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New Channel Development Manager for Swivel Secure in Spain(23/09/2011)
Swivel Secure has appointed Francisco Aragon as Channel Development Manager for its Spanish Territory. Working from the company’s Madrid office, Francsico will consolidate Swivel’s channel partners across the region by working with resellers and distributors to enhance their authentication and security offerings in order to offer increased revenue streams. A Spanish native with over five years’ experience in the security sector, Francisco studied Computer Science at Politencnica Madrid and h... [more]
Not all mobile phone based authentication systems are vulnerable to new variant of the Zeus worm(22/08/2011)
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]
PINsafe v3.8 provides system administrators with a flexible, secure and future-proof authentication platform(01/04/2011)
Swivel Secure's PINsafe v3.8 includes a range of new features, such as in-bound SMS authentication, to further extend the range of deployment options available to system administrators. PINsafe uses a fixed PIN and a patented random security string protocol to generate one-time-codes (OTC) for each login session. Up until now the system required the user to complete the login process by sending the OTC via an Internet connection to the authentication server. PINsafe v3.8 gives the user the op... [more]
The inherent weaknesses in token-based authentication
(23/03/2011)
Alternative tokenless 2FA technologies may offer much greater levels of security, especially in light of the recent news that hackers have stolen data related to RSA secure tokens Chris Russell from Swivel Secure, commented: “The recent RSA security breach has sent a shock wave through the corporate security world, which I believe will be seen by future industry commentators as the tipping point for the authentication sector. For the best part of the last decade or more the RSA SecurID token ... [more]
Optimus appointed new Swivel Middle East Distribution Partner(03/12/2010)
Swivel Secure has announced the appointment of Optimus Distribution as its new strategic partner in the UAE and Middle East region. Under the agreement Optimus will distribute Swivel’s PINsafe authentication technology from its head office in Dubai. Optimus is a multinational distributor of technology and telecom products servicing solution integrators, solution providers and the value-added reseller community in Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, ... [more]
Swivel appoints IT2Trust as its new Nordic Distribution Partner(18/11/2010)
Swivel Secure has appointed IT2Trust as its prime distributor for Denmark and the Nordic region. IT2Trust is a value added distributor of business critical IT security and networking solutions with an established network of IT resellers covering Scandinavia and Northern Europe. Under the agreement IT2Trust will provide technical and business support for Swivel’s range of multi-factor authentication technology, PINsafe, from its Brondby head office in Denmark. Working closely with its res... [more]
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