Authentication

SafeNet has acquired Cryptocard. Cryptocard is an industry innovator in authentication-as-a-service, bringing organizations the cost reduction, simplicity, and flexibility that can only come from SaaS. New business efficiencies, infrastructure scale, and cost savings are being driven by virtualization and cloud services adoption, but this changing paradigm has challenged organizations to make the move to the cloud securely and smoothly, without disruption to their business, and without compromise to the protection of their sensitive data. SafeNet’s focus on data-centric data protection [...]

A crackdown on “phishing” scams has been announced by 15 of the top technology companies. Email providers such as Google and Microsoft will work with companies like Paypal and the Bank of America to improve authentication. Phishing attacks typically involve scammers posing as familiar companies in an attempt to trick users into sharing personal information. This co-ordinated effort aims to make this more difficult. The Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMarc) – as the coalition is known – has [...]