Axing PVC from high-security documents
Issuers finding advanced card materials worth the added investment
Physical access control in new construction
Starting from scratch opens doors for cloud-based access, wireless locksets and more
Biometrics are good, biometrics are bad … good, bad … good, bad…
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18 Oct, 2017New biometric patient ID system aims to reduce healthcare costs and mixups
The technology partnership from two companies relies on patient photos to avoid mistakes and duplicate medical records. Data is stored on HIPPA-compliant servers, and involves a smartphone and tablet app that can further the scope and scale of the solution.
04 Oct, 2017Holograms for secure authentication still among top document security features
The decades-old technology is holding its own even as secure authentication relies more on biometrics and digital methods of ID. In spite of the newer tech, holograms are appearing on more passports and appear poised to command a place in the emerging mobile ID world.
28 Sep, 2017HID FARGO Connect delivers cloud-based credential issuance
HID Global launched its new cloud-based credential issuance solution for cards and mobile IDs under the name HID FARGO Connect. It supports secure issuance and personalization without the need for dedicated PCs driving local printers. Instead FARGO printers become edge devices on the Internet, protected by a dedicated console that acts as the secure element […]
20 Sep, 2017Optaglio document security features protect IDs with polycarbonate
The Czech company’s advanced card materials have deployed for some 20 million documents in the first half of 2017, a significant jump from last year, and another sign that polycarbonate IDs are on the rise. Even with such growth, Optaglio does not rule out a renaissance of PVC for card security.
19 Sep, 2017Nok Nok brings FIDO and Intel together for secure auth
The companies have embedded FIDO-compliant technology in computers running the latest technology from semiconductor heavyweight Intel, enabling consumers to use non-password methods to authenticate payments and other types of transactions. Healthcare and national security uses could follow.
18 Sep, 2017InAuth, AimBrain collaboration offers 6-factor authentication for mobile banking
Passwords are no longer a secure or effective method of protection from hackers, especially when it comes to mobile banking. InAuth and AimBrain’s InMobile solution has layers of security and a robust combination of biometric authentication – device, physical and behavioral –to ensure only the appropriate user can login.
23 Aug, 2017New document security feature available via ID laminate patch from ITW
The new SecurePrint Laminate Patch for ID cards and driver licenses from the ITW Security Division makes it harder for counterfeiters to compromise document security. The product fulfills Level 1 requirements and promises to make life easier for law enforcement.
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