Stansted Airport has rolled out its new facial recognition security gates, which use document scanning from 3M. Passengers with new biometric e-passports travelling to the UK via Stansted can use the Autogates being trialled in the arrivals area, which can scan their face and check their passport photo in seconds – helping to save time […]

Australian spec looks to better secure contactless identity credentials By Graeme Freedman, Principal, DotInDots Concerns with the security and privacy of contactless smart card technology are nothing new. In recent years, the Internet has caught up with the physical access control industry and the PKI smart card industry, and some ‘dirty little secrets’ have been […]

A recent partnership between ChosenSecurity and idOnDemand will combine ChosenSecurity’s digital certificates with idOnDemand’s smart card technology, giving customers a multi-purpose authentication solution enhancing privacy and secure accessibility in enterprises. The two companies have developed the SmartID. The combination allows for a complete solution for enterprises. Digital certificates provide applications such as secure email, digital […]

A German news report stating that physical access control systems at some airports were compromised may have been overstated, according to sicherheit.info. The system, however, is vulnerable to attacks, similar to the original Mifare hack in 2008. New reports suggest that journalists did not actually gain access to restricted airport areas, as originally reported. Instead […]

CoreStreet Ltd., a subsidiary of ActivIdentity, will be featured at the General Services Administration Open House on Feb. 2 presenting its new converged access control solution. The solution is based on Personal Identity Verification and PIV-Interoperable digital credentials, augments existing physical access control systems, as well as products ActivIdentity’s subsidiary CoreStreet and Veridt. The solution […]

The Rural Development Department (RDD) of the Palakkad district of Kerala, India has announced that it will issue contactless smart cards to workers looking for jobs in the area, according to squidcard.com. The cards, which will contain biometric fingerprint data of the holder, can be used to register for work, according to Sreekantan Nair, Deputy […]

Fulcrum Biometrics, a distributor of biometric solutions across the globe, has announced it is now offering EikonTouch USB-connected fingerprint readers, a product of biometrics developer UPEK. Among the features offered by the Eikon Touch line of readers is its one-touch placement, along with some specific models offering other aspects such as FIPS 201 certification or […]

NEC Corp., a developer of new technologies including biometric and other security technology, has announced they received first place in the Still-Face Dataset of the Multiple Biometric Grand Challenge for their face recognition technology. The challenge was carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security […]

By Jeff Zander, vice president of sales and international business, Heartland Payment Systems Campus Solutions Safety will always be a top priority for campus administrators, with concerns ranging from health issues to campus security. In light of heightened security concerns in recent times, new federal regulations have been passed to deal with campus’ emergency response, […]

idOnDemand introduces the a new PIV full lifecycle employee smart card using the Software as a Service approach. With an idOnDemand SmartID, customers can compile visual, physical and logical authentication into a secure digital identification card into a pay-as-you go model without the complex infrastructure. The software consolidates credentials that are traditionally separate like building […]