Green Hills Software, a Santa Barbara, Calif.-based producer of secure operating systems, has partnered with Hamburg, Germany-based Stollmann E+V, a developer of communication protocol software, to supply Bluetooth and NFC solutions. First out of the gate will be an NFC profile for the INTEGRITY real-time operating system that will provide support for NFC-enabled devices in […]

New Rochelle, N.Y.-based Iona College has deployed a a security solution designed to protect against ID theft. The college has installed CampusWatch from Framingham, Mass.-based Identity Force, which is designed to eliminate the threat of data breaches while providing identity theft protection to students, faculty and staff. CampusWatch protects against ID theft using prevention, detection, […]

Researchers at Cambridge University found weak spots when they reverse engineered smart card readers from Barclays and NatWest, according to a ComputerWeekly.com report. The readers are used with bank cards to produce one-time password that enable secure login to banking sites. Banks introduced the readers to reduce losses from phishing scams and keylogger attacks but […]

Charismathics, a German software developer, has developed an application that will enable an Apple iPhone or the iPod Touch to be turned into a smart card for two-factor authentication, according to an InternetNews.com report. The application is in beta testing and may be available at the end of April for $9.99. With Charismathics’ iEnigma application […]

The Madrid Hospital Group, which is composed of four hospitals an oncology centre and nine general hospitals, has selected SeMarket and Sun Microsystems to deploy an identity management and Single Sign On system. The project, which will be implemented by SeMarket, will enable the authentication of both employees and patients of the group by using […]

AuthenWare, a developer of keystroke biometrics, has announced they have entered into a reseller agreement with Neoris, a business and IT consulting company. Neoris will resell AuthenWare’s AuthenTest in Spain, Portugal, Hungary and certain areas in the Middle East and Africa. AuthenTest is a biometric keystroke system that offers additional security through creating unique profiles […]

The United States Defense Security Service, an agency serving under the U.S. Defense Department, has awarded ATSC, an information technology systems company, a contract spanning 4 years and valued at $6 million for providing and supporting an Internet-based biometric security system, according to a United Press International article. The specific system the contract calls for […]