In an effort to increase security and improve tracking of children, a nursery in Norfolk called Hewett Under-5s in the UK has begun utilizing biometrics, according to an EDP24 article. However, the nursery collects the biometric samples from the parents of the children instead of the children themselves to better access control as well as […]

Prometric, a United States- based standardized test management company, has announced that the online Common Admission Test (CAT), often used as for admissions purposes for the Indian Institutes of Management, has received a number of security upgrades to help ensure the taker is who he says he is, according to a Central Chronicle article. Among […]

Germany’s Interior Ministry has announced that it will begin issuing smart ID cards to German citizens on November 1, 2010, according to DW-World. The encrypted contactless chips installed in the cards will contain ID information, biometric data–including optional fingerprints–and a digital passport photo. Additionally, users have the option of enabling an electronic signature function, which […]

Blaze Mobile and Tetherball customers now have the ability to redeem mobile rewards and coupons, as well as make purchases using their mobile phones. Blaze Mobile users can sign up for a loyalty program that grants them access to offers from Tetherball on their mobile phones from major retailers like Dairy Queen. To redeem the […]

NEXPERTS, e24, the University of Applied Science from Northwest Switzerland and other industrial partners are launching a pilot project this month in Zurich that will enable customers to use their NFC phones to purchase goods and services at farmer shops. The project, called “Touch’n Pay,” is intended to ease the shopping process in farmer shops, […]

Australia plans to crack down on welfare and medical fraud cheats, according to a news report in the West Australian. To do so, the Australian Government along with the Human Services Agency will introduce a plan that will assign each of its citizens with a virtual ID card. The government plans to centralize information from […]

Two-factor authentication isn’t always enough as fraudsters have found vulnerabilities in some of these system, according to a report from Gartner Inc. Trojan-based, man-in-the-browser attacks have evaded strong two-factor authentication, enabled through one-time password tokens. Other strong authentication factors, such as those using chip cards and biometric technology that rely on browser communications, can also […]