identity federated
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw
News Robin Wilton, a corporate architect for federated identity at Sun, described OpenID's reliance on the integrity of the Domain Name System (DNS) as a "multi-factor problem" in light of the discovery of a fundamental flaw in DNS by security... [14 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News F is for Federated identity But an Identity and Passport Service spokesman said: "Our high tech security features mean that these passports are unusable. A van carrying about 3,000 blank ePassports and visas was hijacked on route to RAF Northolt... [29 Jul 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News F is for Federated identity A website infected with malware is detected every five seconds - a dramatic increase over the last 12 months due to the rise in SQL injection attacks. Websites poisoned with malware capable of infecting visitors... [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News F is for Federated identity Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News F is for Federated identity These chip and PIN devices do not prevent all identity theft - hackers can still steal screenshots of what you are doing on your PC, and find out information about you and your account which could potentially be used for... [18 Jul 2008]
Federation Products: Building Blocks of a Growing Federation Ecosystem
White Paper Web access management (WAM) and stand-alone federation products provide the bulk of federated identity protocol support, offering enterprises a wide selection to choose from. After an extensive beta testing period, IBM introduced the Tivoli... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News F is for Federated identity Security software will jump off PCs and into 'the cloud', with spending on online security services forecast to triple by 2013. Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per... [17 Jul 2008]
A Grid Authorization Model for Science Gateways
White Paper Instead, the model complements existing technology and promises to leverage emerging federated identity deployments directly. Since the number of TeraGrid Science Gateways is expected to grow at least an order of magnitude in the next few years, a... [11 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News F is for Federated identity Advances in technology could put the UK on the road to a Minority Report-style future, a security expert has warned. The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as... [10 Jul 2008]
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Comprehensive Identity and Access Management With RSA Security and Microsoft
White Paper RSA ClearTrust and RSA Federated Identity Manager software provide Web Single Sign-On (SSO) between Microsoft environments and other Web application infrastructures, both in the intranet and extranet, and also across business boundaries. [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News F is for Federated identity Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) chairs will be fitted throughout non-high security prisons from March 2009. The technological measures were announced by the government on the... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News F is for Federated identity Microsoft issued a security advisory on Monday warning about targeted attacks that exploit a hole in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer in the Microsoft Access database-management system. [08 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News F is for Federated identity However, James Hall, chief executive of the Identity and Passport Service, maintained that the cards would enhance airport security. The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said aviation workers were being used as... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News F is for Federated identity Terrorists are increasingly using technology to achieve their aims, according to the government. In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference 2008 in London on Thursday, Admiral Lord West, parliamentary... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News F is for Federated identity A US judge's order for Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy. [04 Jul 2008]
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