As mobile devices store more personal information and are used to access greater information there needs to be more of a focus on securing the handset itself. Among the possibilities for securing the device is contactless smart cards, like the Defense Department’s Common Access Card, or possible a technology that uses Bluetooth or even near […]

Vormetric announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). The CSA is a non-profit that seeks to develop a set of best practices and strict security protocols for cloud computing. Security is the number one issue with cloud computing, and as enterprises transition their applications to the Web, the CSA hopes to help […]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage to announce a huge update to the company’s mobile platform Windows Phone 7. The update will include “500 new features,” however the most notable feature is near field communications. NFC support has been announced for competing operating systems including Blackberry and Android. Speculation about NFC for the Windows […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services committee for security and privacy is recommending participants in the Nationwide Health Information Network initiative use digital certificates. The digital certificates should meet the Federal Bridge Certification Authority standards and be issued by a certificate authority that’s a member of the Federal Public Key Infrastructure framework, according […]

EMVCo will hold its third annual EMV meeting in Amsterdam the Netherlands, on the June 28 and 29. Anyone who uses the EMV standard is welcome to attend and learn more about the evolution of the platform. The two-day event outlines progress of its current EMV standard, and educates potential emerging market clients on becoming […]

By Steven Grant, business development manager, 3M security systems division As the growing volume of international travel has demanded greater attention from border control authorities, governments and their immigration ministries face many decisions on how to design programs that process travelers more efficiently–without sacrificing security. The current system, in which customs and/or immigration officials manually […]

When you’re chasing down international criminals, the last thing you need is a passport inspection slowing you down at the border. That’s the idea behind the new travel documents issued to officers of the International Criminal Police Organization, or INTERPOL. With the new secure IDs, they can assist in transnational investigations or urgent deployments without […]

Rhomobile has added NFC support for its 3.0 framework. The system currently only supports the Android operating system, however, that will change shortly with future support for Windows phone coming. Rhodes powered applications can read and write to NFC tags, reports Readwritemobile.com. Blackberry has also announced future summer availability of NFC based smart phones which […]

Apple’s iPad can now be used to access remote file systems thanks to Group Logic’s MobileEcho server software. Previously iPad’s could not perform this function because they lack a local file system. The software also allows owners to remotely wipe and restore files. With all of the added functionality, security is a big plus as […]

Cybercrime research firm KnowBe4 conducted a survey to discover what industries are most susceptible to phishing attacks. The sectors with the highest vulnerabilities are: Travel – 25% Education – 22.92% Financial Services – 22.69% Government Services – 21.23% IT Services – 20.44% KnowBe4 sent out fake phishing emails to some of its clients, and at […]