two-factor authentication

Assurity Trusted Solutions (Assurity), a wholly owned subsidiary of Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), has launched a security device that can be used in all online transactions.

Unauthorized access to corporate networks through stolen user names and passwords topped topped 45 percent in 2010, according to the Verizon 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report.

Organizations requiring strong authentication today have a variety of methods to choose from - simple, traditional username/password mechanisms, hardware-based one-time password (OTP) tokens, biometric, smart card, and PKI systems. However, all of these solutions confirm that higher levels of security is a tradeoff between cost and convenience.This white paper introduces CA ArcotID, which combines the protection for digital IDs like a hardware smart card with the lower cost and simplicity of a software solution.

Many organizations provide access via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) over existing Internet connections. Security experts, however, recommend strong, two-factor authentication to protect remote access. This white paper discusses solutions that retains ease-of-use and deployment simplicity of username/password authentication.

The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council released a new brief on the rising threat of medical identity theft, calling for the use of two-factor authentication with smart card technology as the ideal way to protect patient identities and information.