Payment processor breach could be among biggest ever

January 20, 2009

The Washington Post: A data breach last year at payment processor Heartland Payment Systems may have compromised tens of millions of credit and debit card…

Increased Automation May Be Key to PIN Security

Increased automation may be key to PIN security As networks crack down, remote management becomes an attractive option.

3M reveals new line of passport readers

January 15, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. — 3M, a leading provider of travel and identity document readers for the kiosk marketplace, will use Check-In '08 to showcase its latest…

Prisoner info kiosk coming from Northern Ireland security company

December 30, 2008

The Financial Times: Core Systems, which supplies biometrics to the U.K. Home Office and Irish Republic prison authorities in Northern Ireland, is introducing…

Corporate Safe Specialists upgrades software for kiosk self-service

December 30, 2008

POSEN, Ill. — Corporate Safe Specialists is upgrading its MenuSOS kiosk software to include .net framework 3.05, Windows Presentation and Communications…

Kiosks stop sex offenders, other threats at the door

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LobbyGuard kiosks are now being used to protect schools, public offices and private buildings from undesirable visitors.

Solidcore, Esprida work to secure remote-managed kiosks

December 22, 2008

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Solidcore Systems Inc., provider of security software, and Esprida Corp., a remote management software producer, have partnered to help…

Coinstar theft ring foiled by misspelled word

December 17, 2008

Hartford (Conn.) Courant: A spelling error ended a spree in which three men used fake Coinstar receipts to steal about $5,000 from Connecticut supermarkets…

Linux kiosks more secure than Windows-based self-service systems, one researcher says

November 30, 2008

Computerworld: Kiosks running Linux are more secure than those running Windows, says Mac Jones of Whangarei-based Netstop after Computerworld's report on…

Airport kiosks cut down on long lines this Thanksgiving

November 25, 2008

Tulsa (Okla.) World: Although Thanksgiving travelers will want to be far from the maddening crowd as airline seating cutbacks intensify airport congestion…

Sagem Denmark's remote key load solution may simplify ATM security

November 25, 2008

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sagem Denmark, an Ingenico Group company and a provider of payment solutions has announced the launch of Remote Key Load (RKL), a fully…

Botswana to introduce electronic passports

November 23, 2008

MUNICH, Germany -- The government of Botswana has awarded a contract to Giesecke & Devrient for the manufacture and delivery of 150,000 electronic…

Air New Zealand deploys IER kiosks with 2D barcode scanners

November 20, 2008

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Air New Zealand has integrated 111 IER 918 self-check-in kiosks as well as 84 IER 600 2D barcode and RF scanners in its innovative…

Bit9 utilizes white-listing to help self-service deployers meet PCI standards

November 13, 2008

WALTHAM, Mass. — Bit9, provider of enterprise application white-listing, is making PCI compliance easier for retailers.   According to news release, Bit…

Internet kiosks exposed to hackers, DEF CON 16 reveals

November 13, 2008

(New Zealand) Scoop Independent News: Security consultant Paul Craig from Security-Assessment.com in August released some break-through research at the world's…

Travelers at O'Hare can skip passport lines thanks to biometric kiosks

November 10, 2008

Chicago Tribune: For $100 and a copy of their fingerprints, U.S. citizens flying from abroad into O'Hare International Airport can skip passport-checking lines…

Security firm warns that Internet kiosks easily hacked

November 2, 2008

The (Malaysia) Star Online: Information in Internet kiosks can be hacked in just 10 seconds, warns Paul Craig, principal security consultant of…

Mobile ticketing report released by Research and Markets

November 2, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets, an international market research and market data firm, has released "Mobile Ticketing: Transport, Sport Entertainment…

Court ruling causes Ryanair to nix plans for Dublin Airport check-in kiosks

October 29, 2008

Irish Examiner: Ryanair is refusing to install self-service check-in kiosks at Dublin Airport in Ireland after Ryanair lost a High Court bid to stop the Dublin…

Mobile e-ticketing in future of UAE air travel

October 26, 2008