California becomes second state to ban card skimming

October 2, 2008

PC World: This week, California became the second state to pass a law making it illegal to steal data from radio frequency identification cards. The law sets a…

Norway places biometric kiosks for passport data, identification

September 21, 2008

The Financial: Motorola is supplying the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Police Computing and Material Service with biometric enrollment…

Airport kiosk speeds up check-in

September 17, 2008

The (Edinburgh) Scotsman: Thousands of passengers at Edinburgh Airport in the United Kingdom are set to speed up their journey through check-in with the…

Schools beefing up security with kiosks

September 16, 2008

The Detroit News: Flagship and Reach Academy in Roseville, Mich. are just two of National Heritage Academies' 57 charter schools enhancing security measures…

Self-service security software designed for kiosks, POS systems

August 18, 2008

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Solidcore Systems Inc., provider of software to detect and prevent unwanted system changes, has released POS Check and Control — designed…

Visitor kiosks aid security, efficiency

by Fritz Esker — Freelance Journalist, Networld Alliance

Self-service system allows remote sign-in, security checks.

Wardrivers and your kiosk

Are self-service deployments next?

Toronto airport card fraud investigation reports no evidence of data breach

August 10, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A spokeswoman for Transport Canada, Canada's ministry of transportation, has told KioskMarketplace.com that an investigation into alleged…

Bit9 unveils kiosk, POS security solution

August 6, 2008

BOSTON — Enterpirse application specialist Bit9 has introduced a security solution for companies with kiosks and point-of-sale systems. According to a news…

Meridian Kiosks manufacturing security kiosk for PassagePoint

August 3, 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Visitor management solutions provider STOPware Inc. has selected North Carolina-based Meridian Kiosks to produce security kiosks for its…

Toronto airport security advised to secure check-in kiosks

July 28, 2008

Canwest News Service: Fallout continues from last week's discovery of alleged card fraud at check-in kiosks located at Toronto's Pearson airport. On July 27…

Toronto airport kiosk investigation not surprising given rise in credit-card fraud

July 24, 2008

CanadaEast.com: The possibility that self-serve kiosks at Toronto's Pearson airport were targeted by credit card fraudsters left passengers wary Thursday…

WestJet issues statement on alleged data breach at Toronto airport kiosks

July 24, 2008

ALBERTA, Canada — WestJet, an airline based in Canada, has issued a statement regarding a report of alleged fraudulent activity involving customer credit card…

Canadian airline disables credit-card use at kiosks

July 23, 2008

Globe and Mail: Airliner WestJet says it plans to disable credit-card readers that customers use at check-in kiosks at 28 Canadian airports. The precaution…

PCI Security Standards Council adds two new devices to PED program

June 29, 2008

WAKEFIELD, Mass. — The PCI Security Standards Council, a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security…

Solidcore introduces software to secure retail self-service devices and ease PCI compliance

June 29, 2008

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Solidcore Systems Inc., a provider of software to detect and prevent unwanted change, today introduced its S3 Control PCI Device edition…

Mag strip, smart card software added to self-service shredding kiosk

June 24, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — RealTime Shredding Inc. is introducing magnetic strip and smart card software on its self-service shredding kiosk, giving businesses…

Access IS creates 2D imager that can scan barcodes from mobile phones

June 22, 2008

READING, U.K. — Access IS, the data input technology company, has introduced a fixed-position, high-speed imager that captures barcodes from mobile phones or…

Report sheds light on tricky security issues

June 19, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Consumer fraud and identity theft numbers have risen steadily over the past few years, and, whether you realize it or not, your customers…

Man charged in thefts from coin-counting kiosks

June 4, 2008

The (Everett, Wash.) HeraldNet: A man accused of ripping off about $450,000 from grocery store coin-counting machines in three states has been charged with…