Cryptomathic introduced Mobile AuthApp, a line of two-factor authentication apps for smart phones. These apps enable users to authenticate themselves via a mobile device without the need for a separate authentication token. The Mobile AuthApp line can generate one-time passwords on a number of mobile operating systems, including Blackberry, Android and iOS. Due to its […]

Online identity provider Yubico has combined its two-factor authentication product with Password Safe, a free, open source password manager software. The Windows-based product enables users to manage and secure their Internet passwords. The new product works with a YubiKey USB-token that handles the login process with a secure One-Time Password. With it, a Password Safe […]

NEC Corporation has developed a new cloud security service that implements advanced authentication capabilities from CA Technologies. NEC combined the CA ArcotID software credential with its NC7000-3A ID utilization infrastructure and NEC Mobile Security security countermeasure product to offer authentication services in the cloud through identity links found on multiple NEC websites. The CA ArcotID […]

The Indian start-up ArrayShield Technologies has entered the two-factor authentication market in India and is looking for value-added resellers, managed service providers and system integrators to help it become a player in this field, which it estimates to be nearly Rs 2 billion. As reported in Computer Reseller News, in December, the company launched its […]

Yubico and SSO Easy have partnered to create a simplified two-factor authentication for single sign-on (SSO). Designed for users who must implement strong two-factor authentication for access to SAML-based SSO servers, critical applications and sensitive information, this solution utilizes Yubico’s YubiKey driverless USB-token to log in with a one-time password. The new capabilities are available […]

Online identity protection provider Yubico and cloud server security provider CloudPassage have teamed up to provide authentication services for administrative network access in the cloud. The partnership came about because CloudPassaged needed to provide a two-factor authentication mechanism on its Halo platform in order to protect server access in a public cloud environment. After evaluating […]

With the implementation of its authentication security suite at Goldsworth Primary School, online identity protection provider Yubico has shown that its two-factor authentication and VPN connectivity are a viable solution in the education market. Goldsworth, located in Woking, Surrey, UK, chose to invest in remote connectivity and authentication because many of its teachers and staff […]

HP partnered with Anakam to offer a cloud-based system for identity vetting and credentials. Bryan Maybee, a solutions architect at HP, says the system can be used by the public or private sector for registering individuals to online services. As an individual registers for an application or service the system asks them a series of […]

OpenWays has announced the launch of its “Mobile Key Dual with Pure NFC” hotel check-in and room access solution at Nordic Choice Hotels in Stockholm, Sweden. Developed in partnership with Nokia and NXP, the solution enables hotel guests to use their mobile phones to check in remotely to their hotel and open the the door […]

RSA Security executives spelled out the company’s product strategy for 2012, announcing that it would focus on mobile, anti-threat and cloud security. As reported in Network World, RSA wants to develop tools that can help businesses improve data protection on mobile devices by separating personal and corporate data and improving mobile device authentication. RSA’s strategy […]