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…
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
04 Jan, 2017Using FIDO authentication to secure mobile PACS
Gallagher CTO Steve Bell says decision driven by customer CIO needs
Weeks after the release of Gallagher’s new Mobile Connect physical access control offering, SecureIDNews caught up with company CTO Steve Bell to find out why they opted to break new ground and include FIDO, often seen as a digital ID specification, into their new PACS product. Is this the future of mobile access control?
22 Dec, 2016Cyber attack takes down power grid, 60 substations
Experts suggest Ukrainian hack likely portends future attacks
The hack of the Ukrainian power grid brought down part of the city of Kiev for a time, and some fear it suggests things to come in other parts of the world, even the U.S. By obtaining user name and password credentials for an admin user account …
15 Dec, 2016PLAI adds location data from PACS to secure cyber systems
Key industry sectors such as utilities, airports, data centers and military bases can up logical access security and defend against remote hacking by adding location as an authentication factor before granting access to highly-sensitive controls. The PLAI spec enables data from PACS to be shared with cyber systems to verify the physical presence of the user.
14 Dec, 2016Pay with your identity, not card at Amazon Go physical store
The first Amazon Go store sells food and convenience items without registers or checkout clerks. Shoppers scan their app on entry and grab items at will. You don’t even need to see the total as you stockpile beer and chips late at night until you next check your Amazon account and find …
12 Dec, 2016The ‘411’ on polycarbonate ID cards
Heavy-duty advanced card material ups security of ID documents
Why is polycarbonate, or PC, becoming the advanced card material of choice for many high security issuers and government ID programs? Likely because it blends unique features, multiple layer construction and laser engraving for personalization making it a durable and counterfeit-resistant choice for physical identification cards.
12 Dec, 2016Gemalto acquiring Cogent biometric line from 3M
In a move that will add a host of biometric reader and software capabilities to its portfolio, Gemalto announced that it will acquire the Identity Management Business from 3M. The cornerstone of the transaction will be 3M’s Cogent biometric line came to 3M via the Cogent acquisition in 2010.
09 Dec, 2016Moving from the front row to the field
Note from Editor Zack Martin: After a dozen years of covering the identity space, I am switching roles and am going to try and help solve some of the problems that exist. I am making the move from an observer to a player on the field, ready to get my hands dirty attempting to solve some of our digital identity woes.
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