Northeast Indiana Companies Partner to Combat Identity Theft Online

The companies say that their combined products and services will help to protect customers by ensuring that potential thieves and hackers are prevented from gaining access to private computing networks, data and identity information.

Source: Inside INdiana Business

Press Release

TrustBearer Labs, part of Identity Alliance, LLC, and Forward Engineering, LLC have announced a partnership to provide commercial authentication and security solutions for customers nationally. The announcement is significant for Northeast Indiana, as it indicates the growth of leading-edge computer and Internet technologies in the region.

The companies' products and services will provide businesses with a simple, yet affordable way to protect their customers' online identities, ensuring potential thieves and malicious hackers are prevented from gaining fraudulent access to private computing networks, data, and identity information.

David Corcoran, Chief Technology Officer of TrustBearer labs explains his company's experience in identity protection: "We have been successful in providing sophisticated authentication technologies and security systems to large commercial and governmental organizations for several years - we have first hand experience in recognizing the challenges facing businesses today stemming from increasing online identity theft."

"Fundamentally, businesses cannot rely on the security of their customer's desktop computer, which can be infected with viruses, worms, and spyware. This inherent security flaw is specifically addressed in the TrustBearer Suite of products."

Similar to the way in which a title company brokers the sale of a home, TrustBearer GatewayT "negotiates" and assures trust between entities. This negotiation removes the burden of making crucial identity assurance decisions from both the enterprise and their users. A second device, "TrustBearer KeyT" is leveraged by the users accessing an enterprise computer or network. This device connects to a computer using the ubiquitous Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, and is small enough to fit on a key chain. Forward Engineering is providing the hardware components for the product, and TrustBearer Labs provides the software and support infrastructure for the solution.

"Secure embedded network devices require expertise. Our passion is using our embedded systems and software expertise to create success for our partners. Our work with TrustBearer's innovative authentication device showcases our strength in custom hardware and embedded Linux solutions, while providing consumers with much needed security relief," said Jeff Cody, President of Forward Engineering.

TrustBearer Labs and Forward Engineering are confident that many organizations, including small businesses, will be swiftly moving toward stronger authentication of users to combat identity theft. The TrustBearer Suite makes strong authentication easier and more affordable so it can be utilized by businesses of any size.

About Identity Alliance / TrustBearer Labs

Identity Alliance is an information technology security company that provides authentication products and services. Identity Alliance leverages the latest authentication technologies, including smart cards and biometrics, and integrates these products into an enterprise identity management solution. Clients in both the public and private sectors include Apple Computer, American Express, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Xerox. Identity Alliance is headquartered at the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC) in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a sales and marketing office in Washington, D.C.

http://www.identityalliance.com
questions@identityalliance.com

260-399-1648

About Forward Engineering

Forward Engineering is an expert consulting and development firm operating in the embedded Security, Audio/ Video, Linux, and Real- Time markets. Our passion is to be your embedded software and systems R&D partner, leveraging our expertise to bring your innovations to market. Forward Engineering is located in the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC), in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

http://www.forwardengineering.com

260-399-1686

Source: TrustBearer Labs and Forward Engineering