Network Computing & Computing Security - UK - August 31, 2010-

Computing Security Awards

CRYPTOCard finalist in Computing Security Awards in no less than 5 categories!

Leading two-factor authentication vendor CRYPTOCard has been selected a finalist in five categories for the Computing Security Awards the only awards to recognise excellence in IT security where the winners will be determined by the democratic process of on-line nominating and voting.

The Computing Security Awards were launched by Network Computing and Computing Security to honour the products and services that have made a positive contribution to making organisations more secure. CRYPTOCard has been nominated and selected as a finalist due to numbers of votes for the following categories; Network Security Solution of the Year, Identity & Access Management Solution of the Year, SME Security Solution of the Year, Security Service Provider of the Year and Contribution to IT Security Award.

Voting for the finalists closes October 25 and the Awards will be presented on November 4th at Hotel Novotel, London St Pancras.

Vote Now! http://www.computingsecurityawards.co.uk/

ComputerWeekly.com - UK - August 24, 2010-

Forgotten Password is top complaint to IT helpdesks

Jason Hart, senior vice-president for Europe at security firm Cryptocard, recently said passwords are fundamentally insecure and represent the biggest security threat facing organisations.

Lost passwords are the biggest headache for IT helpdesks, according to a survey by Diskeeper and research firm Vanson Bourne.

The Register - UK - August 19, 2010-

Iranian activists deface UK genetics website

The UK's Human Genetics Commission website was hit by politically-motivated hackers on Tuesday, who defaced the site with a protest marking a Western plot to overthrow a post-WWII democratically elected leader in Iran.

Dr Mohammed Mossadegh nationalised Iran's petroleum industry before a plot backed by the UK and the US led to his overthrow back in 1953. Quite why the Sun Army defaced the Human Genetics Commission website with digital graffiti is not immediately clear, but Jason Hart - senior European VP of CryptoCard, the security firm that brought the hack to our attention - said that in "order to deface the site they [the hackers] would have had to get admin access".

August 17, 2010-

CRYPTOCard mentioned in Cap Gemini White Paper - Putting Cloud Security in Perspective

CRYPTOCard offer a managed authentication service that enables secure token-based authentication to be implemented quickly, securely and cost-effectively. It is important to note, here, that in almost all environments people, and their access to systems and data, represent the weakest spot in a security solution.

Read full white paper here.

Bank Security Portal.com - UK - August 3, 2010-

Jason Hart, the CEO of CRYPTOCard, has indicated that the number of attacks on websites has reached 2,500 every hour.

Jason Hart was speaking at the E-fraud breakfast briefing hosted by Midlands law firm Challinors.

“There are rising numbers of attacks on information security and IT systems continue to be built on vulnerable and insecure foundations,” he said. “The Password is the biggest problem facing the internet and business today and it can take less than two minutes for a hacker to find someone’s password and infiltrate a company website or secure IT system, and Firewalls and Security software pose little barriers to hackers.”

Microscope.co.uk - UK - August 3, 2010-

Security community dissects impact of Becta closure

Neil Hollister, CEO of CRYPTOCard provides his comment on the impact of Becta closure.

With the closure of Becta announced by the government just weeks after the coalition took office, fears of the impact on schools' IT security have been rising, writes Amro Gebreel.

Acting as a provider of guidelines, there are now growing concerns that in the absence of Becta, schools will let policies lapse and expose themselves to potential problems.

ITPRO - UK - July 19, 2010-

Is your password really as secure as you think it is? Davey Winder investigates.

So you think you know what a secure password is? Think again. No, seriously. The chances are that the hackers are way ahead of you in terms of truly understanding secure password construction, and more importantly password deconstruction methods as well.

Brute forcing tools abound, which use both dictionary and hybrid dictionary methods to break the kind of password that many think are impervious to such automated breakage. Simply not using dictionary words is no longer protection enough, hackers can crack substitutions such as P455w0rd! instead of password in a matter of minutes. So what does constitute a secure password these days then?

July 23, 2010-

CRYPTOCard congratulates the Junior GB Inline Hockey Team

CRYPTOCard, sponsors of the U12 Junior GB Inline Hockey Team would like to congratulate the team on their success at the recent AAU Junior Olympics. Held in Los Angeles between 1st and 13th July, the team saw success - winning a Silver medal in one tournament and placing fourth in another. Well done!

See the team here

CRN ChannelWeb.Co.UK - UK - July 19, 2010-

CRYPTOCard Signs Five New Partners in the UK

Cryptocard has claimed hosted two-factor authentication (2FA) is now a serious option for large enterprises after snaring five more UK partners to offer its Crypto-Mas platform.

The partners involved are Cygnia Technologies, NetThreat, i-Topia, Redstone Managed Solutions and Axial Systems, which already sells Cryptocard’s on-premise BlackShield ID offering.

ComputerWeekly.com - UK - June 29, 2010-

Reliance on passwords is biggest security threat, says hacking expert

Passwords are fundamentally insecure and represent the biggest security threat facing organisations, says Jason Hart, senior vice-president for Europe at security firm Cryptocard.

Hart, a former ethical hacker, is able to demonstrate how easily available software can be used by hackers to capture every username and password of any user on a network.

Managing Partner - UK - June 2010-

Technology Case Study: Farrer and Co

Neil Davison, head of IT at Farrer & Co, comments on his firm’s decision to implement a flexible two-factor authentication system and its impact on security and remote access to internal systems.

For law firms, security of information is paramount. Besides the need for stringent client confidentiality, we also have an obligation to prevent the misuse of electronic information and assets.

Click here to read article.

This article was first published in the June issue of Managing Partner www.mpmagazine.com

computing.co.uk - UK - June 25, 2010-

How well are local authorities complying with CoCo rules?

Neil Hollister of CRYPTOCard discusses the findings of its research.

With the number of services they provide the public, local authorities (LAs) in Britain handle a substantial amount of personal and confidential information. Such data is extremely valuable if it gets into the wrong hands and the need to improve security and prevent breaches has never been higher.

Business Management - UK - June 29, 2010-

The Inside Story

In his former life, Jason Hart hacked into websites for a living. Here he gives insight into the life of an ethical hacker and what companies should do to protect their websites from invasion.

Click here to read the article.

Jason's article is on page 122 & 123.

CBR - Computer Business Review - UK - June 17, 2010-

Hampshire County Council signs five-year agreement with CRYPTOCard

Hampshire County Council has extended its five-year agreement with authentication authority CRYPTOCard to roll out two-factor authentication for education staff across participating schools in the county.

The CRYPTOCard's authentication service provides county's teachers with the ability to access education services, such as SIMS.net which holds information on staff and pupils.

SecurityPark.net - UK - June 14, 2010-

CRYPTOCard secures remote access at Laterooms online hotel booking service

Online hotel accommodation provider Laterooms.com has selected CRYPTO-MAS, the cloud-based two-factor authentication (2FA) solution from CRYPTOCard, to enhance security in its business and ensure PCI (Payment Card Industry)compliance - protecting its network from the risks of data integrity attacks, hackers and ID fraudsters, and enabling secure access from a remote device.

The service has so far been rolled out across key areas of the business integral to PCI compliance and currently secures the digital identities of Laterooms’ IT staff. There are plans to extend the service further over the next 12 months following this successful first stage roll-out.

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia - May 14, 2010-

CRYPTOCard: internet services and network security in Armenia almost not ensured

Online-banking security, internet services and network security in Armenia are almost not ensured, according to Mike Edwards, Head of Business Development in Europe, for CRYPTOCard.

“A market research carried out in Armenia by Apaga Technologies featured usage of SSL certificates as the only security tool, which ensures only partial security on the one side, and cannot provide identity authentication of users, on the other side,” he told journalists in Yerevan.

1^st June 2010, Bristol, UK

CRYPTOCard confirms EAS compatibility and commitment

UK’s leading authentication provider expresses interest in becoming a shared IDentity Provider (IDP) within the EAS architecture, and awaits progress on publication of EAS authentication broker interface

SecurityPark.net - UK - May 5, 2010-

CRYPTOCard enhances CRYPTO-MAS cloud-based authentication solution

A report by Goode Intelligence forecast that mobile phone-based authentication products and services will generate $153 million in 2010 and that the market will grow to almost $760 million in revenue by 2014.

With the progressively prevalent risks to network security compounded by remote working and social media, businesses are seeking ways to effectively secure digital identities but at lower costs. While current tokenless solutions go someway to meeting this requirement they can be a costly option.

PR.com - London, UK - June 4, 2010-

Shortlist Announced for the Cloud Computing World Series Awards

The Cloud Computing World Forum is pleased to announce the shortlist of entrants for the Cloud Computing World Series Awards 2010 - www.cloudwf.com/awards. The awards will take place on Tuesday 29th June at Olympia Conference Centre, London from 5.30pm.

Microscope.co.uk - UK - April 30, 2010-

Securing our digital future

Identity protection will play a key part as IT advances our digital world, writes Simon Quicke.

With the number of mobile devices continuing to expand and cheque books and cash becoming less common as money increasingly flows through cyberspace, the issue of trust is becoming vital.

At last week's Infosecurity event there was a lot of talk about the need to secure the cloud and ensure that remote access is delivered via robust gateways, and at the heart of it was the question of identity.