September 10, 2008
Cyber-Ark Calls On Government to Adopt EU Security Policies
By Alan Harten
A highly publicized incident in which a disk containing personal details of over 5,000 Ministry of Justice staff went missing has prompted Cyber-Ark to claim that it is time for the EU data security controls to be fully taken up in the UK.
They say there is a strong need for government departments and agencies to [...]
September 8, 2008
Protegrity’s 4.5 Security Software saves network resources
By Alan Harten
Protegrity has released the latest version of its successful Defiance Security Software Suite.
The new 4.5 is the latest version of its data protection solution.
This new version widens its existing cross-platform support aimed at mainframe data protection.
It incorporates an Application Protector and command line File Protector for z/OS.
The new version will provide cover [...]
May 21, 2008
Protegrity and Teradata’s new high speed encryptions
By Alan Harten
Protegrity Corporation, a provider of data security management solutions, and Teradata, enterprise data warehousing provider, have announced a new cryptography performance of over 6 million decryptions and over 9 million encryptions per second.
The Protegrity Defiance Data Protection System uses Teradata User Defined Functions, or UDFs to embed encryption/decryption functionality in the database.
Teradata’s UDF [...]
May 16, 2008
Cellcrypt hypes ultra-secure mobile calls
By Dave Nixon
UK stealth modemarket entrant, Cellcrypt, has begun touting an innovative encryption system that attempts to resolve a security dilemma most companies would rather avoid – insecure mobile phone calls.
Cellcrypt claim that governments and large companies in the financial sector have become progressively more anxious about the possibility of snooping on mobile phone calls of a [...]
March 18, 2008
Google Apps Premier Edition adds authentification layer
By Janine de Blois
Google Apps Premier Edition users can now have an additional, transparent layer of protection against identity theft and fraud, Arcot A-OK On-Demand.
An encrypted file on their own computer will allow users to log in with their name and password as usual. If they need to access their account from another computer they [...]
March 13, 2008
Encryption server pledges automatic security
By Dave Nixon
The difficulty with file encryption is that users fail to remember to use it. A new server-based system from Applied Security asserts it can eliminate that impediment by handing the decision to encrypt data back to concerned administrators.
The company’s newly-launched fideAS file enterprise software may be used to encrypt data in files or folders on [...]
March 9, 2008
Microsoft snaps up U-Prove
By Isabelle Chaize
Credentica’s U-Prove technology has been bought by Microsoft for an undisclosed sum. All the underlying patents are included in the deal.
U-Prove is an online security technology developed by Stefan Brands for Credentica, which helps fight privacy violations by assisting users to make sure that they are only revealing the minimum amount of personal data they [...]
February 14, 2008
Encryption May Increase Vulnerability, Experts Caution
By Dave Nixon
The employment of data encryption could render organisations susceptible to new dangers and threats, a panel of security experts warned today.
Numerous organisations are encrypting their stored data to alleviate fears regarding data theft or loss for instance, US compulsory disclosure laws on data breaches do not pertain to encrypted data.
Nevertheless, experts from IBM [...]
February 4, 2008
PIN Security Touchscreen for Portable Drive
By Dave Nixon
A Japanese company has the initiative from bank ATM security by offering a portable hard drive that comes with its own integrated PIN keypad.
Appearing more like portable safe than a hard disk, the USB-based EZSecu EZ850 is an enclosure based around a standard 2.5 inch SATA drive of the type recognizable to any laptop [...]
January 30, 2008
IBM Embarking on Asset Encryption
By Dave Nixon
In providing 355,000 employees with PGP’s whole-disk encryption to ensure data confidentiality, IBM is embarking on an enormous rollout of desktop and laptop encryption.
Although IBM already uses encryption in areas of its organisation, predominantly with Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions encryption in Lotus Notes, the rollout of PGP whole-disk encryption symbolizes Big Blue’s biggest-ever [...]
January 30, 2008
German Police Skype Hack Leaked
By Dave Nixon
Leaked documents appear to indicate that company has been hired by German police to create Trojans capable of capturing traffic from Skype and SSL.
Appearing on the Wikileaks website in their German form, the two scanned documents are difficult to authenticate, but one appears to describe how a security company, Digitask, was asked to create a [...]
January 29, 2008
Encryption Order on M&S Laptops
By Dave Nixon
Following the theft last May of an unencrypted laptop which contained the personal information of 26,000 M&S employees, the Information Commissioner’s Office have given Marks & Spencer two months to encrypt all its laptop hard drives.
The laptop, which was stolen from the home of an M&S contractor, contained details of the pension arrangements of [...]
January 21, 2008
New Security Chip Provides Strongest Key Encryption
By Janet Harris
Deepnet Security has entered into a licensing agreement with Wave Systems Corp, to add TPM-based security to Deepnet Smart ID virtual smart cards, in order to protect users’ digital identities.
Smart ID is a smart card in software form, which provides security in the same way as a physical smart card, but at a much lower [...]
March 26, 2007
Symantec announces mobile security software
By Janet Harris
Symantec is planning to unveil its first suite of security software for Microsoft Windows Mobile devices - Symantec Mobile Security Suite 5.0 - at the CTIA Wireless show in Orlando.
With Mobile Security Suite 5.0, Symantec aims to provide mobile devices with the same kind of protection it offers to PCs.
Although PC viruses significantly outnumber viruses [...]
March 21, 2007
Kingston announces DataTraveler Secure
By Janet Harris
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., has announced the availability of its DataTraveler Secure and DataTraveler Secure - Privacy Edition USB 2.0 Flash drives in 8GB capacities.
The drives have titanium-coated, stainless steel casings, which are waterproof and capable of withstanding harsh operating conditions.
They incorporate 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) hardware-based encryption to safeguard critical data. This allows [...]
March 12, 2007
ASI to sell laptops with Seagate’s encrypted hard drive
By Janet Harris
ASI Computer Technologies of the US is to start selling laptops with Seagate Technology’s new Momentus 5400 FDE.2 hard drive, which features built-in encryption technology.
The computers, called ASI C8015, will be sold through a number of ASI’s partners, including Newegg.com, PowerNotebooks.com and ZipZoomfly.com and will be equipped with Seagate’s Momentus 5400 FDE.2 drive.
They will also [...]
March 1, 2007
Steganos updates encryption software
By Janet Harris
Steganos has launched a new release of its market-leading encryption software for business - Steganos Safe Professional 2007.
The software has been enhanced to provide protection for Outlook data and a fourfold increase in the maximum size of each encrypted safe to 256GB.
The software is ideal for business users who carry company information on mobile devices [...]
January 15, 2007
New Security Chip Provides Strongest Key Encryption
By Janet Harris
Deepnet Security has entered into a licensing agreement with Wave Systems Corp, to add TPM-based security to Deepnet Smart ID virtual smart cards, in order to protect users’ digital identities.
Smart ID is a smart card in software form, which provides security in the same way as a physical smart card, but at a much lower [...]
January 5, 2007
nCipher Launches Cryptographic Security Module
By Brian Turner
nCipher Plc, which is based in Cambridge, has launched an embedded cryptographic Hardware Security Module which enables OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to transform products into trusted devices (HSM).
The component-sized miniHSM provides OEMs with a drop-in solution for data encryption, digital signing and strong authentication. It allows users to integrate pre-validated cryptographic security into devices such [...]
December 21, 2006
nCipher Announces Embedded Cryptographic Hardware Security Modules
By Brian Turner
nCipher plc has announced the immediate availability of the miniHSM – the world’s first embedded hardware security module (HSM).
MiniHSM provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with an easy to integrate, secure solution for data encryption, digital signing and strong authentication. The product enables the integration of pre-validated cryptographic security into a diverse range of products including [...]