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BIO-key‘s big acquisition continues to pay off, with the company announcing that another new client has contracted the use of its PortalGuard Identity and Access Management solution. The new client is Fore Aero, a Texas-based manufacturer of aerospace parts that serves the national defense and aerospace sectors. The company was looking for a flexible multi-factor […]
TypingDNA has released a lengthy primer that details the evolution of multi-factor authentication (MFA) over the past several decades. The company explains that while two-factor authentication has been around since at least the mid-’90s, it did not gain traction until technology advancements made authentication more user-friendly over a decade later. In that regard, TypingDNA cited […]
BIO-key has found another academic customer for its PortalGuard solution. The company has announced that California’s North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD) will be deploying the platform to streamline its digital services for students and staff alike. The news comes only days after Arcadia University in Pennsylvania became BIO-key’s first PortalGuard client. PortalGuard was […]
The Indonesian telecommunications company XL Axiata will be using ForgeRock’s Identity Platform to secure its new cloud ecosystem. XL Axiata currently has more than 55 million subscribers, and is developing a new cloud platform to unify its existing products and allow those customers to access its various services through a single centralized location. The ForgeRock […]
BIO-key‘s acquisition of IAM specialist PistolStar is already paying off, with the company announcing that it has snagged its first client contract for PistolStar’s PortalGuard solution. The client in question is Arcadia University, a private institution in Pennsylvania with about 4,000 post-secondary students. The school was looking for a multi-factor Single Sign On and password […]
“The company says that it has experienced “hyper growth” in the wake of COVID-19, as the pandemic has forced banking and retail activity into online channels and further highlighted the need for strong yet frictionless digital security.” Callsign is looking to strengthen its presence in the US with the appointment of a new senior advisor […]
BIO-key has completed its acquisition of PistolStar, a provider of large-scale Identity-as-a-Service and Identity and Access Management solutions. First announced a few weeks ago, the deal was valued at $2.5 million, with BIO-key anticipating an immediate uptick in revenues to result from the acquisition. That’s thanks in large part to PistolStar’s PortalGuard solution for multi-factor […]
ImageWare continues reinvigorate its leadership team, announcing the appointment of Chris Dickson as its new Vice President of Sales. In making the announcement, ImageWare detailed an impressive track record on Dickson’s part, asserting that he drove considerable sales growth in his most recent tenure at Bitfury, a blockchain company, and that in rebuilding the sales […]
Biometrics specialist ImageWare Systems has issued a corporate update for the first quarter of 2020, painting a picture of an organization in transformation under new leadership. The company had appointed Kristin Taylor as its new CEO in February, and followed that up with announcements of a new CFO and a new VP of Product Management […]
The FIDO Alliance has launched a new website to teach consumers about the security benefits of FIDO authentication technology. The organization has also unveiled a new ‘I-Mark’ symbol that other organizations can display to indicate that their authentication procedures are compliant with the latest FIDO standards. “FIDO standards are reaching a tipping point with widespread […]
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