SmartMetric, responding to media reports about ATM fraud facing some of the United State’s largest banks, said the SmartMetric finger print activated Biometric ATM / Credit Card is a technology that will better defend against the modern day electronic thieves and fraudsters. The New York-based Daily News reported that Citibank has limited the cash amount […]

Proximex and NEC Corporation have joined together to offer integrated physical security solutions for organizations that require “real time, all the time” systems. Proximex Surveillint™, combined with the NEC® Express5800™/320Fc fault tolerant server or ExpressCluster® product family, protects organizations with the ability to discover, connect and resolve seemingly unrelated events as well as handle constant […]

Eric Skinner, Chief Technology Officer, Entrust The next 12 months will witness a remarkable change. Specifically, 2008 will see the emergence of new and more sophisticated electronic passports across the globe, particularly in European Union (EU) countries. New information technology is emerging to better protect and verify the personal information contained in these documents. The […]

The Department of Homeland Security has released a fact sheet outlining its 2007 achievements. They include: better passenger records and tracking, better biometrics (10-fingerprint collection at airports and ports including the US-VISIT program), enhanced driver’s licenses (as part of REAL ID), secure documentation standards (WHTI), enhanced aviation security, enhanced privacy and civil rights standards, setting […]

If you don’t need a full-blown, FIPS 201-compliant PIV card like those being tested in Summer Breeze-like trials, the recently established Tiers of Trust Consortium may have an alternative solution. It was created to provide a lower cost smart ID card without all the bells and whistles that FIPS 201 requires. “While this regulation (FIPS […]

BioPassword, Inc. announced findings from a survey, sponsored by BioPassword and conducted by Harris Interactive®, that reveal of the nearly nine in 10 (88%) online adults who use password-protected Web sites, 63% worry that their online password may be stolen and used for identity theft. However, 86% still say they prefer to select passwords that […]

bioMETRX has incorporated AuthenTec’s AES2510 sensor into its smartTOUCH™ product line. bioMETRX’s first product, the Master Lock® smartTOUCH™ garage door opener (GDO), has broken the “under $100.00” retail barrier, a first for any consumer access product featuring AuthenTec’s sensor. The smartTOUCH GDO™, sold as the Master Lock® smartTOUCH GDO™, retails for $97.00 and can be […]

Lockheed Martin is cooperating with Cognitec Systems, facial recognition experts, in the rapidly growing marketplace of biometrics solutions. Lockheed Martin is incorporating multiple biometrics techniques – including fingerprint, facial and iris scanning – into their operations. In May, the corporation opened its Biometric Experimentation and Advanced Concepts (BEACON) facility in White Hall, WV, to serve […]

NXP Semiconductors recently opened a center for showcasing advanced concept and product testing, the Next Experience Lab located in the Netherlands. The new Next Experience Lab, which joins a network of four other centers globally, will allow NXP and its partners, such as BMW, to examine the impact of technologies on consumers, seeking answers to […]

NXP Semiconductors recently opened a center for showcasing advanced concept and product testing, the Next Experience Lab located in the Netherlands. The new Next Experience Lab, which joins a network of four other centers globally, will allow NXP and its partners, such as BMW, to examine the impact of technologies on consumers, seeking answers to […]