Gordon Hannah, Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP Our cyber world has grown and spread rapidly. It enables us to do our jobs faster and more efficiently and gives us unprecedented access to information, whether we’re in the office or on the go. However, the ubiquitous manner in which cyberspace has integrated into our culture and […]
05 Jan, 2012Securing cyberspace top priority for 2012
05 Jan, 2012Updated: Passport image on iPad passes border security
CBP denies report A Canadian man uses a scanned image of his passport from his iPad to get past Customer and Border Protection officials, according to a report from the AP. The man was going to drop of Christmas presents when he realized he forgot his passport. Instead of making the multiple hour trek back […]
04 Jan, 2012SmartMetric acquires manufacturing plant in Argentina
SmartMetric announced it has leased a manufacturing plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina where it plans to manufacture fingerprint activated smart cards. These cards are being developed with industries such as banking, medical insurance and government or other high-security identification industries in mind. In addition to opening up the potential for quick deployment to South American […]
04 Jan, 201217 French cities up for €20m NFC ticketing grant
The French government has shortlisted Paris and 16 other major cities for a €20 million grant that will be used to deliver NFC mobile ticketing solutions for public transportation. According to NFC World, the €20 million pot is intended to supply the necessary infrastructure for the nationwide deployment of NFC transport ticketing, as well as […]
04 Jan, 2012Former Google SA CEO calls NFC payment trials ‘farcical’
Stafford Masie, entrepreneur and former CEO of Google South Africa, has criticized local banks’ recent efforts to pilot NFC payments as “farcical,” asserting that NFC payments are “complex and unnecessary” and will remain a niche technology, reports TechCentral. Masie cites several reasons that NFC will fail as a payment technology. First, handset makers will likely […]
04 Jan, 2012ARX receives certification for network hardware security module
ARX received FIPS 201 approval from the U.S. Government’s General Services Administration on the Approved Products List for compliance for its PrivateServer network-attached hardware security module. The ARX PrivateServer HSM is a network-attached HSM and key management system. It comes with a load balancing option, and enables organizations to stay in compliance with several regulations […]
04 Jan, 2012Juniper’s rugged notepad integrates authentication
Juniper Systems has completed testing and validation on its Mesa Rugged Notepad to be in full integration with the Apriva Authentication Suite, reports Communications Technology. Based on the Windows Mobile OS, the notepad uses the Apriva Reader wearable Bluetooth smart card reader, the Apriva Guard and the Apriva CSPware. The reader accesses authentication data via […]