Versatile Security Sweden AB has released vSEC:CMS T-Series 3.0, its smart card management system. In this version Versatile has added smart card printing capability, a new graphical interface and support of new smart cards, certification authorities and external databases. The system now covers .NET, dual interface and FIPS certified PIV smart cards. The T-Series supports […]

A new online industry community hopes to become a resource on issues surrounding online identity issues. The Council for Identity Protection, sponsored by identity theft protection services provider LifeLock, will be a cross-industry group examining online trust, privacy and consumer rights. The group hopes to tackle commercial and social challenges found across industries when dealing […]

California-based voice biometrics provider VoiceVault announced that a large American cable provider is using its voice biometric identity verification product to authenticate over 60,000 customer service calls a month. VoiceVault’s product allows customers to bypass verifying account information through an agent in order to add or change services or order a pay-per-view show. They can […]

California-based MY TrueCloud has released Invisible Cloud-Token, a tokenless way to deliver two-factor authentication via the cloud. MY TrueCloud uses proprietary algorithms to create one time passwords that a system uses automatically without an end-user seeing them. This web-based two-factor authentication method uses an existing VPN or MY TrueCloud’s SSL/VPN that optimizes the tokenless system. […]

ABI Research has ranked smart card and IC vendors within the government, health care and citizen ID markets and found Gemalto to be the top vendor in this field. ABI’s assessment looked at market shares and vendor matrices for 2011 and the first half of 2012 to get its rankings. In the smart card vendor […]

Polish telecom operator MoSoCo (Mobile Solutions Company) Poland selected Sequent’s NFC mobile technology platform for its MoSivo loyalty service. MoSivo enables consumers to add all of their loyalty card and prepaid programs onto their mobile account. The Sequent service will first do this via an RFID sticker, but customers will soon be able to use […]

Emerging Threats, an open source and commercial threat and malware intelligence provider, joined OATH, the Initiative for Open AuTHentication. This group works with other standards groups to promote strong authentication. OATH provides open standards for secure, two-factor authentication, including hardware tokens, smart cards and PKI, among other technologies. OATH’s open standards give users choices in […]

The Canadian government is now requiring nationals of 29 countries and one territory to provide fingerprints and a photograph in order to enter Canada to visit, study or work, under regulations proposed by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. The Canadian government wants to collect biometric information to ensure travel to Canada is legitimate. […]

The United Nations World Food Programme and the Turkish Red Crescent have teamed up for a new way to provide humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey, reports Al-Shorfa. Refugees will now receive smart cards loaded with 80 Turkish lira ($45) a month, with which they can use to purchase goods, including fresh vegetables, meat […]

New privacy legislation in Australia has lifted the ban on police and spy agencies getting access to biometric facial scans taken for passports, drivers licenses or entry to nightclubs, reports the Herald Sun. Police departments will now be able to ask private companies to turn over any facial scans they possess. The idea is to […]