HailStorm employs the Passport user authentication system to secure an individual's identity and information, and Microsoft claims that its experience of running online services such as Hotmail demonstrate its ability to keep the online...
Two recent announcements highlight the difficulties and importance of mobile authentication. With an announcement from Aladdin Knowledge Systems and Pointsec Mobile Technologies comes a traditional 'security equals something you hold plus something...
Microsoft is also working on "client inspection" tools that would automatically examine remote PCs for viruses and worms before allowing them to connect to a corporate network, plus improved user authentication systems based on smart cards and...
Password management and authentication firm Activcard has signed a deal with BT to provide secure, token-based remote access for staff logging into the corporate network. There are some training costs associated to moving employees across to a new...
The telco said the glitches, which affected users between 16:30(GMT) and 19:30(GMT), were due to a software problem linked to user authentication. A BT spokeswoman said the outages resulted from increased congestion on the network which prevented...
T is for Two-factor authentication Lord West refused to confirm the nature or origin of these attacks but said cyber security is a "very dangerous area" and that the UK has become "more vulnerable as we become more connected".