Software-based authentication solutions are often considered inferior to smart cards, tokens or other hardware-based systems. But one company has been trying to dispel these misconceptions with a software based authentication platform based around the PIN.

HID Global is officially opening the doors to its new, $35 million world headquarters located in Austin, Texas. Also serving as HID’s North American Operations Center, the new headquarters features 250,000 square feet of manufacturing, office and warehouse space across 22 acres of North Austin’s Tech Ridge area. The facility was designed to minimize environmental […]

Handling Identity and Access Management processes manually can be time consuming and expensive, but improvements can achieved via commercial products and cloud-based offerings. Cloud-based Identity and Access Management is the best option for enterprises provided it meets all requirements, according to Andras Cser, principal analyst serving security and risk professionals at Forrester. From a cost […]

By Dean Wiech, managing director, Tools4ever  Identity and Access Management has become a hot topic as more organizations begin to recognize that a progressive approach is crucial. The market for Identity and Access Management has not yet matured, however the space continues to grow and progress to meet the evolving needs of organizations and their […]

Click on a new Facebook application and a warning box pops up telling the user that the app will access their basic info, email address and other data. The user can either hit “OK” or “Cancel,” it’s a black and white choice with no option to just give up certain data. The scenario illustrates a […]

The December meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com and SecureIDNews.com were on hand to cover the event and have provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to […]

Biometrics veteran Hector Hoyos has launched a new venture, Hoyos Labs, which hopes to rethink how biometrics is used to authenticate and secure identity. Hoyos Labs is a digital infrastructure security company that along with the Cambridge Innovation Center, maintains its own research and development division on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. […]

Morpho iris capture device named world’s fastest Biometric technology specialist, Morpho, has announced the launch of its Morpho IAD (Iris at A Distance) solution, a device that combines iris and face capture. With a iris capture rate of just one second, the MorphoIAD is officially the fastest device currently available on the market. Capturing iris […]

A patient with a pacemaker is on a business trip when he starts feeling odd. It’s not an emergency but he wants to see a doctor. Having his physician send all the appropriate medical data to a local physician, however, can be daunting. Resilient is trying to fix this problem setting up a network that […]

A group within the American Association of Airport Executives was the first to start using technology associated with a National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace pilot. The pilot rolled out in March as a small group from the industry association began using the multi-factor technology to access a specific portal, says Cathy Tilton, vice […]