A case for biometric technologies inclusion in mobile phones is made citing its potential in terms of addressing consumer needs for data protection, device security and inclusion in mobile services and operations in a Tech Biometric article. While some of the biometric capabilities for phones would require embedded or integrated hardware such as scanners to […]

Boston-based Delfigo Security has filed a provisional patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for a visual authentication and authorization method for mobile devices. Its method integrates a four-key color palette that’s embedded on a mobile platform and utilizes Delfigo’s keystroke biometric and device ID technology. “Mobile platforms – iPhone, Android, Blackberry – […]

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 […]

Key management system provider Cryptomathic has joined the membership of OASIS (Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) as a contributor. As a member of OASIS, Cryptomathic will be a part of the Key Management Interoperability Protocol Technical Committee and work toward promoting a single protocol for communication between encryption systems and enterprise applications […]

As more health care providers begin the move to electronic medical records, efforts are underway to better secure the computers and networks that store the data. The U.S. government’s Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and it’s $19 billion for providers has been the driver for many to move to electronic […]

The Singapore government launched eGov2015, a new plan to develop new government services and delivery channels online. The plan incorporates a mobile site that serves as a central home for public sector mobile apps, as well as a portal for data sharing. Along with these products, the government is actively trying to improve information and […]

Cisco affirmed its confidence in RSA’s SecurID two-factor technology by announcing the token is a primary security piece of its PCI 2.0 architecture. Cisco has bundled several components in order to make the PCI 2.0 architecture PCI-compliant with the Payment Card Industry’s toughest standards for payment card data protection. Verizon Business, a PCI qualified security […]

The old way of robbing a bank meant busting into a branch, brandishing a weapon and ordering a teller to hand over all the money. Next-gen criminals accomplish their stealing from the comfort of their own homes. Their weapon of choice is malware, and the scene of the crime is often a bank’s website. Although […]

Administrators for the city of Winter Park, Fla. have moved the city’s police department to a biometric system for securing access to records. The move is for compliance with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division, according to a Computerworld article. The lack of compliance stems from shared passwords that often comes from sharing work […]

VASCO Data Security International Inc. announced the release of its latest smart card reader. DIGIPASS 836 comes with an optical interface and replaceable batteries and is designed to create a trusted environment for transactions. Data from the PC display automatically downloads onto the DIGIPASS 836 via the optical interface, eliminating the need for additional software […]