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  Review: 7 password managers for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android

  I hate passwords. I hate coming up with them. I hate remembering them. I hate mistyping them four times in a row. And I hate getting locked out of whatever I'm trying to log into in the process.

  By Serdar Yegulalp | 28 March, 2012 21:15

  Tags: Access control and authentication, applications, authentication, identity management, mobile technology, Password Security, security, software, twitter, Web security

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  Startup with heavy Russian connections offers crypto authentication service

  Can a security startup based in Bedford, N.H., which relies on Russian cryptography expertise from Moscow, bring about a revolution in the way that users authenticate to gain access to websites today and secure data?

  By Ellen Messmer | 14 February, 2012 22:33

  Tags: authentication, encryption, security, WWPass

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  RSA says 2012 will focus on mobile, cloud security

  Beyond addressing details about its big breach of 2011, RSA Security executives this week outlined its 2012 product strategy that is centered on three areas, mobility, anti-threat and cloud security.

  By Tim Greene | 20 January, 2012 02:38

  Tags: authentication, cloud computing, cloud security, internet, mobile security, networking, rsa, SecurID, security, vBlock, wireless

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  New system secures cellphones for Web transactions

  An experimental method for two-factor authentication to websites employs mobile phones in a new way to ensure that users' online accounts don't get hijacked.

  By Tim Greene | 07 December, 2011 08:29

  Tags: anonymous, authentication, cellphones, consumer electronics, networking, paypal, security, smartphones, two-factor authentication, wireless

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  MD5 password hashes are dead

  MD5 hashes, still a common method for securing login passwords, are no longer an adequate defence against hackers, according to Kaspersky Lab analyst Evgeny (Eugene) Aseev.

  By Stilgherrian | 09 September, 2011 16:26

  Tags: authentication, cryptographic hash function, Eugene Aseev, hackers, HB Gary, kaspersky lab, MD5 hashes, rainbow tables

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  4 simple steps to bulletproof laptop security

  Security: You either have it you don't. It's a matter of degrees or, as the experts prefer to think of it, layers. The more varieties of security you have, the better the odds your goods can be protected successfully from intrusion or theft.

  By Serdar Yegulalp | 31 August, 2011 23:46

  Tags: authentication, encryption, hardware systems, laptops, Microsoft Windows, mobile technology, operating systems, Password Security, security, software

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  Tax Office releases AUSkey for Linux

  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has made good on its promise to support Linux in its next-generation authentication software, dubbed AUSkey, with the reference distribution being Ubuntu with the Firefox Web browser.

  By Rodney Gedda | 17 December, 2010 10:08

  Tags: ATO, Auskey, Australian Taxation Office (ATO), authentication, Linux, pki, SBR, ubuntu

• NEHTA issues core e-health tender

  The Federal Government today delivered the health sector a much clearer picture of how its giant $466.7 million electronic health records project will be delivered, with the initiation of a major purchasing initiative for the project through the nation’s peak e-health body.

  By Renai LeMay | 15 September, 2010 17:05

  Tags: authentication, e-health, NEHTA, security

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  Tax office goes Ubuntu for AUSkey Linux standard

  The Australian Taxation Office is preparing to release a Linux port of its AUSkey authentication software with Ubuntu being the reference distribution for testing and development.

  By Rodney Gedda | 21 July, 2010 09:35

  Tags: ATO, Auskey, authentication, Department of Treasury, Java, SBR, ubuntu, unix

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  Google Apps admins can now reset sign-in cookies remotely

  Google Apps administrators can now remotely deactivate browser cookies that contain their end-users' sign-in credentials, a move designed to improve security in Google's hosted applications suite.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 04 May, 2010 04:28

  Tags: authentication, cookies, Google, google apps

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  IronKey rolls out secure online banking USB drive

  IronKey rolled out its Trusted Access for Banking USB drive on Monday.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 27 April, 2010 06:52

  Tags: authentication, IronKey, online banking, security, two-factor authentication, USB key

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  Ubuntu releases single sign-on code as open source

  The Canonical-backed Ubuntu Linux project has released its single sing-on authentication software as an open source project.

  By Rodney Gedda | 22 April, 2010 09:27

  Tags: authentication, canonical, openid, open source, single sign-on, ubuntu

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  Access build-up a new concern for CIOs: security pro

  The director of IT security at a national accounting firm has warned CIOs about the increasing level of administration access regular employees are gaining, calling it a "trust time bomb".

  By Rodney Gedda | 22 March, 2010 15:07

  Tags: access control, authentication, IT admin, security

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  VeriSign rolls out new Web site verification service

  VeriSign is introducing a certification service that confirms whether a business is legitimate and that their Web site is free of malware.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 24 February, 2010 04:30

  Tags: authentication, ssl, ssl certificates, VeriSign, VeriSign Trust Seal

• Hackers are defeating tough authentication, Gartner warns

  Security measures such as one-time passwords and phone-based user authentication, considered among the most robust forms of security, are no longer enough to protect online banking transactions against fraud, a new report from research firm Gartner Inc. warns.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 16 December, 2009 03:57

  Tags: authentication, Gartner, hackers, security