Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Microsoft turns to new Windows identity management system

After Passport failure (?), now a new ID system.

3/30/2005 11:45:00 AM  

Oracle buys Oblix

Late to my blog, but important news. This is just another M&A as the IAM market consolidates.

3/30/2005 11:39:00 AM  

Monday, March 28, 2005

Investors to Buy SunGard for $10.8 Bln

Financial technology company SunGard Data Systems Inc. (NYSE:SDS - news) said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by seven private investment firms for $10.8 billion in cash, the biggest leveraged buyout in more than 15 years.

3/28/2005 01:11:00 PM  

Thursday, March 24, 2005

CA hires former Novell CTO to lead Unicenter

Computer Associates has hired former Novell CTO Alan Nugent to lead its Unicenter business, CA said late Wednesday, ending speculation about which software company the executive had jumped to.

3/24/2005 09:59:00 AM  

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Checking credentials - funny

An interesting post from my friend on the west coast... its a day old, but years down the line, it would still be funny!

3/23/2005 12:40:00 PM  

Radicati Group and Mirapoint Report Bad Email Behavior Driving Spam and Virus Threat

Survey from The Radicati Group and Mirapoint find end-users still engaging in bad email behavior.

3/23/2005 10:08:00 AM  

BMC acquires OpenNetwork for $18M

BMC Software Inc. announced Wednesday the acquisition of OpenNetwork, a privately held Web access management firm based in Clearwater, Fla., for $18 million in cash.

3/23/2005 10:03:00 AM  

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Military Plays Its 'Smart' Card

In spite of a reputation for being a technological laggard in some respects, the U.S. military is on the leading edge of one high-tech revolution: the use of smart cards.

3/22/2005 07:17:00 AM  

Security Flaws Found in McAfee AntiVirus

A vulnerability has been discovered in the McAfee AntiVirus library, which is used in many of the company's desktop, server and gateway products.

3/22/2005 12:13:00 AM  

Monday, March 21, 2005

ID card plans too risky

Plans for ID cards are too risky and lack the trust of the public, a London School of Economics report claims.

3/21/2005 08:25:00 AM  

Phishing by phone--VoIP raises security concerns

Internet phone services have drawn millions of users looking for rock-bottom rates. Now they're also attracting identity thieves looking to turn stolen credit cards into cash.

3/21/2005 07:42:00 AM  

PRESS RELEASE Coca-Cola HBC and Frontline Select OpenPages for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

OpenPages today has announced that their governance, risk and compliance management (GCRM) solution has been selected by Frontline (a tanker company based out of Bermuda) and Coca-Cola HBC.

Reference links: http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=82967
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=82967

3/21/2005 07:26:00 AM  

Friday, March 18, 2005

Physical security becoming an IT problem

The proliferation of technologies such as identity management mean more IT managers are having to take responsibility for physical security, according to a panel of leading IT security managers.

3/18/2005 09:56:00 AM  

Microsoft Gets Its Groove On

"The Groove client has some other interesting capabilities. Every user has a Groove identity, which is essentially an RSA public key certificate. When you deploy Groove, you're actually deploying a public key infrastructure (PKI), without the centralized certificate authorities that are typically associated with PKI deployments".

More details here.

3/18/2005 09:55:00 AM  

Thursday, March 17, 2005

Right Name, Wrong E-Mail In-Box

As the number of e-mail users grows, "you want a longer naming convention that is more accommodating, to avoid some of the conflicts," said Nelson Cicchitto of Avatier Corp., which makes identity management software.

Ummm...

See NYTimes for more.

3/17/2005 09:23:00 AM  

Monday, March 14, 2005

Northrop Grumman Successfully Deploys Smart IT Security Nationwide

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) began nationwide deployment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s public key infrastructure (PKI), which provides increased security for its information technology systems.

3/14/2005 10:21:00 AM  

Northrop Grumman Successfully Deploys Smart IT Security Nationwide

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) began nationwide deployment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s public key infrastructure (PKI), which provides increased security for its information technology systems.

3/14/2005 10:21:00 AM  

Direct Debit Processor Voca Selects Cyber-Ark Vaulting Solution

Voca, formerly BACS, the electronic payments engine for the UK economy, has deployed digital vaulting technology from Cyber-Ark for secure password management.

3/14/2005 10:20:00 AM  

Northrop Grumman Successfully Deploys Smart IT Security Nationwide

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) began nationwide deployment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s public key infrastructure (PKI), which provides increased security for its information technology systems.

3/14/2005 10:19:00 AM  

Friday, March 11, 2005

Hackers Target U.S. Power Grid

Hundreds of times a day, hackers try to slip past cyber-security into the computer network of Constellation Energy Group Inc., a Baltimore power company with customers around the country.

3/11/2005 01:01:00 PM  

Uniglobe Travel Begins Phase II Rollout of Veridicom International's Biometric Authentication Program

Veridicom International, Inc (OTC Bulletin Board: VRDI - News) today announced that Uniglobe Specialty Travel, a market leading travel agency, will rollout Veridicom's authentication products to its corporate customers.

3/11/2005 09:56:00 AM  

Utimaco Announces Breakthrough for Digital Signature Legally-compliant Mass Signatures Directly from SAP Applications

Utimaco today unveiled at CeBIT the SignatureServer SmartCard for SAP.

3/11/2005 09:54:00 AM  

Thursday, March 10, 2005

Virsa Systems Wins Network World's 2005 Best Products ''Category-Breaker'' Award

Virsa Systems, the leader in real-time security and controls software for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, today announced that it has won Network World's 2005 "Category Breaker" Award.

3/10/2005 09:42:00 AM  

Berlin Packaging Stops Spam and Viruses With CA's eTrust Secure Content ManagerProtects Enterprise IT Environment

Computer Associates International, Inc. today announced that Berlin Packaging, a leading supplier of custom and stock packaging and packaging design solutions for the retail and consumables market, has greatly reduced spam and blocked virus-infected emails by deploying CA’s eTrust Secure Content Manager (eTrust SCM).

3/10/2005 09:39:00 AM  

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Hackers breach LexisNexis, grab info on 32,000 people

Hackers have compromised databases belonging to LexisNexis and stolen information on at least 32,000 people, according to a statement Wednesday from LexisNexis' parent company, Reed Elsevier PLC.

3/09/2005 05:05:00 PM  

mysan.de - Identity Management in Financial Services (IDM 2005)

At Strategic Research Institute’s Identity Management in Financial Services Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 15-18, 2005 they will offer three synergistic tracks: risk management, legal & compliance, and technology, plus a comprehensive all-in-one general session.

3/09/2005 10:30:00 AM  

Protegrity Poll Reveals Vast Majority of Companies Concerned They Would Not Pass Security Compliance Audits Today

Findings from a recent poll conducted by Protegrity Corporation, the leading innovator for data security management, show 92% of technical and security professionals are concerned about their companies' current ability to pass compliance audits for data security.

3/09/2005 10:26:00 AM  

The Body Shop Canada Selects SonicWALL to Secure Its Nationwide Retail Operation

The Body Shop Canada, a division of global retailer The Body Shop PLC, has selected SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNWL), to provide secure, reliable and affordable connectivity to its company-owned and franchise stores throughout the country. See details here.

3/09/2005 10:24:00 AM  

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

mysan.de - ActivCard to Present Secure Banking Solutions to Thwart Phishing and Identity Theft at CeBIT 2005 in Germany

WHEN:
March 10 through 16, 2005

WHERE:
CeBIT Show, Hall 17, Booth E39, at Hannover Exhibition Grounds
Hannover Germany

WHAT:
ActivCard will reveal ActivCard 4TRESS Authentication Server, the basis
for its secure multi-channel online banking solutions.

More details here.

3/08/2005 06:46:00 AM  

Fargo Addresses New Government ID Card Standards

Fargo Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRGO), a global leader in secure technologies for card identity systems, today announced its support of the new common identification standard for federal employees and contractors.

3/08/2005 06:44:00 AM  

Monday, March 07, 2005

Techworld.com - Enterprise single sign-on comes of age

Fighting the password plague with strong authentication and centralised credentials. See here for an article.

3/07/2005 10:03:00 AM  

BMC Software Introduces New Partner Network Centered Around Business Service Management

The new partner network stems from the tremendous growth BMC Software has experienced over the past several years following the acquisitions of Remedy, Marimba, Magic, Calendra and others.

3/07/2005 09:58:00 AM  

Friday, March 04, 2005

Veridicom to Demonstrate Portfolio of Identity Management Solutions at CeBIT 2005

Veridicom International (OTC Bulletin Board: VRDI) is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at CeBIT 2005 (http://www.cebit.de) at the Hannover Fairgrounds in Hannover, Germany. CeBIT offers the world's biggest forum for B2B solutions and remains a key meeting place for the industry.

3/04/2005 03:58:00 PM  

Thursday, March 03, 2005

XACML 2.0 Access Control Markup Language Approved as OASIS Standard

The OASIS, the international e-business standards consortium, today announced that its members have approved the Extensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) version 2.0 as an OASIS Standard, a status that signifies the highest level of ratification. XACML is used to represent and evaluate access control policies.

3/03/2005 12:20:00 PM  

One in four 'touched' by ID fraud

A quarter of UK adults have had their identity stolen or know someone who has fallen victim to ID fraud, a Which? magazine survey has suggested.

3/03/2005 12:33:00 AM  

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - Scientific Software and Kyberpass Deliver Solution for Legally-Enforceable Digital Signatures

Scientific Software, Inc., a world leader in the development, sale and support of enterprise content management ( ECM ) solutions, and Kyberpass Corporation, a leading provider of security software for high-trust applications, today announced the immediate availability of an integrated solution that provides organizations with the ability to protect and secure their intellectual property with legally-enforceable digital signatures and notarizations that support the Secure-Access-for-Everyone ( SAFE ) industry standard.

3/02/2005 11:38:00 PM  

Thor opens up Xellerate identity

Identity management solutions supplier Thor Technologies has announced that its Xellerate Identity Manager is now certified to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

3/02/2005 11:37:00 PM  

ActivCard Supports Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12

ActivCard Corp. (Nasdaq: ACTI - News), a global provider of identity assurance solutions for secure remote access, single sign-on, enterprise access cards, and multi-channel identification and verification, today announced its planned support of the US Government's Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Federal Information Processing Standards 201 (FIPS 201).

3/02/2005 11:09:00 AM  

Veridicom International Inc. Completes Capital Raise to Institutional Investors

New Funding Will Be Used to Accelerate Sales and New Product Development. See details.

3/02/2005 11:08:00 AM  

Security, privacy keys to CRM

A wave of high-profile cases of companies losing customer data has many thinking about security, but it's a reason to think about CRM as well.

3/02/2005 11:07:00 AM  

SoCal thieves stole ChoicePoint records years ago

ChoicePoint was hacked before. (though the company says, it was defrauded, and not hacked!)

3/02/2005 11:05:00 AM  

Computer Associates� new standard

Computer Associates announced a new architecture for processing identity and access management Tuesday that will be the backbone for its next generation of eTrust security products.

3/02/2005 06:41:00 AM  

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Thor Technologies Sponsors Study by the Aberdeen Group on the Value of User Provisioning for Cost-Effective Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

End User Driven Research Highlights Important Role of Identity Management Solutions as a Key Sarbanes-Oxley Control Component. See here for details on how to get the paper.

3/01/2005 11:29:00 AM  

UMC Selects OpenPages SOX Express for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

OpenPages, the leading provider of enterprise governance, risk and compliance management (GRCM) solutions, today announced that UMC has selected OpenPages Sarbanes-Oxley Express (SOX Express) for its Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiatives.

3/01/2005 11:27:00 AM  

SenSage Unveils Turnkey Security Solutions to Help Enterprises Meet Critical Compliance Deadlines and Requirements

Derived from its next-generation Security Information Management (SIM) solution (SenSage 3.0), SenSage today unveiled three comprehensive sets of "out-of-the-box" security risk management solutions to help companies meet the stringent audit control requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley, FFIEC, and HIPAA.

3/01/2005 11:25:00 AM  

Audit and Compliance Identity Management Solution

BMC Software, a leading provider of enterprise management solutions, and Consul risk management, Inc., a renowned expert in audit and compliance, today announced the global success of their partnership in delivering effective audit and compliance identity management solutions.

3/01/2005 11:23:00 AM