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Integration Tools in Bharosa Software SAS of N.C. Revamps Anti-Launder Product TrustedID Offering an ID Theft Blocker CipherTrust Offers an E-Mail Evaluator
Integration Tools in Bharosa Software
Bharosa Inc. said it will include development kits in an upcoming version of its virtual keyboard software suite to make it easier for other vendors to incorporate the suite into their own products.
The Santa Clara, Calif., online security vendor said Monday that it expects to release the third version of the software this spring. The development kits will make the software compatible with Biometric Security Ltd.'s VoiceVault speech authentication system, Ping Identity Corp.'s PingFederate Web single sign-on product, and Quova Inc.'s GeoPoint geolocation service.
Bharosa's software displays a keyboard on users' computer screens so they can enter their passwords by clicking on the appropriate characters rather than pressing the keys on their actual keyboards.
The product is meant to thwart keylogger viruses, which can track and transmit everything typed on a keyboard, including online banking passwords.
SAS of N.C. Revamps Anti-Launder Product
SAS Institute Inc. has upgraded its software for spotting money laundering.
On Monday the Cary, N.C., company introduced a new version of its SAS Anti-Money Laundering software, which documents money transfers between accounts, determines whether the transfers may show money laundering, and provides alerts when it detects laundering patterns.
The new version shows more detail about the transfers and applies what it learns from each laundering incident to other accounts at a financial service company, to better spot other potential criminals.
SAS said that, in response to customer feedback, the new version also indicates the status of ongoing investigations regarding specific accounts.
The new version is "a reflection of suggestions and recommendations from global financial institutions," David Stewart, the director of SAS' anti-laundering program, said in a press release.
TrustedID Offering an ID Theft Blocker
The Redwood City, Calif., start-up TrustedID Inc. has introduced an identity theft protection service that can prevent banks from issuing new cards without the customer's permission.
The IDFreeze service, which TrustedID started offering Monday, blocks the issuance of credit unless the issuer confirms the consumer's identity with information provided to TrustedID. The service also bars access to credit reports unless the consumer gives permission.
IDFreeze also includes insurance to reimburse consumers for expenses related to correcting an identity theft, such as phone bills and legal fees.
CipherTrust Offers an E-Mail Evaluator
The online security vendor CipherTrust Inc. has introduced a toolbar application that can help people evaluate the authenticity of incoming e-mail.
The "e-mail reputation toolbar," which the Alpharetta, Ga., company started offering Monday, lets people report to CipherTrust whether they think a message from a certain company is real, spam, or a phishing attempt. CipherTrust uses the reports to notify other people about suspect messages.
The toolbar works in Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook and International Business Machines Corp.'s Lotus Notes e-mail programs. CipherTrust is developing a version that works in Web browsers.
"The TrustedSource Toolbar enables us to donate our reputation intelligence to help stop malicious and fraudulent activity," Paul Judge, CipherTrust's chief technology officer, said in a press release.
