The Smart Card Alliance has added new training materials for its Leadership, Education and Advancement Program (LEAP) members to help them prepare for Certified Smart Card Industry Professional (CSCIP) certification. First started in 2008, LEAP has already attracted numerous individuals interested in improving their knowledge and professional proficiency in the smart card industry. CSCIP is […]

The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee has released a report calling for changes in identity management in the U.S. The committee is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and advises the President on emergence and preparedness of telecommunications. “A need has emerged for a national, comprehensive identity management strategy that would recognize […]

Clear, a company that once promised to provide frequent travelers with a quicker way through airport security checkpoints via a membership fee and submitting certain biometric information, has been ordered by a judge to not sell any of their members’ biometric data following their shut-down of service this summer, according to a Wired article. The […]

Security feature may truly be tamper proof By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications Often the emphasis is on the security used to protect the data stored in a card, but what’s equally as important are the security features techniques used to protect the data printed on the card itself. Laser engraving is nothing new, but […]

The Sony Wonder Technology Lab in Midtown Manhattan is issuing guests Sony FeliCa contactless card that are used to access the different exhibits, according to a New York One news report. The lab is designed to give kids and adults a history of electronics and show them how the different devices are used. When guests […]

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

By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications Whether it’s linking a Facebook account, or other social networking site, with your NFC-enabled phone, using the technology to reduce gate costs for transit agencies or using it in your home as a smart doorbell, Austrian researcher Gerald Madlmayr sees great things ahead for near field communication. If […]

How do we ensure online transactions? How do we know that the person on the other end of a transaction is who they say they are? How do we ensure that transaction without a high cost? These are questions the Four Bridges Forum wants to answer. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin spoke with executives from […]

Often the focus is on how information is stored and secured in a card, but just as important is how information is secured on a card. Zack Martin, editor of Regarding ID magazine, sat down with Jonathan Bowen, sales manager at Digital Identification Solutions about its desktop laser printer and laser engraving ID cards cards. […]

Almost every week it seems like a new Near Field Communication pilot is announced. As more and more projects are rolled out Re:ID will keep you up to date on where they are and what they involve. After the jump find a listing of NFC pilots and deployments that appeared in the Spring issue of […]