A new solution from the SD Association is adding Single Wire Protocol (SWP) to support Near Field Communications, adding a Secure Element to the microSD memory card. The new “smartSD” card supports authentication services and shifts control of consumer service applications from the service provider to the consumer. The smartSD is fully compatible with all […]

Imprivata has funded independent research, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, to determine the best single sign-on solution according to IT practitioners. Single sign-on is being used in the health care sector to automate personnel login processes, enabling clinicians and IT practitioners to login to their desktop just once, granting them faster access to necessary applications, […]

Boca Raton, Fla.-based Identify Security Solutions revealed a biometric solution that leverages a user’s mobile device camera to conduct authentication. The identifyME solution is an access control solution that recognizes the user as a real, live person and continuously monitors the user’s presence at the device for the duration of use. “An authorized individual using […]

The Polk County school district has sparked some outrage after scanning the irises of its students – without the consent of parents or the students themselves. After installing eye-scanning cameras on school busses at three locations including an elementary, middle and high school, Polk Country schools – in partnership with Stanley Convergent Security Solutions – […]

In one of the more bizarre and possibly innovative solutions to the replacement of the password, Motorola has proposed an electronic tattoo fixed to the user’s skin as a means of authentication. A Telegraph report reveals that the “biostamps” are being manufactured by Massachusetts-based engineering firm MC10. The tattoos contain flexible electronic circuits that can be adhered […]

2012 was a great year for both smart cards and integrated circuit (IC) cards with a reported 7.95 billion and 7.99 billion units shipped respectively – a year over year jump of 9.4% and 12.0%, according to ABI Research. The addition of NFC, RF and secure elements has been a major influence in the new […]

A recent report from MarketsandMarkets has conducted research on the facial recognition market and suggests that the biometric modality could play a significant role in authentication by 2018. Examining the facial recognition market from in terms of the areas of emerging technology, solutions, software, hardware and services, the report seeks to provide readers with an […]

Early reports from Taiwanese components suppliers suggest that the next iteration of the iPhone – likely the 5S – will feature capacitive-touch, sapphire crystal Home buttons that will support a new form of fingerprint scanning. According to a report on the iPhone 5 News Blog, Taiwanese-based TechNews, who claims to have contacts within Apple’s chain […]

With a number of high-profile Twitter accounts recently falling victim to attack— a list that includes the The Associated Press, Financial Times, Jeep, The Onion and Burger King— the folks at Twitter have decided to institute two-factor authentication on the popular social media site. As reported by the New York Times, Twitter’s new two-factor authentication will […]

The IEEE-sponsored BTAS 2013 — Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems — conference is an event that seeks to further the technology and its use cases. While the conference enables experts to submit papers, demoes and exhibitions, it’s also sponsoring biometric competitions. The 2013 installment of BTAS will feature two open competitions, the Cross Sensor Comparison […]