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White Paper examines user authentication from a legal and compliance perspective(25/08/2011)
Written by European law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse, a free white paper reviews key aspects of the legal framework for data security, including the law of confidence and the law of negligence, the EU Data Protection Directive, and rules on corporate governance. It also examines the legal meaning of ‘state of the art’ in the context of selecting an adequate technology solution for user authentication. The authors explain why some of the most c... [more]
Mobile GrID now available for iPhone and iPad(29/03/2011)
GrIDsure HAS announced the latest version of GrIDsure Enterprise Login, a secure login solution for Windows and remote VPN access that integrates seamlessly with Microsoft environments and replaces passwords, PINs and tokens with a safer, simpler method of strong authentication. GrIDsure Enterprise Login version 4 provides strong authentication for desktop, IIS portals and remote RADIUS based authentication using a web, mobile or desktop Chall... [more]
Hack of PayPal iTunes accounts highlights the weakness of fixed passwords(03/11/2010)
Stephen Howes, CEO of GrIDsure, the alternative to passwords and PINs, commented on the recent PayPal/iTunes hack: “The embarrassing hack of PayPal/iTunes accounts once again highlights the weakness of fixed passwords and shows how vulnerable these services are to attack. It is clear that hackers are using increasingly sophisticated methods to steal account details yet amazingly these high profile brands just seem to shrug their shoulders and sim... [more]
GrIDsure and Modirum partner to offer new payment authentication solution for web-based services
(01/11/2010)
GrIDsure has formed a strategic partnership with Modirum, the authentication software and consulting company. As part of the partnership, Modirum will be integrating GrIDsure’s solution into its authentication customer offering. The new partnership means that GrIDsure’s one-time pattern-based passcode authentication system will be available as part of Modirum’s ‘3-D Secure’ offering for ‘Verified by Visa’ and ‘MasterCard SecureCode’ and intern... [more]
Large proportion of remote users access their networks without any for form of authentication(09/09/2010)
According to a GrIDsure remote working survey of UK employees, 46% of respondents were planning to work remotely at some point over the summer. The survey of 102 business professionals who use computers as part of their job also showed that over two thirds (68%) of workers considered remote working to be a strong factor in enjoying or choosing their job, with 28% stating that it would be important if the technology was easy to use. The survey ... [more]
Passwords are past their sell-by-date(06/09/2010)
Stephen Howes, CEO of GrIDsure, has commented on the latest research from Richard Boyd at the Georgia Tech Research Institute highlighting the weaknesses of passwords: “The report from the Georgia Tech Research Institute correctly confirms that passwords are past their sell-by-date. However, I find it bewildering that the Institute is recommending passwords should become longer and more complicated. This goes against every other trend that I ... [more]
Hell Pizza security breach exposes the inherent frailty of passwords(26/07/2010)
Following the announcement that pizza chain Hell Pizza may have been breached, revealing customer details and passwords, Stephen Howes, CEO of GrIDsure commented: “The potential security breach of Hell Pizza yet again exposes the inherent frailty of passwords as a method of authentication and illustrates the risk of using the same password for numerous websites and online banking. However, users really aren’t to blame because recommended ‘stro... [more]
Osirium to offer GrIDsure's strong authentication method to its customers(23/06/2010)
GrIDsure has partnered with Osirium. The partnership will enable Osirium to offer GrIDsure’s unique strong authentication method to customers using its central single sign-on administration system. Osirium recently conducted a survey of 452 IT security administrators which showed that a significant proportion of companies have lax security policies and procedures and sysadmin teams which are becoming increasingly burdened by the common daily ... [more]
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