InternetCogneto: to identity and beyond! (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Multifactor authentication is all the rage these days, thanks to increasingly sophisticated trojans and phishing attacks and even rootkits aimed at stealing passwords and sensitive data. High-stakes online crime has even spurred financial services companies and some enterprises to consider new, "risk-based authentication" solutions, which examine behavioral patterns and session characteristics to identify rogue users.

San Francisco (InfoWorld) - Multifactor authentication is all the rage these days, thanks to increasingly sophisticated trojans and phishing attacks and even rootkits aimed at stealing passwords and sensitive data. High-stakes online crime has even spurred financial services companies and some enterprises to consider new, "risk-based authentication" solutions, which examine behavioral patterns and session characteristics to identify rogue users. One of a number of security vendors introducing risk analysis to the authentication equation is Cogneto, a London-based startup with offices in Vancouver and Seattle. Launched in September 2006, Cogneto's Unomi solution verifies user identity through behavioral characteristics (namely mouse movements) and measures risk based on both biometric and behavioral factors. The technology behind Unomi is the brainchild of Cogneto chief scientist Martin Renaud, based on his research in cognitive psychology. He founded the company with a small group of information technologists including Cogneto's CTO and identity evangelist Patrick Audley and Ryan McArthur.  "The way that people interact with information is incredibly unique," Audley explains. "So if you can find a way to capture that, then you can measure someone's identity." Unomi captures the unique way each user interacts with a mouse or trackpad or trackball. According to Audley, the behavioral analysis can detect when a user is under stress... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

InternetFacebook launches video system (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Facebook became the latest entrant into the online video battle Thursday, opening its Facebook f8 platform to outside developers and partners in an effort to gain ground on social networking rivals.

InternetBills add e-mail to sex offender lists (AP)

AP - Connecticut and at least a dozen other states are considering whether to require convicted sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses as part of efforts to combat online sexual predators.