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Podcast : A quick look at Authentification, Validation and Delegation in the Security sector

Ben Chai — Thu, 20 Nov 2008

Ben Chai talks to Magnus Nyström, Technical Director at RSA. In this Podcast, Magnus explores Authentification, Validation and Delegation as well as vendor collaboration in the field of security

CryptoCard offers free two-factor authentication

Steve Gold — Thu, 09 Oct 2008

In support of National Identity Fraud Prevention Week, CryptoCard is offering firms a free two-factor authentication service for up to 200 users until the end of the year.

Authentication

Desire Athow — Wed, 01 Oct 2008

It is the act of establishing or confirming something (or someone) as authentic, that is, that claims made by or about the thing are true.

Microsoft Trusted Stack: Can We Ever Trust People?

Ben Chai — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

Can we ever trust any kind of identity module? What if everyone had a chip to identify them and this chip was required to logon to a computer, network or the internet? Would this be failsafe? We think not. Read on to find out why.

Contactless Payment Is Next Big Thing Says APACS

Desire Athow — Mon, 16 Jun 2008

Mobile phones could be the next hotbed for electronic payment says the Association of Payment Clearing Services (APACS); on top of being used by the user to make online payments, mobile phones could also act as contactless credit cards

AT&T Admits That They Didn't Encrypt Lost Laptop Data

Desire Athow — Tue, 10 Jun 2008

AT&T, the world's largest telecommunications carrier, has joined the growing list of companies whose reputation has been tarnished by a failure to encrypt employee's personal data which has subsequently gone missing

Who touched my data? Use Auditing Services

Alex Rabbetts — Mon, 02 Jun 2008

An audit trail that tracks the comings and goings of all staff is a legal requirement in some areas of business, and is plain good practice in the rest

Chip & sPIN arrives in Australia next month

Steve Gold — Thu, 08 May 2008

Cardholders will be able to use their PINs in Australia at most retailers from June 4 onwards, Visa International has announced.

ScanSafe says remote workers more likely to surf for pr0n

Steve Gold — Fri, 18 Apr 2008

I was amused, although hardly surprised, to read that research from ScanSafe claims to show that remote laptop users are two and half times more likely to surf for pr0n than their office colleagues.

Microsoft sets Integrated Security System Forefront “Stirling” Beta free

Desire Athow — Wed, 09 Apr 2008

Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the public beta release of its next-generation Microsoft Forefront security solution, currently code-named “Stirling.”