Identity management and smart cards play a role protecting the Web. The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Technology and Public Policy Program released a report with recommendations of what President-Elect Barack Obama should do to secure cyberspace. Identity management and the use of smart cards make up a section of recommendations from the commission. […]

Giesecke & Devrient has developed a mobile security card offering contactless smart-card security in addition to the usual data storage functions. The new security feature is provided by a cryptography controller with an NFC-compatible interface integrated in the microSD card along with flash memory. The Mobile Security Card CL is designed to implement security and […]

Dates: May 11-14, 2009 Venue: NEC Birmingham Location: Birmingham, UK URL: http://www.ifsec.co.uk Description: IFSEC is the worlds largest annual security event that attracts 30,000 attendees from 125 countries, over 800 exhibitors and support from industry associations and countless media. View the 7 key areas of the sector including IP Networks & Integrated systems, Access Control, […]

Ricoh Americas Corp., a provider of digital office equipment, announced the availability of a new card authentication package compatible with different Ricoh multifunction products. This card-based software solution improves document security within environments that use central multifunction products by protecting sensitive documents from unauthorized viewers, as well as preventing users from sending electronic files to […]

Williamsburg, Ky. Police were able to arrest a woman who used a fake student ID to steal two laptops from the University of the Cumberland’s library. The university’s library has a service that allows students to check out laptops for use around campus. Williamsburg Police Department said one of the computers had a tracking device […]

Cross Match Technologies, a developer of biometric products, has had their mobile handheld fingerprint reader, Be.U Mobile, approved through the Transportation and Security Administration’s evaluation of products to qualify for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential pilot program. Ports around the U.S. will use the list of products that pass the TSA evaluation for purchasing and […]