| Two start-ups, Egress and SafeMashups, make debut today Two start-ups, Egress Software Technologies and SafeMashups, each make their debut today with security products that have a crypto-tech edge to make data flowing across the Internet safer. Start-up UnboundID unveils directory for Web 2.0 Directory start-up UnboundID slipped out of stealth mode Tuesday and introduced a scalable and high performance standards-based platform aimed at handling the identity and personalization demands of Web-based services and mobile computing. Seven strong authentication methods As promised last issue, I’m re-printing a glossary of strong/second factor authentication methods that TriCipher provided me along with the results of its sponsored survey on people’s perceptions of online security. These seven methods are those most often encountered in a financial services environment, but they would be useful (and adaptable) to just about any area where stronger authentication was needed. Safe job searching Are you on the lookout for IT work? If so, beware of identity thieves who are seizing upon the bad economy to scam job seekers, warns the Identity Theft Resource Center. The organization offers advice for online job searching. New Institute for Cyber Security advances research, development of security technologies In a campus computer science lab, students are doing research and development on advanced cybersecurity technologies. Professors and technical advisors are helping to commercialize the results of the R&D, intent on creating viable digital security products. Experienced business leaders are nurturing the budding companies that will bring the new solutions to market. Venture capitalists and angel investors are sniffing around for their next big opportunity. And the state government and the U.S. Department of Defense are solidly behind the efforts to make this new incubator, and the Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) as a whole, successful. Japan Post Bank fights online fraud Japan Post Bank has deployed the RSA's FraudAction service to protect its customers and assets from online crime and phishing attacks. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
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