The 2012 Black Hat conference made headlines claiming iris biometrics had been hacked. But don’t go sounding the warning alarms quite yet. While it’s true that researchers discovered a potential vulnerability, there are countermeasures in place that make the hack impossible, or at least improbable, in the real world. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with […]
15 Aug, 2012Episode 97: Investigating the iris attack
15 Aug, 2012HID Global expands Identity Assurance partner program to North America
HID Global announced it is expanding its Identity Assurance – formerly ActivIdentity – partner program to North America. The channel partner program includes simplified processes and documents, a revamped partner portal and channel enablement tools. Additionally, channel partners now have increased access to services offering by the Identity Assurance business, knowledge and expertise ensuring the […]
15 Aug, 2012Facedeals makes social media check in easier
Nashville-based Redpepper ad agency is piloting a system that uses facial recognition technology to encourage consumers to check in at local businesses with their social media accounts. As reported on Wired, the system, called Facedeals, relies on cameras loaded with facial recognition software that are mounted at businesses. The cameras get permission to recognize a […]
15 Aug, 2012ABnote, GO-Trust partner for NFC payments
ABnote Australasia has selected Taiwan’s GO-Trust Technology to provide Single Wire Protocol (SWP) 8GB Secure microSD cards for a new “Mobile Credit Card Select” NFC payments application According to ABnote, the mobile wallet app enables users to select from a number of credit cards stored on their mobile phone to make contactless payments at the […]
15 Aug, 2012Mexico City to issue new multimodal transit system cards
Mexico City government officials have devised the plans to roll out a new multimodal transit system card that will enable riders to seamlessly pay for region’s Metro and Metrobus service, according to Fox News. The Federal District Card will cost 15 pesos (approx. $1.15) and allow the transit system to carry riders more efficiently. Mexico […]
15 Aug, 2012Empirix offers Testing as a Service for voice biometrics
Empirix is offering Quality Assurance testing services for those industries utilizing voice prints to ensure quality, improve application security and enable a hands-free user environment. As reported on BillingWorld.com, Empirix’s Testing as a Service (ETaaS) is designed to help companies validate authentication and enrollment applications that use voice biometrics, as well as speed up deployment, […]
15 Aug, 2012Deutsche Telekom taps Wirecard for NFC payments issuance
Deutsche Telekom announced a partnership with financial services provider Wirecard AG to help implement DT’s mobile payments strategy. As part of the partnership, Wirecard will put in place the technical processes for issuing the Telekom MasterCard payments solution and support Deutsche Telekom in processing payments. The partnership provides the technical basis for the MasterCard payment […]