Apple has received a patent for a biometric device it expects to be embedded in future lines of iPhones and Macintosh computers. The patent explains some of the concepts and procedures Apple is hoping to utilize in their future products for improving security including some that aren’t biometric. Among the ideas presented are creating a […]

Sonavation, a biometric technology developer, has announced the development of a new fingerprint sensor they are touting as the wireless and smart card industries’ thinnest and most durable. The sensor, called the SonicSlide STS3000, is the thickness of a postage stamp and made from a material similar to commercial aircraft wings. The SonicSlide is based […]

VeriSign, Inc. has announced a new platform designed to meet the needs of governments looking to implement and manage their own Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). The new VeriSign PKI Platform is an in-premise solution modeled after the same architecture that VeriSign has deployed as a managed service for customers around the world. This deployment model […]

The Belgian government is expanding it’s electronic identification card initiative to include all children under the age of 12. The program consists of a dedicated electronic ID with specific features intended to increase their security in emergency situations. In particular, a special hotline number is printed on the card body of the child’s ID card […]

Theft of a laptop belonging to a University of West Georgia faculty member, may have put the identities of some 1,300 current and former students at risk. Information on the computer may have included the student’s name, address, phone, student ID number or Social Security number. The Carrollton, Ga. institution has notified the affected individuals […]

AuthenTec, a developer of biometric technology, has announced that Motion Computing, a mobile computing and wireless communications developer, has embedded AuthenTec’s fingerprint sensors into their J3400 series of tablet computers, according to an Orlando Business Journal article. The biometric devices are intended to serve as an extra layer of security to protect any sensitive data […]

As networked printers in businesses have presented a hazard related to printing sensitive documents when the printer is not in your immediate vicinity, Silex, a biometric technologies developer, has created a biometric solution to the issue, according to an Advance Web article. The technology, called SecurePrint, is designed for use in the health care industry […]