Digital identity is becoming increasingly important as enterprises strive to protect and control access to online resources. A series of maturing standards is helping make identity management and single sign-on a reality for organizations deploying systems. As 2013 came to a close SecureIDNews.com looked at four different identity standards and the roles they play in helping […]

By Ellen Arndt, AlphaCard With more and more organizations taking steps toward lowering their carbon footprint and adopting environmentally safe business practices, it’s crucial for ID card suppliers to do the same. In recent years, many ID card printer manufacturers have made strides in this arena by developing and promoting earth-friendly products. Here are several options to consider when creating your […]

Identity standards aren’t sexy. Biometrics, encryption apps and systems that enable high-assurance authentication get much of the attention but standards that make all these technologies work across the Internet are a necessity. OpenID is one of these underlying technologies and the latest version of the standard – OpenID Connect – has been ratified as an […]

The ability to enroll an individual online – and then issue a credential with some level of assurance behind it – is becoming increasingly crucial in the modern Internet economy. Financial institutions have been doing this for years, enabling customers to open lines of credit online. Enterprises are beginning to use the solutions to issue credentials to […]

Fingerprints, facial recognition and iris scans have long dominated the biometric landscape, but Canada-based Bionym has developed an authentication device that moves to a different beat. The company is marketing a wristband called Nymi – pronounced Nim-Me – that leverages the wearer’s electro cardiogram (ECG) as a unique identifier. ECG-enabled authentication is relatively unknown, but as Bionym […]

Gone are the days when securing sensitive business information meant locking up documents in the company filing cabinet. Modern organizations are rapidly recognizing that even user names and passwords aren’t enough to limit access to networks and applications. Businesses and government agencies are struggling to figure out the best way to adapt to these changes […]

M2SYS unveils child anti-abduction system M2SYS Healthcare Solutions launched a child anti-abduction system called KinderGuardian, which offers health care facilities using the RightPatient iris biometric patient identification system the ability to store a child’s biometric templates and basic biographic information in the cloud. The system is optional for parents and guardians to participate. KinderGuardian was conceived […]

By Kathleen Erickson, VP of Business Development, Fulcrum Biometrics When a medical clinic based in Papua New Guinea was tasked with the challenge of accurately identifying repeat patients, biometrics turned out to be the ideal solution. In a culture where name changes are frequent and people often have no form of ID, the clinic found […]