VASCO Data Security International Inc. and Option, a wireless technology company, announced a partnership to co-develop and bring to market Cloudkey, a mobile security solution that provides simple and secure access to cloud applications and data. This mobile solution offers security combining VASCO’s DIGIPASS authentication capability with Option’s 3G USB modem and connection management software […]

While there are many one-time passcode devices on the market, RSA’s football-shaped key fobs are most often associated with the technology. In March a well-publicized hack of RSA’s seed code for its SecurID solutions sent shockwaves through the ID community. It led to attacks on the company’s end users, including military contractor Lockheed Martin. RSA […]

Experian and Symantec’s jointly developed two-factor credentialing system has received National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication SP 800-63-1 Level 3 Assurance. The General Services Administration (GSA) Division of Identity Management evaluated the tool to determine its soundness and feasibility in accordance with the Special Publication’s electronic authentication guidelines. This formal review was […]

Gemalto has announced that ING Belgium has agreed to deploy Gemalto’s Ezio end-to-end authentication product in its eBanking platform. The Ezio service utilizes its Ezio Classic reader and ING customers’ current smart banking cards to generate a one-time password that grants secure access to their bank account and online transaction signing. The system is fully […]

Attacks on financial service providers, like the one that claimed more than 210,000 names and account numbers from Citi Corp., are no longer the exception. Hackers are continuing attacks to gain account information to commit fraud. Businesses and consumers need to be aware of the sites they are accessing, and steadfastly guard user names and […]

Payroll provider PayChoice has enlisted information security firm RSA to implement a risk-based security approach for its online payroll portal. PayChoice will use RSA’s Adaptive Authentication service to secure payroll data for its more than 70,000 users. It can customize the risk-based authentication and anti-fraud platform to work with its different IT platforms. RSA Adaptive […]

Universal Secure Registry LLC (USR), a mobile payment security technology and identity authentication company, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark office issued the company patent US 8,001,055 B2 on covering key aspects of the company’s proprietary technology for secure financial transactions. This new patent covers authenticating an individual’s identity using three factors – […]

Honduras-based banking services provider Grupo Financiero Ficohsa has adopted Entrust’s IndentityGuard Mobile software tokens for strong and mobile authentication. Grupo Financiero Ficohsa, a four-year customer of Entrust, added the soft token enhancement to service their own clients. Sergio Stefan, vice president of Consumer Banking and Small and Medium Businesses at Grupo Financiero Ficohsa says in […]

StrikeForce Technologies, an online identity theft and data breach prevention specialist, has signed a marketing and distribution agreement with DWCC Ltd. to cover the European market. Based in London, DWCC is a technology-focused business development company. Under the terms of the agreement, DWCC will act as StrikeForce’s provider, giving marketing, distribution and support services to […]

In response to customer demand for an alternative to authentication product, Lieberman Software Corporation has teamed with Yubico to offer an enhanced multi-factor authentication token. Lieberman, an identity management and security management provider for government and commercial enterprises, added native support for Yubico’s YubiKey token in its Enterprise Random Password Manager and Random Password Manager […]