Kanguru Defender Elite

Kanguru Solutions today announced its Kanguru Defender Elite to receive Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 140-2) Certification. The Kanguru Defender Elite offers remote manageability, hardware enryption, and an Anti-virus solution. According to Kanguru the Defender Elite is the world’s most manageable, secure flash drive.

FIPS 140-2, a federal security accreditation program managed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, sets the standard for encryption modules intended for use in protecting sensitive government information. The FIPS standard has been adopted by other governments and enterprise organizations as a security requirement for encryption related products. more…

Acxiom today announced Acxiom Identity Data on Demand that gives companies that need to identify and verify customers a single, cost-effective application programming interface. Acxiom Identity Data on Demand ought to provide as-needed access to Acxiom’s identity data solutions to protect consumers and safeguard Internet transactions beyond reliance on user name and password. Companies can be more confident in executing business imperatives such as identity verification, authentication, fraud prevention and risk mitigation. more…

NIDS 306 Series Touchpad Display Card

Nagra ID Security (NIDS) announced the latest in its family of Powered Display Cards, the 306 Series. A 6-digit Powered Display Card credential providing strong security with integrated 12-button touch keypad packaged in a familiar card form factor. The touch keypad ought to support various onboard applications such as PIN activation, challenge response and access to critical applications. more…

Keynote today announced Keynote Mobile Device Perspective 4.0, a complete solution for mobile application monitoring and on-demand troubleshooting. With the release of MDP 4.0, Keynote has added more smartphones including Apple iPhone, Android G1, BlackBerry Curve and Nokia N95 to its on-demand global test and measurement network and included a new add-on option called Mobile Device Perspective interactive (MDPi). more…

IEEE and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced results of a survey of IT professionals that reveals overwhelming agreement on the importance and urgency of cloud computing security standards. Although enterprises are eager to adopt cloud computing, regulatory requirements demand security standards compliance. more…

Axcess International has announced Dot Wireless Credential, a local area wireless business credential product that ought to give businesses the option to augment existing access control and ID systems to provide added-value solutions inside the enterprise in a single ID card. As a first of its kind, this card combines short range manual ID and facility wide auto ID. more…

Passlogix today announced V-Go Universal Authentication Manager (V-Go UAM), a strong authentication solution that ought to enable Microsoft Windows to accept any identification device for logon – including door access (RFID) badges, government-issued citizen identity cards, standalone or built-in laptop biometrics, one time passwords via mobile phones, and question and answer sequences. more…

Sentrigo today announced Repscan version 3.0, a major new release of its database vulnerability assessment and security scanning software. The software, which began shipping last week, ought to incorporate new and improved features that allow users to more easily navigate, identify and interpret critical data within an enterprise, and now includes Microsoft SQL Server support. more…

Vasco Data Security Inc. today announced its Digipass as a Service (DaaS) authentication model. Digipass as a Service is the newest service solution added to Vasco’s existing end-to-end authentication product suite. DaaS ought to go beyond simple Authentication as a Service with a complete platform that incorporates the user, the enterprise and e-commerce. As such, DaaS offers on demand identity and transaction security. more…

Application Security (AppSec) today announced the availability of a free whitepaper that simplifies the selection process for a database vulnerability assessment solution. The whitepaper sponsored by AppSec and independently written by Adrian Lane, analyst and CTO of Securosis, is titled: “Understanding and Selecting a Database Assessment Solution”. more…