Downloading an app on to a smart phone and being automatically checked in upon arrival has been a use case for NFC-enabled smart phones since the technology was first discussed. While it’s taking some time for NFC to gain a foothold, two Starwood Hotel properties are taking advantage of the latest Bluetooth specification, enabling guests […]

To truly get a picture of how age progression impacts biometrics, researchers need operational data from systems. Lab tests just won’t cut it. The problem is that the vast majority of biometric systems haven’t been deployed for long enough to really evaluate the toll that time takes. “There’s no way to fake it, you need […]

HID Global released its projections for trends that will have the greatest impact on the secure identity industry in 2014. The predictions encompass a range of solutions and technologies, including anticipated advances in physical and logical access control, secure issuance, identity assurance, visitor management, electronic ID (eID) and secure asset tracking. Selva Selvaratnam, CTO at […]

To kick off its National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace pilot, PRIVO (Privacy Vaults Online) has teamed with Verizon. Part of the NSTIC pilot involves PRIVO establishing the Minors Trust Framework. It consists of a collection of policies and online tools that provide parents control over the online activities of their children. It also […]

When discussing different identification or authentication technology, the term “friction” is often heard. This doesn’t refer to the act of physically rubbing a token on to laptop or smart phone, but rather how much more difficult authentication technology is going to make it to gain access to a web site or service. User names and […]

By Tim Moses, Senior Director of Advanced Security Technology, Entrust 2013 confirmed for us what many had long suspected about government surveillance — there’s not just surveillance by repressive regimes around the world, but also by of extremely well-resourced and well-positioned intelligence organizations in the “free world.” Other revelations have taken even the most cynical by […]

HID buys IdenTrust  HID Global announced the acquisition of IdenTrust Inc., a provider of solutions for interoperable digital identities that can authenticate, encrypt, and create electronic signatures for every type of transaction or activity where proof of identity is essential. The acquisition expands HID Global’s ability to provide secure identity solutions to governments, corporations and […]