Authentication Technology
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Will 2FA use transcend online banking?
News Singapore firm set to demo two-factor authentication for online services such as e-commerce and Web mail, but analysts say it may take some time to gain acceptance.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Authentication, Security, VASCO, online banking, BetterThanPin, BetterThanPin Service
Saving e-mail: It's all about trust
Insight Sendmail inventor Eric Allman says a new Internet standard promises to restore trust to e-mail.
Tags: Wireless e-mail devices, Spam and phishing, PKI (public key infrastructure), Digital signatures, E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Viruses and worms, Policy and management
Baltimore to ax 14% of staff in Asia
News UK-based security software maker Baltimore Technologies Plc will lay off 21 employees, or about 14 percent, of its total headcount in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan.
Sony points to finger veins for gadget security
News A compact, camera-based system called "Mofiria" uses a CMOS sensor to diagonally capture scattered light inside the finger veins.
Tags: Biometrics, Handhelds, Hitachi Ltd., ATM, Authentication, Security, Authentication Technology, CPU, biometric authentication, biometric authentication technique
Deloitte banking on PIN sharp security
News Staff at Deloitte and Visa will be given new Visa cards, which generate one-time-use passcodes that allow remote access to the company IT system over a virtual private network.
Tags: Security Management, VPNs, Authentication, Security, Fraud, Card, applet, VPNs, phone, e-mail
Microsoft sets Sender ID free
News The e-mail authentication technology can now be used without fear of a response from Microsoft's intellectual property lawyers.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Authentication and encryption, E-mail clients
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Last week in software flaws
News From Windows bugs to Kerberos problems to Cisco flaws, it wasn't a pretty week for software security.
Tags: Data security, Business applications
Liberty Alliance eases way for stronger ID checks
News Effort to encourage interoperability between password tokens, smart cards and other "strong authentication" products is launched.
Tags: Digital signatures, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards
Flaws could open systems to attack
News "Critical" flaws in widely used security authentication technology could expose many software products to hacker attack.
Tags: Network security
Antivirus, best-of-breed are so passe
Insight What should the industry expect from the world of information security over the next 12 months? A security analyst gives his top 10 security trends for 2008.
Tags: Security
Gmail tries out antiphishing tools
News Google's Web-based e-mail service is testing technology to help members spot fake messages linked to online fraud schemes.
Tags: Spam and phishing
eBay: Let's wait and see on tighter security
News The auction giant has ruled out two-factor authentication for the time being, says an eBay exec.
Tags: Web sites
RSA: Microsoft to shelve token support in Vista
News The OS update won't include built-in support for SecurID, even though the technology has been under testing for two years.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Longhorn, Software engineering/development
AOL drops Microsoft antispam technology
News Internet giant says it won't use Sender ID, citing lackluster support and bad compatibility with its own technology.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering
