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TwoSecure Enterprise provides additional identity verification for online banking
Fronde Anywhere has unveiled TwoSecure(tm) Enterprise Edition, which provides additional identity verification for online banking log-in and transactions. The TwoSecure product line provides an easy to use application that generates one time passwords (OTPs) via an application that is stored on the mobile phone. TwoSecure is particularly suited...
New Single Sign-On Application Wizard from CA simplifies IT administration
CA, Inc. has announced the availability of a new Application Wizard for CA Single Sign-On (SSO), a key component of its Identity & Access Management (IAM) solution. The Application Wizard makes it easier for IT administrators to automate single sign-on so that end users can quickly take advantage of fast, convenient access to their applications. ...
AEP Networks provides secure remote access system to law firm
UK legal practice Michelmores is implementing a secure remote access system from AEP Networks to support its growing demand for mobile working and to provide a contingency for emergency situations. The 260-staff Exeter and London-based firm is also considering using the system to create secure portal areas on its network which will be accessible t...
SonicWALL acquires SSL VPN remote access company Aventail
SonicWALL, Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Aventail Corporation. Aventail is a Seattle-based, privately-held provider of SSL VPN remote access solutions, for approximately $25 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in July, 2007 and is subject to customary conditions. SonicWALL expects that t...
GFI PCI Suite helps meet the requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
Credit card fraud was the most common form of identity theft at 25% of all reported occurrences in 2006, with more than USD 48 billion lost by financial institutions and businesses in that year and USD 5 billion lost by individuals. E-commerce fraud is also on the rise, reaching $3 billion in 2006 with an increment of 7% over 2005. In order to ...
Speaking Digipass card reader for blind and visually impaired Internet users
VASCO Data Security International, Inc. has announced that it has strengthened its Digipass product line with Digipass 840 Comfort Voice (CV). This "speaking" Digipass card reader is especially designed for blind and visually impaired Internet users. A person with reduced eyesight will now be able to have the same high level of Digipass sec...
EMC Corporation acquires knowledge-based authentication solutions company Verid
EMC Corporation has announced that it has acquired Verid, Inc., a privately held information security technology based in Florida that delivers knowledge-based authentication solutions to millions of users worldwide, through some of the largest consumer-facing financial institutions, telecom providers and retailers. The acquisition is complete ...
Siemens Med and BT partner for identity and access management services
Siemens Medical Solutions (Siemens Med) and BT have signed a worldwide value-added reseller agreement for the provision of identity and access management services to global clients. The new partnership consolidates the existing relationship that the two companies have enjoyed for many years. With its DirX products, Siemens offers a fully integra...
Cryptomathic Key Management System strengthens security for banks at ATMs
Cryptomathic has launched a practical Key Management System that enables organisations to manage the lifecycle of cryptographic keys using a standardised, central approach. Designed to address the increasingly complex key management regulations of the financial sector, the Cryptomathic Key Management System (CKMS) offers an immediate return on i...
Snooping IT Staff peek at your confidential data
According to a survey released by Cyber-ArkŪ Software, whilst you sit at your desk working innocently away, little do you realise that one in three of your IT work colleagues are snooping through company systems, peeking at confidential information such as your private files, wage data, personal emails, and HR background, just by using the special ...
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