Confident Technologies has developed an authentication technology that prevents hacking attempts in real-time.

This technology, called Confident KillSwitch, identifies and protects against hackers’ attempts to steal account logins and password resets, along with attacking transaction verifications and other authentication requests. The Confident KillSwitch technology collects information in real-time to help businesses quickly respond to attacks. 

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Smart Card Reader has received FIPS 140-2 certification level 3. This Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) designation is the highest received to date by any wireless smart card reader on the market and signifies that the product meets advanced security standards such as tamper evidence and self destruction of critical security parameters if the device experiences a breach.

The BlackBerry Smart Card Reader works with government-issued personal ID cards as well as ID cards from high-security organization. 

L-1 Identity Solutions is being sued by fellow biometrics developer Identity Verification Solutions (IVS) for infringement on a patent titled “Verification Server for Use in Authentication Networks,” a server that handles biometric authentication, according to a Cipher Law Group article.

Specifically, IVS alleges that L-1 is infringing on the process language in the patent that reads “improvements in the efficiency of the process of authenticating users on networks by implementing verification servers.” IVS, who received the patent after four different companies had held it previously, is seeking monetary damages and an injunction that would stop L-1 from engaging the infringing aspects of their solutions.

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In light of recent high-profile attacks on secure data stored on servers, enterprises and organizations are trying to find ways to add extra layers of protection to their data. One way companies add security is through implementation of a Hardware Security Module (HSM), a secure cryptoprocessor for digital key management.

In an effort to make HSM technology more cost-effective, security provider Yubico has developed a cheaper version of server security. In what some may call “HSM Light,” this memory stick-sized USB appliance moves sensitive data and cryptographic operations from a server to the YubiHSM. 

Honduras-based banking services provider Grupo Financiero Ficohsa has adopted Entrust’s IndentityGuard Mobile software tokens for strong and mobile authentication.

Grupo Financiero Ficohsa, a four-year customer of Entrust, added the soft token enhancement to service their own clients. Sergio Stefan, vice president of Consumer Banking and Small and Medium Businesses at Grupo Financiero Ficohsa says in a press release that soft tokens fit the company’s client’s lifestyles better, which should help with adoption rates. 

StrikeForce Technologies, an online identity theft and data breach prevention specialist, has signed a marketing and distribution agreement with DWCC Ltd. to cover the European market.

Based in London, DWCC is a technology-focused business development company. Under the terms of the agreement, DWCC will act as StrikeForce’s provider, giving marketing, distribution and support services to StrikeForce’s cloud and enterprise security offerings. This agreement allows StrikeForce to gain a toehold in the EU market. 

In order to expand computing infrastructure and e-government services, Thailand’s prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra supports the idea of building Internet data centers around the country, reports the Bangkok Post.

Yingluck’s background in the telecom industry may be a driving force behind this concept.