BIO-key unveiled a compact fingerprint reader called the SideSwipe; Intercede announced that a federal agency placed an order to provide its employees with secure identity on mobile devices; Thursby Software announced the availability of its PKard Pro secure browser app on Apple’s App Store and iOS 8 support; Nok Nok Labs released an addition to the Trusted User Interface capability to the FIDO-Ready NNL S3 Authentication Suite; Sticky Password announced that it will offer retail customers a lifetime license of its software during the month of October for National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

NIST awards Mitre Corp. cybersecurity center contract; Gemalto has been selected by China Mobile for multi-tenant SIMs; Secure Network Systems announces FICAM accreditation; GlobalPlatform expands its support for the mobile services community with device compliance program; the FIDO Alliance announced that the Alibaba Group has joined the FIDO Alliance.

Evolis introduced the AVANSIA, a new retransfer printer that can support a variety of applications: employee badges, secured access cards, student IDs, payment cards, official identification cards, driver licenses, and more.

Passwords are not secure and enterprises are actively seeking out different digital identity and authentication technologies to help them secure online assets. Multi-factor authentication can go a long way to preventing many of these breaches as passwords are still the number one way hackers are gaining access to information on computer networks.

Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS) has been chosen as one of Forbes Asia’s Best Under a Billion companies in 2014. This is the second time that ACS has been included in the list, the first being in 2010.

The Smart Card Alliance announces 13th annual government show agenda, Quantum Secure partners with Siemens, ImageWare unveils mobile biometric authentication app.

IHS Technology predicts that ePassports are set to experience relatively weak growth in the coming years, despite their capability to address rising security concerns at airports and border crossings.