The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee’s TWIC Working Group says there are many issues that need to be resolved with the Transportation Worker Identification Credential. The committee was started to give the U.S. Department of Homeland Security feedback on maritime security issues. The 17-page report released at the end of July details issues port operators […]

But will its use expand beyond access control and into other card applications? By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor It wasn’t too long ago that contactless technology was considered the Cadillac of card technologies, but decreasing prices and increasing security concerns have placed contactless squarely in the sights of many college campuses. HID Global’s Mark Doi […]

President Bush signed legislation establishing a federal grant program that provides a new source of financing for colleges and universities to acquire and install electronic physical solutions. The campus security measure attempts to help colleges develop and implement state-of-the-art emergency systems and campus safety plans. It also requires the Department of Education to develop an […]

As fears of a new Sunni insurgency erupting in Iraq are rising, the U.S. military is turning towards a database of biometric information including fingerprints and iris scans to assist them in restricting excess movement throughout Iraq, according to a Wired article. The military has been compiling biometric data on Iraqi citizens for a while, […]

Organizations are looking at the spec, but not a lot of deployments yet By Zack Martin, Editor Many people agree that FIPS 201 is a good technical specification, but its acceptance outside the U.S. government remains slow. That might not be for long though. Other governments and private organizations are looking at the standard, which […]

Canadian consulting firm RFID ProSolutions has teamed with Chicago-based RFID manufacturer RFID Solutions to create a multi-platform authentication program for the Canadian market. The technology platform, Trusted eSentry Security (TES), combines facial recognition, RFID and other options to create a security product aimed at the aerospace, drug manufacturing and finance industries. The standard version of […]

Greg Oester, the president of Alanco/TSI Prism Inc., has offered a clarification of reports last month that the company had been awarded a contract by security systems consulting firm the Weil Group to design an RFID-based inmate tracking system for a prison complex located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. “Our current contractual relationship with the Weil […]

Daon, a provider of identity assurance software aimed at government and commercial organizations, has acquired the Physical Security Interlock software and pertinent personnel from Enterprise Air, a New York-based provider of security technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The PSI software enables user’s to connect physical security systems to any administrative systems. Enterprise […]

New College in Oxford is upgrading its building access control system, replacing the mag stripe card students use with a Mifare contactless card and installing a virtual locking network from security provider SALTO Systems. The existing security installation at New College did “not provide the amount of security information the college now requires to manage […]

Clear, a registered traveler program in the U.S., has secured $44.4 million in venture funding. The latest round of funding was led by new investor Spark Capital, and also includes Syncom Venture Partners. Existing investors Lockheed Martin, GE Security, Baker Capital, Lehman Brothers, and Clear founder and CEO Steven Brill also contributed in this funding […]