24 Jul, 2014PKI primed, HID and Eid partner, FIDO’s new members
News briefs of the week, including: PKI is the gold standard when it comes to identity management and the market is poised for growth; HID Global teamed with Eid Passport to supply the company with the ActivID Credential Management System; Bionym and Winfrasoft joing the FIDO Alliance.
17 Jul, 2014Polish bank taps HID Global, Gov smart card predictions
HID Global tapped for multi-factor authentication project in Poland; the latest government smart card predictions; Cross Match available via UK’s G-Cloud CloudStore; SeureKey and Oberthur Technologies partner on mobile identity initiative and Gemalto supporting African health project.
27 Jun, 2014Homeland Security biometric office funded, Verizon rolls out Smart Credential
A U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee approved $249 million for the Office of Biometric Identity Management; the Dutch government selected Morpho to develop a secure biometric travel documents and identity cards; Verizon Enterprise Solutions introduced a new service called “Smart Credential,” a cloud-based system will offer a converged credential to the enterprise through a pay-as-you-go subscription model.
26 Jun, 2014Norway Post goes with multi-app smart card from HID
Norway Post deployed a multi-application smart card for an employee ID. The credential is used for physical access, discounts on railways, payments in canteens and access to vehicles. It’s also being used for secure printing and scanning in the office as well as time and attendance.
24 Jun, 2014Summer 2014 Regarding ID Magazine available via interactive PDF viewer
The Regarding ID summer 2014 issue is online. Read about the biometric boogeyman, digital identity technologies, will Bluetooth challenge NFC, problems with e-passports, identity vetting efforts at the local level, defining the hardware security module and much more.
10 Jun, 2014Exploiting full-disk encryption
Full-disk encryption is often viewed as a black-box panacea for all data security issues but like any tool or system designed for security it is by no means bulletproof.
02 Apr, 2014March 26 IAB meeting presentations
The March 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 […]
26 Feb, 2014HID: Convergence is coming
HID Global released a white paper describing an emerging security environment in which users will have a seamless experience when using cloud-based applications and services, accessing data and opening doors. This environment will move the industry beyond traditional strong authentication approaches, cards and readers to simplify and improve how identities are created, managed and used […]
09 Jan, 2014IP-based readers migrate intelligence to the door
By Damon Dageenakis, Sr. Product Line Manager for Physical Access Control, HID Global Using one network to control multiple solutions certainly has its benefits. The move to Internet Protocol – or IP – based networks is making it easier to operate and simplify the expansion and customization of physical access control systems. A major benefit of this […]
31 May, 2013ABI: Smart card, IC shipments surge
2012 was a great year for both smart cards and integrated circuit (IC) cards with a reported 7.95 billion and 7.99 billion units shipped respectively – a year over year jump of 9.4% and 12.0%, according to ABI Research. The addition of NFC, RF and secure elements has been a major influence in the new […]
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