The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council will focus on providing guidance on mobile identity and the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. Providing guidance and leading practices for mobile identity credentialing and the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) will be the focus for 2013, the Smart Card Alliance Identity Council announced […]
17 Jan, 2013Smart Card Alliance Identity Council focuses on mobile, NSTIC
17 Jan, 2013Survey: UK bosses lax on IT security
Fifty-one percent of UK bosses are “unconcerned” with the security of their corporate networks, according to a report released by authentication provider, Swivel Secure. A quarter of business owners admit to reusing the same username and password across all their corporate and personal accounts, from their Facebook page to their confidential corporate systems. Part of […]
17 Jan, 2013Teachers threaten strike in protest of biometric system
Teachers in government schools in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, are threatening to strike in protest of the government’s proposal to introduce a biometric attendance system into the institutions. As reported in the Times of India, the state wants to implement the system to add accountability and discipline in a system where teachers routinely […]
17 Jan, 2013Chinese transformer manufacturer taps HID
HID Global announced that its network access control solutions and contactless readers have been selected by Shenyang Transformer Group Co. Ltd. in China to enable access level settings and area control to prevent unauthorized entry. The access control solution is interoperable with the plant’s existing credentials and integrates with a range of hardware and management […]
17 Jan, 2013VASCO releases virtual appliance for IDENTIKEY line
VASCO Data Security International Inc. has added a virtual appliance to its IDENTIKEY line of remote access security products. Like the stand-alone hardware version of the IDENTIKEY appliance, the virtual version offers securitization, but does so within a virtualized environment. The tool validates DIGIPASS generated one-time passwords and e-signatures to secure remote access. This brings […]
17 Jan, 2013Identive releases new NFC developer kits
Identive announced two new NFC solution development kits that will enable faster construction and implementation of NFC apps. The first of the SDKs is the NFC Plug & Play Starter Kit, which enables NFC developers to quickly create and assess new NFC-based apps across a variety of NFC chips. The second SDK is the NFC-NDEF […]
17 Jan, 2013OC Transpo gears up for Friday’s Presto launch
After countless delays, OC Transpo is expected to finally release 10,000 Presto cards into the wild in mid-January, in a partial roll out of the new payment system for Ottawa’s public transit. According to CBC News, transit riders will be able to apply to obtain the smart transit card online or at the four OC […]