Successful Transition from Method 1 Domain Verification
Entrust Datacard announces the successful transition from Method 1 domain name validation to comply with Baseline Requirement - Ballot 218 established by the CA Browser Forum. By August 1, 2018, certification authorities (CAs) had to discontinue using a common verification method in the CA industry known as Method 1. We ... Read More
Derived PIV Credentials – Making its way to Mobile
NCCoE has recently released the second draft of the NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide SP1800-12, Derived PIV Credentials. For organizations that provide access to federal systems, the PIV standard is a common term. In an effort to enhance security, this standard wants to ensure organizations are providing strong authentication to PIV-compatible ... Read More
We put a Smart Card inside a mobile device
Let’s state the obvious; mobile devices are awesome. The answers to all of our questions and needs are at our fingertips. From checking the weather to more complicated tasks such as completing business transactions away from your desk, mobile devices have empowered users and become an integral part of our ... Read More
Singapore Healthcare Breach
Breaches and data thefts happen every day, but one incident uncovered in late July in Singapore points to a significant issue that merits some discussion. SingHealth, the country’s largest healthcare group, discovered that the non-medical records of 1.5M patients had been breached, copied and stolen. The breach also included the ... Read More
Create a Brand-Building Human Connection with Card Holders
People are hardwired to lend feelings of loyalty and trust to other human beings, not to processes, technologies or even well-known corporate logos. As a marketer in the financial services industry, you might be think: “But I never meet a vast majority of my cardholders face-to-face. When they call my ... Read More
4 things to consider when evaluating an instant issuance solution
Instant issuance is transforming the financial services landscape. Over 3,300 branches in the U.S. have an instant issuance solution by 2021 (1) 55% of branches in the U.S. will offer instant issuance by 2021 (1) US$778.9 million invested in instant issuance by financial institutions as of 2017 (1) Financial institutions ... Read More
Implementing PSD2 – Three Critical Criteria to Consider
Are you ready for PSD2? As we are already halfway through the 2018 calendar year, the 2019 PSD2 required implementation for strong authentication will be here before you know it. With consumers top-of-mind, the European Council is aiming to transition the banking experience from being transaction-focused to becoming consumer and ... Read More
Webinar: Branch Offices, Local Security
One of the things I appreciate about Entrust Datacard is its embrace of different working styles, particularly its support of remote work. I’ve been with the company for almost two years now, but I don’t live in Minnesota, or Ottawa, or Dallas, or any of the other major offices. I ... Read More
SSL Review: May and June 2018
Entrust Datacard … The tipping point for HTTPS is closing in. Marketers, are you ready? Apple Will Soon Require Certificate Transparency for All Public SSL/TLS Certificates Entrust Datacard Supports the London Protocol CA Security Council … CA/Browser Forum Governance Reform Fortify Provides a More Secure Web Experience for Certificates and ... Read More
Update your Business Strategy with Instant Issuance
Instant issuance is a customer-centric solution that has been gaining traction in the banking world, with 55% of financial institutions predicted to be using one by 2021, according to recent research conducted by Aite Group. [1] We covered why instant issuance has become so popular in a previous post in ... Read More
