Multicard, a unit of Identive Group that supplies credential, identity management and system integration services, has signed a contract with global consumer products company Henkel to provide a global multi-function identity credential service card to Henkel employees.

Multicard will employ its contactless smart card single ID credential to provide building access, time and attendance tracking, payment services in employee cafeterias and PKI applications for network access. 

Codebench Inc. and S2 Security Corp. announced that Codebench’s PIVCheck Plus software suite, a card validation, authentication, and registration solution for HSPD-12 compliance, now integrates with the S2 NetBox Extreme and Enterprise systems from S2 Security Corporation.

Pairing the PIVCheck Plus solution with S2’s physical security management systems will enable automatic updates to cardholder records within the S2 system, streamline security management and ensure up-to-date user status. 

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has certified Good Technology’s secure Android OS-based platform (Secure Android), which enables the Global Information Grid to use Good’s Good for Government mobile device management and data loss prevention capabilities.

With the Secure Android platform, U.S. Department of Defense employees can securely sign, encrypt and decrypt e-mail, apply a secure partition on the device for business apps and access an Intranet.

This is the first DISA-certified Android OS product that meets Security Technical Implementation Guide standards established by DoD Directive 8100.2, which requires use of secure, multipurpose Internet mail extension in conjunction with a DoD common access card and interoperability with the DoD’s PKI. 

Our cyber world has grown and spread rapidly. It enables us to do our jobs faster and more efficiently and gives us unprecedented access to information, whether we’re in the office or on the go.

However, the ubiquitous manner in which cyberspace has integrated into our culture and daily lives generates some of the most serious and critical challenges currently faced by our society. The great technological innovation and improvement that cyberspace has brought to our society cannot be overlooked. However, in doing so, it has also created a dependence upon which many of us have come to rely – a safe and secure cyberspace.

The President has declared that the cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges that we face as a nation. Recent data breaches have highlighted the importance of building a secure digital infrastructure. With this intensified focus on cybersecurity, the government has initiated many efforts to protect our nation from cyber threats. Chief among them are programs such as the Federal ICAM Initiative and National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), which are driving a number of changing cyber security trends. 

ARX received FIPS 201 approval from the U.S. Government’s General Services Administration on the Approved Products List for compliance for its PrivateServer network-attached hardware security module.

The ARX PrivateServer HSM is a network-attached HSM and key management system. It comes with a load balancing option, and enables organizations to stay in compliance with several regulations that address information privacy and integrity. 

Juniper Systems has completed testing and validation on its Mesa Rugged Notepad to be in full integration with the Apriva Authentication Suite, reports Communications Technology.

Based on the Windows Mobile OS, the notepad uses the Apriva Reader wearable Bluetooth smart card reader, the Apriva Guard and the Apriva CSPware. The reader accesses authentication data via a Common Access Card or ISO 7816-based ID card. Until authentication is successful, the Guard keeps the notepad locked down. The CSPware provides AES 256 encryption for data transmission.

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HID Global announced the acquisition of EasyLobby, a provider of secure visitor management solutions.

EasyLobby’s product suite provides enterprise-class visitor registration, tracking, reporting, badge printing, asset and package management, Web-based pre-registration and employee/contractor time and attendance functionality.