Tag Archives: two-factor authentication

The General Services Administration has sought information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based, software-as-a-service platform designed to facilitate collaboration among individuals and teams within the agency. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says GSA is looking for an enterprisewide collaboration tool that adopts transport layer security protocols with encryption …

Josh Douglas, Raytheon‘s chief strategy officer for cyber services, has listed the common errors organizations commit as they migrate to a cloud computing platform. Douglas said in a press release published Tuesday that the errors include the failure to check old code for vulnerabilities, segregate systems and conduct red-teaming activities, where security …

Timothy Murphy, president at Thomson Reuters Special Services, has said chief information officers and chief financial officers have a role to play in getting partners and other C-level executives involved in cybersecurity programs at law firms, Law.com reported Friday. Murphy said Thursday during a panel discussion at Thomson Reuters’ CFO/CIO/COO …

Jason Lackey, an executive at software firm HyTrust, has said that corporate organizations should implement two-factor authentication in an effort to protect computer networks from insider threats. “2FA is not bulletproof, but it does at least add another layer of security,” Lackey, director of marketing operations and digital at HyTrust, wrote …

Digital security company Gemalto has provided its two-factor authentication and password encryption technologies to support Singapore’s government e-services system. The company said Thursday its Coesys eGov Authentication Server will work to facilitate secure access to e-services for users of the Singapore Personal Access system. Gemalto added the server uses a two-step login process that includes both …

Precise Biometrics will provide its Tactivo smart card readers and Tactivo Guardian Case to the U.S. Navy as part of an estimated $134,000 million order the service placed with Carahsoft. The order includes the Tactivo Guardian Case for iPad Air 2 and supports the Navy’s mobility efforts for email and browsing on iOS devices, Precise Biometrics said …

The General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel Management have achieved the highest scores in terms of their implementation of the two-factor authentication as part of a cybersecurity sprint launched by Federal CIO Tony Scott in April, FCW reported Wednesday. Zach Noble writes GSA hit a 99 percent score …

Precise Biometrics has secured a follow-up order worth $105,000 to supply additional smart card readers to the Defense Logistics Agency. The Tactivo smart card reader platform is based on the common access card system and is intended to improve security of document signing, email and website browsing on iOS and …

Netherlands-based digital security firm Gemalto closed its $890 million purchase of SafeNet in January of this year and shortly afterward officially launched a new subsidiary focused on the U.S. federal market — SafeNet Assured Technologies. Tom Callahan, vice president of sales at SafeNet AT, led SafeNet’s federal sales team as its VP prior …

Todd Helfrich, director of the federal business at ThreatStream has created a checklist of information technology measures he believes the U.S. government agencies should include in their cybersecurity plans. Helfrich wrote in a piece published Friday on GCN that agencies need to implement cyber threat intelligence tools to help them …

The Internal Revenue Service plans to award three blanket purchase agreements worth $129 million combined in July for a new identity verification service separate from Connect.gov, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Jared Serbu writes that the agency issued a request for quotations at the end of April as it transitions away from …

Government agencies need to bolster the adoption of two-factor authentication for services and applications by balancing agency requirements, security and convenience for users, according to Smart Card Alliance’s Neville Pattinson. Pattinson, the alliance’s technical chairman and founding board member of the Secure ID Coalition, wrote in a guest piece published Thursday on GCN that …

FireEye has unveiled the sixth annual M-Trends report from Mandiant that outlines the emerging tactics and trends in the cyber threat landscape based on data from advanced threat investigations over the past year. “[Threat] actors have continued to evolve, up their game, and utilize new tools and tactics to compromise …

Symantec has partnered with Imprivata to combine their credentialing and identity-proofing technologies to deliver electronic prescription services for controlled substances that comply with the Drug Enforcement Administration‘s requirements. Imprivata said Tuesday that Symantec, a government-approved credential service provider, will integrate Norton Secure Login and the Symantec Validation and ID Protection Services with Imprivata Confirm …

Carlos Arcila, external communications manager for Verizon Enterprise Solutions, has recommended several ways to safeguarding the country’s energy infrastructure from cyber attacks. He noted on the Verizon blog Tuesday that organizations that operate and monitor U.S. energy and utility systems need cybersecurity framework especially now that the grid has become modernized …