PhoneFactor Inc. announced that Stillwater National Bank and Trust Company, Stillwater, Okla., has deployed its authentication solution to protect its commercial online banking transactions. By utilizing PhoneFactor’s Universal Banking Gateway, Stillwater was able to integrate the product with its online banking platform. When a transaction is initiated, PhoneFactor calls the customer with details about the […]

VASCO Data Security has unveiled its Multi-OTP technology. The new devices addresses those customers in need of securing applications beyond the traditional capacity without the introduction of online transaction signing. The Multi-OTP one-button devices can secure more than just one application each carrying a different OTP. Areas in which the VASCO product would be most […]

Advance Card Systems Ltd. introduced two new one-time password generators to the market. The APG8201 PINhandy 1 and APG8202 PINhandy 2 both utilize two-factor mutual authentication and work to create a barrier between possible security threats associated with bank transactions. A 2010 study from Trusteer revealed that out of more than four million people, 73% […]

VASCO Data Security International has signed on a new client to deploy its new smart card reader product, the DIGIPASS 831. The Swiss financial institution PostFinance has plans to begin offering the VASCO product to their e-banking customers in the spring of 2011. With more than 2.7 million customers, PostFinance has implemented VASCO security solutions […]

Ross Mathis, Contributing Editor The Health Care Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Juniper Networks, Anakam hosted a discussion on the importance of access control within health care networks, and introduce solutions that can provide a secure pathway to grant the appropriate access to hospital resources and patient records. Offering secure remote access to your […]

VASCO Data Security International has launched a new, retooled version of its DIGIPASS 83 smart card reader. DIGIPASS 83, which combines smart card reader functions such as one-time password (OTP) and electronic signature with EMV-CAP and Advanced Authentication for chip compliance, now features replaceable batteries, a 25% larger display and an improved user-interface. According to […]

PhoneFactor Inc. has received verification as Citrix Ready, a program that assists customers with third-party solutions in virtualization, networking and cloud computing. This verification will now enable organizations to ensure capability with PhoneFactor phone-based authentication and Citrix secure logins. PhoneFactor is a provider of phone-based multi-factor authentication services, providing customers with enhance authentication on mobile […]

CA Technologies announces the purchase of Arcot Systems Inc. in an all-cash transaction of $200 million. The authentication and fraud detection software company is said to prevent fraudulent transactions for close to a million online credit transactions daily. It is the hope of CA to combine their CA SiteMinder portfolio with the Arcot technology and […]

PhoneFactor Inc. continues to grow its financial services roster announcing additions to its most recent clientele: Heartland Financial USA, OceanFirst Bank, Northway Bank, and CUANY Credit Union. The PhoneFactor solutions have been utilized by financial institutions as a way to protect customers using e-banking from online fraud. Additionally the PhoneFactor technology can authenticate bank employees […]

More schools are now using online platforms to distribute and exchange information, such as course documents and online tests. These same online platforms also serve as an administrative tool, containing personal data on students and staff. To prevent identity and data theft, online applications used by schools and universities need to be protected. VASCO Data […]