IBM's computers have authentication technology embedded on a chip installed in all its computers, said Clain Anderson, director of security solutions for personal computers at International Business Machines Corp.

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Now it says it can make things better for cable companies and their customers to get viewing on mobiles with Adobe Pass 2.0, which includes technology like automatic authentication, which was tested on Comcast and Cablevision customers during he Olympics.

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One of the key benefits of using SIM authentication is that it utilizes the 802.1x technology, which is a standard method for encrypting user credentials and user data in the Wi-Fi session.

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McCoy is right: No technology can offer absolute security, and two-factor authentication could be a huge improvement to the security of the cloud.

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AuthenTec anti-spoofing technology then compares the data with expected properties to ensure fingerprint authentication.

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And a few interesting companies like Agari, formerly Authentication Metrics Inc, (AMI) have built a service around this technology that lets senders fraud-proof their mail.

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