Multifactor authentication, the act of requiring two or more ways for a user to prove their identity, has been present in the banking industry for some time. But now there is a push to include multifactor authentication into Internet banking and increase the reliability of authentication methods, according to an IT Security article. A 2009 […]

VASCO Data Security Inc., a software security company specializing in authentication products, announced its new version of DIGIPASS CertiID. VASCO’s client software suite now combines one-time passwords and PKI technology. Furthermore the deployment has been further simplified and the product now is IdenTrust and Microsoft Windows 7 certified. DIGIPASS CertiID is a client-based software suite […]

Tallinn Business Bank Äripank is the first bank to deploy Todos’s latest smart card reader, the A300. Tallinn Business Bank was founded in December 1991, making it one of the oldest commercial banks in Estonia. It aims to be among the leading online banks in Estonia. In a competitive market usability is as important as […]

Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram has implemented a biometric time and attendance solution in his ministry to better control and monitor the hours his employees are working, according to a Business Standard article. While the Minister acknowledged that he is not against flex time, he wants to be sure that if employees are arriving late, […]

The August meeting of the Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list […]

Cryptography Research Inc. announced an agreement with EM Microelectronic – Marin SA, the semiconductor company of the Swatch Group, regarding the use of the company’s patents to enhance the security of EM Microelectronic’s smart card chips against Differential Power Analysis (DPA) and related attacks. EM is a supplier of flash-based smart card chips in the […]

Scott Marquardt, formerly with SVTC Technologies, a California technology foundry, will assume the presidency of Giesecke & Devrient’s U.S. subsidiary in Dulles, Va. beginning Sept. 1. His role will be to help G&D grow its business in both banknote processing and mobile security solutions. Marquardt’s career spans industries from paper and printing to cell phones, […]