Security News
VMware Carbon Black App Control has been updated this week to fix a critical-severity vulnerability that allows access to the server without authentication. Carbon Black App Control is designed for corporate environments, to harden the security of systems both old and new, and protect them against unauthorized modifications, such as those generated by malware or zero-day exploits.
Identity solutions provider Transmit Security on Tuesday announced raising $543 million in a Series A funding round. Transmit noted that this is the largest Series A funding round ever announced by a cybersecurity company and one of the highest valuations for a bootstrapped firm.
Kensington introduced two new cross-platform solutions that feature the latest in biometric authentication, enabling secure biometric authentication in the office, at home, or abroad, on services that include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and more, on any operating system. VeriMark Guard USB-C Fingerprint Key and VeriMark Guard USB-A Fingerprint Key offer an easy-to-use, highly-reliable authentication solution that greatly enhances security, convenience, and privacy for consumers and business users.
LoginID announced additional investment from Visa on the heels of its $6M seed round from veteran payment and fintech entrepreneurs. Visa recognizes that strong authentication solutions from companies like LoginID help promote its vision to improve integrity around payments - both reducing fraud and helping merchants meet global regulatory and compliance demands.
1Kosmos announced the availability of its Passwordless Identity Package. The 1Kosmos PIP provides enterprises a risk-free, scalable passwordless authentication solution.
The Entrust Remote Signing Service provides verified employee identities and strong authentication, which can help facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The Entrust Remote Signing Service lets Entrust take care of issuing, storing, and maintaining the signing infrastructure for the customer, with seamless integration to the customer's document workflow application.
Apple this week updated its Platform Security Guide to provide more details on a couple of recently announced authentication features. Apple's Platform Security Guide contains detailed technical information on the security technologies and features implemented in its products.
Physical security keys introduce a new twist to 2FA. Instead of using a code delivered to your phone, the hardware-based key is a dongle you insert into your company laptop or other registered access device. The private key remains on the device, while the public key is sent to the site with which it is registered.
LoginID announced the launch of its WordPress plugin. The plugin is free to install, and enables websites powered by WordPress to install strong passwordless authentication in five clicks.
BIO-key International introduced its new mobile app, BIO-key MobileAuth with PalmPositive the latest among over sixteen strong authentication factors available for BIO-key's PortalGuard Identity-as-a-Service platform. MobileAuth's fast, touchless biometric user authentication - using a palm scan - works with any Android or iOS device to provide the unprecedented combination of a simple, privacy-protected, and convenient user experience with the identity integrity and availability that enterprises require.