DigitalPersona has announced that its implementation of its U.are.U fingerprint readers in conjunction with iQmetrix retail management software at master telecommunications agency Connectivity Source. The deployment has yielded a nearly 75% reduction in time and attendance fraud. In addition to stopping fraudulent actions for hourly employees such as buddy-punching, the new solution has also given [...]

Administrators for the city of Winter Park, Fla. have moved the city’s police department to a biometric system for securing access to records. The move is for compliance with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division, according to a Computerworld article. The lack of compliance stems from shared passwords that often comes from sharing work [...]

VASCO Data Security International Inc. announced the release of its latest smart card reader. DIGIPASS 836 comes with an optical interface and replaceable batteries and is designed to create a trusted environment for transactions. Data from the PC display automatically downloads onto the DIGIPASS 836 via the optical interface, eliminating the need for additional software [...]

In an effort to enhance mobile security to broaden acceptance for mobile banking, Clairmail Inc. has joined the RSA Secured Partner Program. This program provides interoperability between Clairmail’s Mobile Banking Solution and RSA Adaptive Authentication, enabling its financial institution customers to be able to secure their mobile Web and Smart Client deployments with this risk-based [...]

In light of the recent data breach at Citibank and the hack at the International Monetary Fund, Gemalto has commented on its blog about what the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) should consider as it plans to release a new set of guidelines regarding bank authentication processes. Since the last set of guidelines came [...]

The Queensland government has announced the distribution of the two millionth go card for its contactless ticketing system. Operated by Cubic Transportation Systems, the system is now logging more than 3 million trips a week – 80% of which are taken with go cards, according to Cubic. First rolled out three-years ago, the Queensland project [...]

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced it will introduce an NFC sticker system designed to streamline the airport experience for frequent fliers. Dubbed Smart Pass, the NFC stickers can be attached to a mobile phone for wireless use at self service kiosks, security, Fast Track, lounges, duty free shopping and at the gate. Already piloted in [...]