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Mobile Guardian Enterprise Edition 6.5 for Mac released<br />

CREDANT Technologies released Mobile Guardian<br />

Enterprise Edition (CMG EE 6.5), which includes<br />

full disk encryption and protection for Mac OS X.<br />

CMG EE v6.5 for Mac extends CREDANT's data<br />

protection to all Mac OS X environments including<br />

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard Systems.<br />

The new edition requires no additional IT overhead<br />

beyond software deployment, and enables enterprises<br />

to secure their Mac environments with the<br />

same level of data protection that CREDANT provides<br />

for Windows workstations, handheld devices and removable media. (www.credant.com)<br />

Mobile Guardian Enterprise Edition 6.5 for Mac released<br />

CompTIA announced today an update to its certification<br />

CompTIA A+ with new content that reflects changing job<br />

requirements for tech support workers. Approximately<br />

725,000 individuals around the world are CompTIA A+ certified.<br />

The updated version consists of two tests: CompTIA<br />

A+ Essentials (220-701) and CompTIA A+ Practical Applications (220-702). The new exams are<br />

now available worldwide. (www.comptia.org)<br />

Portable smart card readers from SCM Microsystems<br />

Smart cards are being used worldwide to secure identities in many<br />

applications, such as bank payment cards, employee access badges,<br />

government identity cards and healthcare IDs.<br />

SCM Microsystems is expanding its smart card reader product family<br />

with three new models. The new handheld, USB or Near Field Communication<br />

connected readers are designed to be carried on key rings<br />

and used every day with contact or contactless smart cards, regardless<br />

of technology or manufacturer. In many instances, users insert the card and leave it in the reader<br />

- leaving them with a single small device for all smart card-related needs. (www.scmmicro.com)<br />

New model of the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader<br />

RIM unveiled a new model of the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader - a lightweight,<br />

wearable, ISO 7816 compliant card reader that enables proximity controlled access<br />

to a user's BlackBerry smartphone and computer.<br />

The BlackBerry Smart Card Reader uses Bluetooth 2.0 technology with advanced<br />

AES-256 encryption to enable secure pairing and communications between<br />

the reader, the BlackBerry smartphone, the computer and PKI applications.<br />

(www.blackberry.com)<br />

www.insecuremag.com ! ! 9

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