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FIDO protocol based hardware security devices are stronger and fool-proof mechanisms for authentication because it enables public-key cryptography to protect against advanced malware, phishing, and man-in-the-middle attacks. "In OpenSSH, FIDO devices are supported by new public key types' ecdsa-sk' and 'ed25519-sk', along with corresponding certificate types," the OpenSSH 8.2 release note says.
RSA, a global cybersecurity leader delivering Business-Driven Security solutions to help organizations manage digital risk, announces the general availability of RSA Adaptive Authentication for eCommerce version 20.5. In this version, RSA Adaptive Authentication for eCommerce implements the latest features available in the EMV 3D-Secure v2.2 protocol, adds new authentication flows to support transactions where the cardholder is not in session, and introduces new capabilities that significantly enhance the customer's checkout experience.
Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, announced the initial availability of YubiEnterprise Services, the company's first service-based offering designed to transform the way that enterprises purchase, distribute and manage YubiKeys. With subscription and delivery self-service options, YubiEnterprise Services will equip organizations with a simple and efficient way to deploy strong authentication at scale.
There are not only more users, but also more kinds of users working in more places, all needing to authenticate in a way that keeps resources secure without making access unduly difficult or time-consuming. You need an authentication solution that allows you to authenticate users in multiple ways, both to meet different users' needs for convenient access and to make multi-factor authentication possible for security purposes.
The proliferation of real-time payments platforms, including person-to-person transfers and mobile payment platforms across Asia Pacific, has increased fraud losses for the majority of banks. "While the convenience of real-time payments is great news for customers, increasingly, banks have zero time to clear a transaction or payment. AI can't slow down the clock, but it can help create systems that are radically quicker to recognize a transaction that smells likely to be fraudulent," said Dan McConaghy, president of FICO in Asia Pacific.
Entersekt described the latest implementations of its authentication technology in Europe's DACH region. Entersekt's authentication solution allows consumers to approve their e-commerce payments with one touch of their banks' mobile apps.
On Monday, Google pushed out an update for the iOS version of Smart Lock, its built-in, on-by-default password manager. Smart Lock - which has been available for Google's Chrome browser since 2017 - now also lets iOS users set up their device as the second factor in two-factor authentication, meaning that you no longer have to carry around a separate security key dongle.
Google is testing out a feature to make Android's built-in password manager safer, according to online sleuths who have picked apart its software. You could use it to take autofill input from third-party password managers, or if you wanted to keep everything in your Google account, you could use autofill with Google's own password management service.
Neustar, a global information services company and leader in customer identity solutions, has expanded its digital identity risk portfolio to address the needs of companies looking for a more flexible customer identity authentication solution. Neustar Digital Identity Risk Pro provides best-in-class fraud prevention by incorporating more than 200 data points - including device-based verification, device behavioral attributes, IP-based verification, IP-based behavioral attributes, geolocation signals and deep online-to-offline identity linkage analysis using the Neustar OneID system - to generate a device score, an IP score and an overall identity risk score.
Benefit Vantage, developer of IPification seamless authentication solution, and leading mobile operator 3 Hong Kong, are proud to announce the deployment of IPification mobile authentication solution. "Integrating our solution into 3 Hong Kong's mobile network and providing the best mobile authentication technology to the Hong Kong market is an important milestone for us," said Harry Cheung, Founder and President of IPification.