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Zafesoft security solution: Zafesoft protects electronic Health Information

The leading content security provider, ZafesoftTM, announced yesterday that a large academic healthcare institution in the San Francisco Bay Area is piloting the Zafesoft security solution to protect information shared between the medical center’s information security and privacy groups. The solution provides persistent, track-able, and transparent security that enables secure healthcare collaboration. “Doctors and other healthcare professionals share sensitive information when they collabor... [more]

ZoomPay software: Zoom Tan Integrates DigitalPersona U.are.U Fingerprint Biometrics to Improve Customers’ Experience and Prevent Fraud

DigitalPersona, Inc., a global provider of authentication and access management solutions, announced that tanning salon leader Zoom Tan has integrated DigitalPersona U.are.U® Fingerprint Readers into the company’s customer- and employee-facing ZoomPay software. With ZoomPay, salon members can use their fingerprint to sign-in for tanning sessions and make purchases without the need to bring their credit cards or membership information to the salon; similarly, employees can use ZoomPay to clock in... [more]

Zeus configuration: Alert from Amit Klein, Trusteer's CTO on new SpyEye Trojan post transaction fraud schemes that criminals are using to attack UK and US bank customers

Just before the recent holiday season, Trusteer came across a SpyEye configuration which attacks banks in the USA and UK. Instead of intercepting, or diverting, email messages the attack automatically manipulates the bank account transaction webpage the customer views. The attack unfolds over through three major steps: 1. First a man-in-the-browser attack is launched on an online banking session and debit card data is captured; 2. Then the debit card data is used to commit fraud; 3. T... [more]

zone escalation: SMS4 introduces zone escalation

Escalation of alert based on proximity to the zone of an event has been introduced by IndigoVision . For example, when an intruder breaches a perimeter that automatically escalates the alert into neighbouring zones. As the target proceeds through the facility the system is pre-armed to watch for them. This powerful feature gives operatives an overview of a developing situation through the ‘ripple’ of zone escalation across a site. Armed buffer zones are visualised on the mapping interface,... [more]

Zento EAS Tagging System: Zento EAS Tagging System provides effective security while allowing an attractive point of sale advertising

SG Systems UK Limited (Shopguard) has launched the new Zento EAS Tagging System, a unique designer product, which can provide effective security while allowing an attractive point of sale advertising using fine-drawn advertising inserts. The system is also available with integrated wireless people counter that gives the opportunity to measure customer flow by counting and recording entries and exits. The systems self-tuning capability tests the environment and adapts to cope with the exte... [more]

Zitmo: Not all mobile phone based authentication systems are vulnerable to new variant of the Zeus worm

Mobile two-factor authentication is rapidly becoming the preferred option for authorising access to corporate networks and Web applications, replacing legacy systems that require some form of token device. Swivel Secure’s VP of Technology, Chris Russell believes recent reports that all authentication technology based on SMS text message transmission may be at risk from a new variant of the Zeus worm, a Trojan virus that infects common mobile phone platforms, are overstated. Whilst Chris a... [more]