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Protegrity and Thales integration enables customers to protect sensitive data from acquisition to deletion
posted on 14/05/2010

Protegrity USA, Inc. has announced a partnership with Thales to strengthen sensitive data protection specific to the protection of cardholder data and personally identifiable information. Through this partnership, Protegrity has integrated the Protegrity Data Security Platform, one of the broadest protection platforms in the market and the first to offer flexibility in data protection supporting encryption, tokenization, format controlled encryption, and masking, with the Thales nShield product family of hardware security modules (HSMs). The Protegrity and Thales integration enables customers to protect sensitive data from acquisition to deletion, leveraging hardened protection capabilities throughout the data’s lifecycle. This solution leverages Protegrity’s capability to protect cardholder data as it travels from its earliest acquisition point at the store, to its analysis in the data warehouse. This partnership effectively takes the complexities and time out of deploying traditional ... [more]

Delta Scientific launches extended line of designer bollards in six different styles
posted on 14/05/2010

Delta Scientific has announced its new extended line of designer bollards lets an organization’s first line of security accent and enhance the facility’s architecture. Virtually unlimited in styles and aesthetics, safety consultants can specify having ornamental steel trim attached directly to the bollard or select cast aluminum, iron or bronze to slip over the crash tube. If damaged, one simply slides off the old sleeve and slips on a new one. The designer bollards are available in stainless steel, cast stone, ceramics and epoxy based stones. They can be fitted with an internal warning light for increased visibility and engineered to suit high traffic volumes. The decorative bollards come in six different series – traditional, silhouette, sculptured, omni, lineas and architect. Three levels of protection all meet or exceed U.S. Department of Defense and Department of State certifications. They hold the highest ratings ever given to bollard systems. The DSC800 is certified ... [more]

Unisto seals to be used across G4S's business operations to enhance the level of security provided
posted on 12/05/2010

G4S has agreed a Preferred Supplier Contract for Unisto security seals for its cash processing, ATM and valuables in transit services. According to Andy Marsh, G4S’s Head of UK Cash in Transit Support “Standardising on Unisto security seals will enable us to unify our logistical processes to improve efficiency and risk management in the face of diverse and growing global threats.” In use, the new Unisto seals are quick to fit, scan and remove. They speed up the processing of bulk cash and high value consignments in a wide range of containers and will deliver significant efficiency gains over the period of the contract. Under this agreement, valued at more than £4million over the full contract term, Unisto will be supplying a total of around 250 million seals enabling G4S to enhance security procedures, unify logistical processes and achieve significant cost savings of over £500K. Unisto seals will be used across G4S’s business operations to enhance the level of security prov... [more]

GrIDsure enable authentication on Microsoft's UAG platform without the need for expensive tokens
posted on 11/05/2010

GrIDsure has announced that its authentication system has been integrated into Microsoft’s UAG (Unified Access Gateway) platform. The solution has been developed in partnership with France-based Skynetrix and will enable workers to authenticate themselves on Microsoft’s flexible mobile worker solution without the need for expensive tokens. GrIDsure’s unique solution is a software-based system that allows users to authenticate themselves with a one-time passcode using a pattern on a grid. By integrating with Microsoft’s system, a remote worker using UAG will be able to quickly and easily log in to the system. Whenever the user wishes to login, they are presented with a challenge grid of cells containing random numbers and they simply enter the numbers that correspond to their own Personal Identification Pattern (PIP). The numbers in the grid change each time the grid is presented, so the passcode entered is always a one-time code. This effectively eliminates the possibility of shoulder su... [more]

CardInk offers Sagem Orga do Brasil a secure and scalable data preparation system
posted on 11/05/2010

CardInk is Cryptomathic’s second generation EMV data preparation system for single and multiple application cards. Sagem Orga do Brasil has appointed Cryptomathic to deliver its data preparation solution, CardInk. The system will be integral to Sagem Orga do Brasil’s issuance of EMV debit and credit cards. On behalf of its banking customers, Sagem Orga do Brasil will use the solution to generate payment application data for various card schemes including MasterCard and Visa for which Sermepa Advantis technology is used. As well as creating all cryptographic data, CardInk ensures data is prepared and keys are managed in a highly secure environment throughout the card issuing process. Richard Marques, Technology Director at Sagem Orga do Brasil, comments: “Cryptomathic has extensive global expertise in data preparation, and we are delighted to be working with the team. The CardInk solution offers Sagem Orga do Brasil a highly secure and scalable data preparation system with the techn... [more]

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