Defender Suite a product designed specifically for law enforcement agencies, justice and security departments and first response teams. Protiva Defender Suite is a portfolio of authentication software, digital credentials, smart cards, one-time passwords, mobile PKI and related services. This solution comes in response to the growing number of mobile computing devices […]

Though the Voice Recognition Software Developers market has been static for a few years, growth is expected, reports market research firm IBISWorld. In its new report on this industry, IBISWorld reports that the market is expected to increase an average of 2.3% annually to $1.1 over five years to 2012. However, due to an increase […]

Federal employees wanting to access secure government Web sites on mobile devices don’t have it easy to begin with, but make it an Apple iOS device and it gets more complicated. Thursby Software Systems, while already making it easier to use smart cards on Apple computers, has also launched a new smart card app and […]

VASCO Data Security International Inc. released two products aimed at strengthening its PKI portfolio, DIGIPASS KEY 202 and CertiID Suite 3.4.3. The new version of CertiID Suite includes DIGIPASS CertiID Middleware that offers strong two-factor authentication and non-repudiation of transactions and data. It also has a secure CD-ROM update solution so that customer can update […]