Password cracking has forever been a reality in the digital world, but with surges in password reuse and advances in hacking methods password security has never been more vulnerable. As reported by ARSTechnica.com, the rampant practice of password reuse has drastically weakened the strength of security associated with online identity. As of 2007 the average […]

Coppel Corporation has announced its decision to incorporate DigitalPersona fingerprint readers into its point of sale terminals. Coppel’s use of biometric security comes off the back of a recent rash of point of sale breaches. Breaches at POS terminals not only affect a company’s bottom line but can also be detrimental to company reputation and […]

NFC Wireless, an Australia-based distributor of NFC products, has helped make ski resort Falls Creek the first NFC-connected town in Australia. More than 50 Falls Creek businesses have added NFC stickers from NFC Wireless to their storefronts, enabling customers to tap their NFC phones to automatically launch a mobile website from which they can download […]

Thailand-based software developer SAI Biz Solutions is launching an NFC-based restaurant ordering system with Bangkok’s Big Mama Pizzeria, according to Bloomberg Business Week. SAI Biz’s system enables Big Mama diners with NFC-enabled phones to order by tapping their handsets against NFC tags placed inside the restaurant. The action automatically launches a menu on the user’s […]

M2SYS Technology has announced a partnership with ABT Security Systems to change employee workforce management through the use of biometric time and attendance technologies. The goal of the partnership will be to get rid of fraudulent and wasteful employee behavior as well as to bolster audit trails. In addition to introducing biometric time and attendance […]

The scale of global mobile payment transactions is expected to quadruple over the next five years to more than $1.3 trillion, according to the latest report from Juniper Research. The report, “Mobile Payments Strategies: NFC, Remote Purchases & Money Transfer 2012-2017,” predicts that this growth will be driven primarily by sale of physical goods by […]

NEC—in partnership with criminal justice and law enforcement solutions expert DataWorks Plus—has announced the introduction of the JNET Facial Recognition System to the Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET). Using DataWork’s FACE plus software and NEC’s NeoFace facial recognition matching software to process and compare images, JNET’s new facial recognition system will provide justice information to nearly […]

Students attending New Mexico State University and Doña Ana Community College in Las Cruces will receive city-provided bus rides through next May. All that’s required for this pilot project is a valid student ID from the institutions. The free rides don’t include faculty and staff from either school. It the trial proves successful, the city […]