SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group and the distributor for RSA Security products in Sub-Saharan Africa, today announced worldwide availability of the new USB-enabled RSA SecurID SID800 two-factor authentication token.
It enables customers to manage a broad range of authentication credentials, including one-time passwords, digital certificates and static passwords.
The RSA SecurID SID800 token increases flexibility by enabling people to leverage the security benefits of two-factor authentication in either a connected or disconnected environment.
In addition, the RSA SecurID SID800 token comes with an integrated smart chip, which delivers the functionality and versatility of a smart card in a convenient and easy-to-carry format.
With over 300 partners certified as interoperable with RSA SecurID software through the RSA Secured Partner Program, customers benefit from knowing the new token works out-of-the-box with most of the world's leading enterprise technology solutions. The ease-of-use, expanded credential support and interoperability also provide an attractive offering for RSA Security resellers and RSA Security Managed Authentication Services programme partners.
"At CSC we believe it is imperative that security solutions provide the greatest range of options, particularly in terms of authentication credentials," commented Robert Baer, Security Architect, CSC Corporation. "The USB-enabled RSA SecurID token will enable our customers to provide employees with more secure network access, in a convenient, highly portable format."
The token's 64k smart chip is capable of storing up to seven digital certificates and three sets of password credentials, which can be used to log on to a Microsoft Windows operating system. The USB connector is able to read one-time passwords directly from the authenticator, eliminating the need to manually enter one-time password data.
"We are thrilled with the response from customers to the new RSA SecurID SID800 token," added John Worrall, vice-president of worldwide marketing at RSA Security. "As we continue our 20-year history of innovation, RSA Security's expanded portfolio of strong authentication solutions enables organisations to more broadly leverage two-factor authentication as part of a comprehensive identity and access management strategy."
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SecureData
SecureData, an ERP.com company, is Africa's premier IT security solution provider. SecureData's solutions incorporate anti-virus and content security, network security, intrusion prevention software and network asset management. SecureData's comprehensive "Managed Security Services" include design, audit, implementation, vulnerability assessment, outsourcing and hosting. SecureData distributes, sells and supports category leading IT security products to the public, corporate and SME sectors throughout Africa as well as products and services to the SOHO and consumer markets through partnerships with ISPs.
As well as being the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for Trend Micro, SecureData is the African distributor for US-based TippingPoint Technologies and the southern African distributor for US-based Application Security, eEye, Rocket Software, RSA Security, St Bernard and Websense; and UK-based Centennial. For more information, visit SecureData at www.securedata.co.za.
ERP.com
ERP.com is a JSE-listed company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment. For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za.
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