By Peter Cattaneo, vice president of business development at Intercede The rapid consumer adoption of powerful smart phones and tablets is revolutionizing enterprises as employees increasingly use these devices to access corporate assets and IT systems. Today, users expect the same mobile experience they have in their off time. Taking and posting photos and videos, […]

Marble Security has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent entitled “Enterprise Device Policy Management” to Marble Security. Originally filed in 2009 by Marble Security co-founder and CTO Dave Jevans, the patent was officially issued on Jan. 15. The patent provides a method for managing the policies and security of […]

A British invention company called Cambridge Consultants has developed a RFID-based sensor tag to monitor parcel deliveries and determine if it has suffered physical abuse while in transit, according to Gizmodo. Cleverly dubbed the DropTag, the device combines a battery, a low-energy Bluetooth transmitter, an accelerometer and a memory chip. Stuck to a parcel or […]

Twitter is reportedly going to add a two-factor authentication option to its login process in an attempt to fend off hacking attacks. News reports state that Twitter is going to use a 2FA system, like Google employs for its Gmail e-mail system. This system requires users to reauthenticate whenever logging in from a new device […]

Increasing security concerns, such as terrorist attacks, mass shootings and other criminal activity will be a factor in the growth of the fingerprint biometrics market, says Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA) in a new report entitled “Fingerprint Biometrics: A Global Strategic Business Report.” GIA projects this market to reach $10 billion globally by 2018, with […]

Device reputation protector iovation has launched Phone Verification, a two-factor authentication product to fight fraud. The system uses TeleSign’s two-factor authentication technology to provide security during high-risk transaction screening. During an online transaction, the system will activate and send a one-time passcode to a user’s landline or mobile phone. The user enters the code into […]

By Fred Emery, Vice President and General Manager of Campus Solutions at Heartland Payment Systems Spend time around a college campus these days and it will become apparent just how attached students have become to their mobile phones. Whether texting, listening to music, playing games, checking out the latest app or talking to a friend, […]

By Joseph Pritikin, Director of product marketing, AOptix It may be two years, it may be ten, but soon enough the identity credential will look very much like Facebook, YouTube, or Amazon: It will be an app or functionality embedded within an app on your smart mobile device. While the identity credential will be enabled […]

Precision Dynamics Corporation, provider of automatic wristband identification, and Intellitix, supplier of RFID solutions for live events, will showcase their RFID solutions, designed to enhance guest experiences, at the Event Live Expo 2013. Precision Dynamics will demonstrate its Smart Band RFID wristbands with Intellitix’ systems that offer secure access control, social media integration and photo-sharing […]

Ingenico, a provider of payment solutions, has been selected by McDonald’s Ukraine to implement its contactless payment terminals equipped with NFC technology to provide multi-choice payment options at all McDonald’s restaurants in Ukraine. The Ingenico PIN Pad iPP350 will be used by McDonald’s Ukraine, enabling users to experiment with contactless and mobile phone (NFC) payments. […]