The point-of-sale terminal has entered a period of dramatic change, according to the latest report release by the Mercator Advisory Group. And the next few years in the industry promise to be a period of even greater change and development than the last. In the report, entitled “POS Terminals: On the Cusp of Change,” Mercator […]
13 Jan, 2012Report: POS terminals on the cusp of change
13 Jan, 2012Report: Banks and retailers need to do more to increase use of contactless card technology
Banks and retailers must do more to increase consumer awareness and usage of contactless card technology, which remains incredibly low among the British populace, according to the latest research from YouGov’s Mobile Wallet study. With interviews from mote than 2,500 respondents online, the study reveals that just 12% of the British population believe they own […]
13 Jan, 2012Malware attacks smart cards
A variant of malware called Sykipot is circulating that purportedly enables it to hijack U.S. Defense Department Common Access Cards and Windows smart cards, according to Alien Vault Labs. This variant, which appears to have been put together in March 2011, has been seen in dozens of attack samples from the past year. The attackers […]
13 Jan, 2012NIST seeks proposals for Web-enabled biometric device
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants to see a biometric scanning device that has Web-enabled communication and control that’s built on a publicly-available specification, reports Bank Info Security. To that end, it’s looking for proposals for such a device. NIST is funding the initiative to produce a functional yet small device for […]
13 Jan, 2012Oracle integrates biometrics into retail POS
Oracle has released a new version of Oracle Retail Point-of-Service that aims to increase security, operational efficiency and functionality in part by integrating biometrics. Oracle partnered with DigitalPersonal to add integrated biometrics to the POS package. Users of the software will login using their fingerprint, which will replace the need for PINs or passwords. This […]
13 Jan, 2012Pair using forged student IDs to obtain U-passes deported
A Chinese couple who used stolen identity information from students at Simon Fraser University in Canada to obtain TransLink U-Passes, have been deported. Siyuan Gu and Jing Wang pleaded guilty in December to using the forged documents. When police raided their apartment they found “some retail PIN card terminals, a pinhole, wireless remote transmitter and […]
12 Jan, 2012UnboundID releases SCIM-enabled products
UnboundID, a provider of identity data solutions for cloud, telco, and enterprise computing, released products based on the Simple Cloud Identity Management (SCIM) standard. By supporting SCIM, UnboundID can provide a standardized and simpler solution for organizations provisioning and managing user identities across multiple cloud-based services, including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS offerings. UnboundID’s SCIM-enabled directory […]