UPEK announces support for RSA SecurID technology

     UPEK Inc., a leading brand of secure biometric fingerprint solutions, has announced the availability of its Protector Suite QL 5.8 software and award-winning Eikon Digital Privacy Manager USB peripheral now with embedded RSA SecurID technology. The joint technology solution combines the convenience and security of biometrics in millions of existing notebook computers with the market-leading strong authentication solution from RSA, The Security Division of EMC.
     The company has been pioneering biometric fingerprint technology since 1996 and shipping product in volume since 1999. UPEK is headquartered in Emeryville, California, with offices in Prague, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo.
     UPEK's Secure Endpoint Solution with Digital ID engine is engineered to embed RSA SecurID technology, allowing enterprise IT administrators to conveniently deploy multi-factor authentication and reduce costs associated with token loss and replacement, while increasing productivity by streamlining the authentication process with just a swipe of the finger.
     This solution also is designed to leverage RSA SecurID built-in integration with more than 200 leading vendors of firewalls, remote access servers and wireless access points. The solution supports up to three factors of authentication with the fingerprint biometric, the RSA SecurID software token and an optional PIN.
     "The combination of biometric access devices and robust security technology is making multi-factor authentication easier to implement across the enterprise,"said Roger Kay, founder and president of Endpoint Technologies Associates, Inc. "With biometrics and a solid security infrastructure, organizations can protect both the endpoint platform and corporate network resources without sacrificing convenience."
     This solution is built to enhance overall security through biometric confirmation of the person using the device, and is accessed through its Protector Suite QL client software suite, certified as RSA SecurID Ready. UPEK-enabled notebooks and peripherals can be immediately enabled to take advantage of RSA SecurID OTP technology.
     By embedding RSA technology within the latest generation of UPEK peripherals and chipsets for the notebook computer market, an RSA SecurID software token seed, which needs to be purchased separately directly from RSA or its channel partners, can be stored securely in the UPEK hardware and be used to generate one-time passwords directly from within the biometric hardware.
     This solution provides IT organizations strong authentication with non-repudiation while adding a new level of user convenience for strong adoption. (For a list of supported notebook computers, see the UPEK website at: www. upek.com/tokens.)
     "RSA is committed to delivering authentication choice to the market. UPEK-enabled notebooks and peripherals that support RSA SecurID strong authentication are a compelling new option for enterprises that require multi-factor authentication," said Christopher Young, vice president and general manager, Identity and Access Assurance Group at RSA. "Coupling end user convenience with cost effectiveness, this solution offers stronger security via the devices that users already carry."
     "We're pleased to add RSA SecurID technology to our Digital ID engine," said Greg Goelz, UPEK vice president of Marketing. "Growing concerns about PC and network security are driving the adoption of multi-factor authentication, and this allows us to serve the largest biometric-enabled installed base of notebook PCs in the market. Users simply swipe their finger to authenticate, without having to carry a separate token."
     The award-winning Eikon Digital Privacy Manager includes the latest UPEK Digital ID technology and now features improved biometric performance, support for 256-bit AES encryption, and the ability to remotely activate and provision the device for support of strong authentication services including RSA SecurID technology.
     UPEK solutions enable the strongest fingerprint authentication security available, packaged for high user convenience and rapid integration into existing products and network architectures. For more information, please visit www.upek.com.
     tication choice to the market. UPEK-enabled notebooks and peripherals that support RSA SecurID strong authentication are a compelling new option for enterprises that require multi-factor authentication," said Christopher Young, vice president and general manager, Identity and Access Assurance Group at RSA. "Coupling end user convenience with cost effectiveness, this solution offers stronger security via the devices that users already carry."
     "We're pleased to add RSA SecurID technology to our Digital ID engine," said Greg Goelz, UPEK vice president of Marketing. "Growing concerns about PC and network security are driving the adoption of multi-factor authentication, and this allows us to serve the largest biometric-enabled installed base of notebook PCs in the market. Users simply swipe their finger to authenticate, without having to carry a separate token."
     The award-winning Eikon Digital Privacy Manager includes the latest UPEK Digital ID technology and now features improved biometric performance, support for 256-bit AES encryption, and the ability to remotely activate and provision the device for support of strong authentication services including RSA SecurID technology.
     UPEK solutions enable the strongest fingerprint authentication security available, packaged for high user convenience and rapid integration into existing products and network architectures. For more information, please visit www.upek.com.

Catbird launches hypervisor security solution

     Catbird, provider comprehensive security solutions for virtual and physical networks, and developer of the V-Agent virtual appliance, has launched HypervisorShield, the industry's first dedicated comprehensive security solution specifically designed to guard against unauthorized hypervisor network access and attack.
     HypervisorShield, the latest service in Catbird's V-Security product, extends best practice security protection to virtualization's critical hypervisor layer, thwarting both inadvertent management error and malicious threats. Delivering continuous, automated 24x7 monitoring focused on the precise vulnerabilities, known attack signatures and guest machine access of the hypervisor management network, HypervisorShield is the only service to proactively secure this essential component of a virtualization deployment.
     "You can't protect what you can't detect," said Edmundo Costa, Catbird COO. "Most customers are surprised to learn that their existing end-point security mechanisms can't secure the virtual infrastructure. With network vulnerabilities increasing year over year, IT chiefs who depend on virtual infrastructure for business operations should not be lulled into believing their traditional security topology is adequate for the new virtual world."
     HypervisorShield is the first virtualized security technology which can monitor and control access to the hypervisor network, detect malicious network activity directed at the hypervisor from virtual machines and validate that the hypervisor network is configured according to best practices and site security policy. Catbird's seasoned team of security experts, coupled with alliances with veteran industry leaders such as Sourcefire and groundbreaking proprietary technology like Emerging Threat Intelligence gives HypervisorShield the muscle and breadth to continuously detect and mitigate the latest threats to the Hypervisor management infrastructure.
     Via the groundbreaking Catbird V-Agent virtual appliance, protection is delivered within the virtual network itself. By contrast, traditional security solutions retrofitted for virtual deployments cannot see inside the hypervisor. Monitoring from the inside yields significantly more effective coverage and eliminates the need to reroute traffic onto the physical network for validation. As an example of the benefits of running right on the virtual subnet, HypervisorShield's exclusive network access control (NAC) will instantly quarantine unauthorized devices on the management network.
     HypervisorShield is a component of Catbird's V-Security, a fully-automated and comprehensive Security As A Service for virtual and physical networks. Unlike conventional host-based solutions, stateful appliances and proprietary hardware solutions, Catbird's unique, stateless architecture is 100% plug-and-play for both physical and virtual environments. For more information about HypervisorShield and Catbird's full line of stateless enterprise-grade in-the-cloud security solutions, visit the company's Web site at www.catbird.com.