Shearwater to release update of SecurAccess authentication product

Digital resilience group Shearwater said its identity and access management subsidiary, SecurEnvoy, is due to release an updated version of its multi-factor authentication solution, SecurAccess, by the end of the month.

Version 9 of the product will offer significant administrator-focused revisions, according to the company, comprising a fully redeveloped reporting dashboard as well as improved server-side integrations in line with SecurEnvoy's strategy of providing innovative, easy to deploy enterprise grade authentication solutions.

New functionality, to include payment authentication, single tap near field communication authentication alongside a new app interface would also be incorporated enhancing the overall end user experience.

Michael Stevens, the group's chief executive officer of Shearwater Group, said the upgrades will substantially "improve the end user experience" as well as "maintain the industry leading security standards" expected by its customers.