::PepperTech:: Security Management News Blog: 11/01/2005

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

HP to Acquire Trustgenix

HP today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Trustgenix, Inc., a leading provider of federated identity management solutions that establish secure, private exchanges of user data among cooperating organizations.

Friday, November 25, 2005

Sun system strengthens drug counterfeit defense

Sun Microsystems have strengthened the fight against drug counterfeiting by launching a unique RFID software package tailored to the specific needs of the pharmaceutical industry.

Fake FBI virus catches net users

A Windows virus that warns users about illegal net use is spreading online.

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

OATH Announces 2006 Roadmap for Open Authentication Technology Milestones

OATH, the Initiative for Open AuTHentication, today announced the organization's 2006 technology roadmap that builds upon the technical framework for open authentication established by the OATH Reference Architecture released earlier this year.

Monday, November 21, 2005

RSA Security Unveils Smart Card Management System & Infrastructure

RSA(R) Card Manager Enables U.S. Federal Agencies to Address HSPD-12/FIPS 201; Empowers Businesses to Leverage Smart Card-Based Identity & Access Management Strategies.

Friday, November 18, 2005

BT leading the way for identity management

Among the developments it is working on are biometric access solutions which will enable BT customers to access services over the phone using "voiceprint analysis", revealed exclusively to silicon.com by one of the senior techies working on BT's 21st Century Networks (21CN) project.

CA forges eTrust ID suite from Netegrity products

Computer Associates International Inc has combined its own host access control and user provisioning technology with the web single sign-on systems it acquired a year ago with the takeover of Netegrity, to produce an ID management suite that is said to be good for managing the identities of employees, partners and customers, as well as secure 'headless users' or web services.

nCipher to acquire Abridean (US) Inc.

Completion of the acquisition of a majority of the stock of Abridean (US) Inc is anticipated to take place during the week of 21 November 2005 subject to the satisfaction of a number of standard conditions to closing.

Thursday, November 17, 2005

E-Shopping Fraud Threat Grows

Merchants could lose $2.8 billion this year because of online fraud, according to a survey released by CyberSource, a provider of electronic payment and risk management products.

Sony recalls copy-protected CDs

The software was widely criticised because it used virus-like techniques to stop illegal copies being made. See news here.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Call for ID cards to get smart

The idea of a UK identity card has stirred up controversy but it looks increasingly likely to become part of most people's wallets from 2008.

Survey Shows Government IT Decision Makers Achieving Progress in Security Compliance

A survey released today by networking leader Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) indicates that the U.S. government has made progress implementing requirements of the 2002 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

Oracle Buys Thor Technologies and OctetString

Oracle strengthened its identity-management and access-management software portfolio Wednesday with the acquisition of Thor Technologies Inc., a developer of cross-platform provisioning tools, and OctetString Inc., a supplier of virtual-directory software.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

CA Identity Manager Enables Customers to Manage Risk, Enhance Regulatory Compliance and Reduce Costs: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

CA (NYSE: CA - News) today announced CA Identity Manager, a highly scalable and adaptable solution for automating the management of user identities to manage risk, enhance regulatory compliance and reduce administrative costs.

Internet security market to reach $58 billion by 2010

The global Internet security market is expected to grow at an annual 16 percent over the next five years to reach $58.1 billion by 2010, according to a soon to be published report from Business Communications Co Inc.

Monday, November 14, 2005

CEO Swainson Says CA Transformation Well Underway

John Swainson, president and CEO of CA (NYSE: CA) , today kicked off CA World 2005, the Company's premier event for customers and partners held in Las Vegas, with a keynote address outlining CA's overall transformation and its industry vision for information technology management, Enterprise Information Technology Management (EITM).

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Liberty Alliance pushes authentication standard

Liberty’s new Strong Authentication Expert Group has been created to speed the worldwide deployment of more secure log-in technologies.

Toilets and Security

An article by CalumMacleod, European Director, Cyber-Ark.

IBM calls for global identity management solution

International standards backed up by a UN body are needed to clear up the international identity-verification mess, according to a senior IBM Global Services executive.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Card fraudsters target easy prey

Card fraud, a problem that was seemingly getting out of hand, is finally on the decrease.

ActivCard Unveils New Strategic Vision and Name: ActivIdentity

ActivCard(R) Corp. , a global leader in Digital Identity Assurance, today announced that it intends to change its name to ActivIdentity(TM). The change reflects the Company's vision and alignment of its business with the high growth global identity markets.

Gemplus delivers smart identity management system to Pfizer for network access control and digital signatures

Gemplus International S.A. has announced that Pfizer, Inc., the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company is deploying its technology for a smart badge identity management system. The system is designed to enable digital signatures, and to secure employee access to networks and facilities worldwide.

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Workers Leak Data Via IM

‘IM is a pipe between the company’s network and the outside world', says Jon Sakoda, IMlogic.

Monday, November 07, 2005

ID Engines Ignites

Identity Engines, Inc. today introduced the industry’s first enterprise-grade platform designed to deliver highly reliable, centrally-managed network identity management services.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

Oracle adds fine-grain features to ID security

Oracle adding micro-entitlements to Oblix's identity suite.

Burton Group Quotes M-Tech in the Industry Research Report on IdM

M-Tech Information Technology, Inc., a provider of identity management (IdM) solutions, announced M-Tech's mention in Burton Group's report, "Enterprise Identity Management Market 2005: Battle of the Brands."

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