HID Global announced it acquired Codebench, a provider of physical security identity management focusing on the government sector. The acquisition brings together two offerings in validation software and solutions for government credentials and will enable HID Global to offer solutions that ease deployment for its federal agency and contractor customers. The Codebench offering joins HID […]
08 Jan, 2013HID buys Codebench
08 Jan, 2013ShareKey app could replace your house key
Inventive uses for NFC technology are starting to come out of the woodwork, and Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT) has provided an interesting take on the house key. A GizMag report reveals that SIT’s ShareKey app uses NFC to enable physical access to your front door. Similar apps have been developed in the […]
08 Jan, 2013Indian state issues biometric IDs to fishing community
The Department of Fisheries in the Indian state of Goa has started issuing biometric ID smart cards to members of the fishing community, reports The Times of India. The cards, officially known as Marine Fishermen Identification Cards (MFIC), are part of a central government plan to help maintain security at sea, as well as enable […]
07 Jan, 2013Army Reserve upgrades physical access control
Puts PIV to use with an eye toward standard's revisions
The mandate to achieve FIPS 201 compliance means that many government departments and agencies must upgrade their access control systems. In 2012, the U.S. Army Reserve Control (USARC) achieved their upgrade with the help of Monitor Dynamics’ FICAM Platform. Before the upgrade, the Army Reserve relied on proximity and magnetic stripe technologies. This is what […]
07 Jan, 2013Disney’s MagicBand, an all-in-one solution for park guests
Walt Disney World theme parks are set to introduce a new interactive vacation management system incorporating wristbands with encoded RFID technology, according to The New York Times. MagicBand will serve as resort hotel room key, park ticket, FastPass and credit card used to pay for various food items and souvenirs. The RFID bracelets can also […]
07 Jan, 2013GlobalPlatform add two members
ID authentication provider Validity and Hengbao Corporation, a provider of smart card products and technologies, have joined GlobalPlatform as an Observer Members. Validity provides fingerprint sensor solutions for mobile handsets, tablets and notebook computers. Hengbao, which operates across the banking, telecommunication, identity and Internet of things markets, will direct its attention towards GlobalPlatform’s Task Force […]
07 Jan, 2013Mobile devices prime target for DDoS attack tools
Research firm Javelin Strategy & Research says that mobile devices are primed to become the next big tool for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against corporate web sites, reports PC Advisor. A mix of rising bandwidth and processing power, along with low device security makes smart phones and tablets easy to compromise. Using a […]