Feds: Smart card usage increasing
Cybersecurity experts consider standards for multi-factor authentication in the retail sector
SIA takes on health care security space
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
19 Dec, 2013Discussion around facial recognition, Thursby launching iPad mini reader
NTIA To develop privacy code of conduct for facial recognition technology The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a series of meetings to discuss a multi-stakeholder process for the commercial use of facial recognition technology. The first of the NTIA meetings is scheduled for Feb. 6. The Feb. 6 meeting will kick off […]
18 Dec, 2013Decemeber 4 IAB meeting presentations
The December 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 […]
17 Dec, 2013Datacard acquires Entrust
Combined company aims to expand mobile ID, simplify PKI
It’s been a year since the Datacard Group and Entrust Inc. started talking about becoming one company. The two had a lot in common, with government and financial institutions being their largest customers and no overlap or competition when it came to products, says Josh Jabs, vice president of government vertical marketing at Datacard. The […]
17 Dec, 2013Winter 2013 Regarding ID Magazine available via interactive PDF viewer
AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the winter 2013 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]
16 Dec, 2013ABI: Drop in government, health care smart card shipments
Delays in national ID and health care programs have caused ABI Research to predict a drop in smart card shipments for these applications in 2013. ABI forecasted that 435 million smart cards will ship into the government and health care citizen ID market in 2013, a reduction of 6 million when compared to 2012. The […]
13 Dec, 2013Entrust FIPS 201 approved, New fingerprint enabled smart phone
Entrust IdentityGuard named to FIPS 201 Approved Product List Digital identity and identification security specialist, Entrust has revealed that its IdentityGuard authentication solution has been approved by U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for inclusion on the FIPS 201 Approved Products List (APL). Reviewed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as well as […]
09 Dec, 2013Episode 119: Medicaid smart card proposed in New Jersey
The idea of issuing smart cards to patients in health care isn’t new but has yet to take off. Federal legislation has been proposed to issue smart cards to all Medicare recipients to reduce fraud. But states are also looking at the technology in order to protect patient privacy and cut down on abuse. New […]
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