Ping Identity has acquired UnboundID; Monitor Dynamics and Carillon Information Security announced the availability of a FIPS-201 compliant PACs solution; VASCO Data Security unveiled MYDIGIPASS for Healthcare, a solution for health care organizations and vendors of health IT applications.

The White House Office of Management and Budget released updated guidance on how agencies should purchase IT resources. New guidance from the White House emphasizes the needs for FIPS 201 and an interoperable, federated identity scheme for citizens.

Two United Nations agencies are working together to make it easy for Syrian refugees to purchase groceries in Jordan. Individuals previously enrolled in the biometric program can use their iris to buy groceries at certain locations.

By 2030 the physical identity credential will have gone the way of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, replaced by secure virtual credential embedded in mobile devices, according to predictions from Acuity Market Intelligence.

While the cloud is more important to the corporate enterprise, security is still lacking according to a survey from the Ponemon Institute sponsored by Gemalto.

Law enforcement wants help recreating fingerprints to try and help solve a crime. Anil Jain, a professor at Michigan State University, was approached by law enforcement to create a 3D replica of a murder victim’s fingerprint.

The Summer 2016 Regarding ID magazine features stories on redefining logical access control, physical access in new construction and the GSA’s revising the approved products list for physical access systems.