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Digital Signatures

ALSO CALLED: Signatures
DEFINITION: A digital signature (not to be confused with a digital certificate) is an electronic signature that can be used to authenticate the identity of the sender of a message or the signer of a document, and possibly to ensure that the original content of the message or document that has been sent  … 
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Creating and Managing Wireless Security Policy
sponsored by BlackBerry
WEBCAST: Policy for policy, the BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution offers the most comprehensive set of wireless security tools of any wireless solution today.
Posted: 04 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Fact or fiction: Biometrics myths and mantras
sponsored by SearchFinancialSecurity
PODCAST: In this podcast, biometrics expert Joel Dubin will debunk the many misconceptions about enterprise biometrics and highlight key considerations for organizations that think biometrics might be right for them.
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 | Premiered: 24 Jul 2008
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Countdown – Top 5 Technologies on the Leading Edge of Authentication
sponsored by Aladdin Knowledge Systems
PODCAST: In this podcast, Mark Diodati of Burton Group will count down his top five leading edge authentication technologies, including authentication as a service, personal portable security devices, and the credit card OTP form factor.
Posted: 21 Jul 2008 | Premiered: 21 Jul 2008
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Multi-factor Authentication: Adding Business Value to Compliance
sponsored by Arcot Systems, Inc.
WEBCAST: Check out this webcast to learn about the business and security benefits that your company can get from multi-factor authentication.
Posted: 03 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Achieving SAS 70 Compliance Using Identity Aware Network Solutions
sponsored by Applied Identity
WEBCAST: In this webcast learn how identity-based security solutions can provide increased user accountability. It also discusses how this type of tool can help your company achieve compliance requirements.
Posted: 03 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Expert Tips to Overcoming Authentication Challenges
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
PODCAST: This podcast examines the characteristics of multi-factor authentication and how to keep online transactions secure by using this technology.
Posted: 06 May 2008 | Premiered: 06 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Stopping Spam and Other E-Mail Threats
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
PODCAST: Spam and other e-mail scams are costing American business $10 billion annually in lost productivity, wasted IT resources, and help desk costs.
Posted: 22 Feb 2008 | Premiered: 20 Sep 2007
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Demystifying biometrics: What's real, what's right and what's next?
sponsored by SearchFinancialSecurity
WEBCAST: This webcast offers an overview of the biometrics market, focusing on how the technology can work in the enterprise to strengthen multifactor authentication systems.
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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DIGITAL SIGNATURES DEFINITION (continued): …  is unchanged. Digital signatures are easily transportable, cannot be imitated by someone else, and can be automatically time-stamped. The ability to ensure that the original signed message arrived means that the sender cannot easily repudiate it later.

A digital signature can be used with any kind of message, whether it is encrypted or not, simply so that the receiver can be sure of the sender's identity and that the message arrived intact. A digital certificate contains the digital … 
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