Security News & Media
RFID security not on radar ... yet
April 1, 2007
Techworld.com: The recurring topic of RFID-security flaws has been making headlines again. But unlike new e-mail viruses or Internet worms that demand…
read nowProgram works around rule for U.S. border crossings
March 29, 2007
cioinsight.com: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security agreed to a pilot program with Washington state that could offer an alternative to the requirement…
read nowBiometrics visas needed for U.K.'s foreign visitors
March 29, 2007
Timesonline.com: Three quarters of the world's population will need biometric visas to visit the U.K. by the end of next year in a major clampdown on illegal…
read nowSingapore advocates using biometrics in border control
March 28, 2007
English.people.com: Singapore advocates using biometrics in border control, as its biometric passports and fingerprint technology has accelerated immigration…
read nowN. Dakota to ban forced RFID chipping
March 22, 2007
Computerworld.com: North Dakota is set to ban the forced implantation of RFID chips into people. Both chambers of the legislature earlier this month handily…
read nowEuropean Commission to write rules on RFID
March 22, 2007
Theglobeandmail.com: Privacy and security need to be built into RFID tags before they become widespread, the European Commission said, announcing it would…
read nowLegal Sea Foods intros self-checkout
March 21, 2007
Boston.com: The Legal Sea Foods restaurant chain is introducing hand-held devices that let customers pay at their tables. The move comes in response to…
read nowScientists test gait biometrics
March 21, 2007
Vnunet.com: Biometric technology that identifies people by the way they walk could be used to bolster security at airports and at the 2012 Olympic Games…
read nowUniversity to collaborate with National Biometric Security Project
March 20, 2007
PITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon University and the National Biometric Security Project (NBSP) have announced a memorandum of agreement to collaborate on…
read nowDigitalPersona intros keyboard with built-in fingerprint reader
March 20, 2007
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — DigitalPersona Inc. announced the availability of the DigitalPersona U.are.U Fingerprint Keyboard with new ergonomic design and…
read nowRFID at your guests' service
March 20, 2007
Hotelmotel.com: RFID technology, like the electronic door locks which preceded it, is poised to redefine and revolutionize the lodging industry's lock…
read nowFujitsu's palm more secure than a finger
March 19, 2007
Asia.cnet.com: Fingerprint biometrics may have the upper hand over user-selected passwords, but Fujitsu wants the entire hand to become a security device. By…
read nowIllinois university installs hand scanners
March 19, 2007
media.www.thealestle.com: The hand scanner is part of a new housing security measure being tested in Woodland Hall, a dormitory at Southern Illinois…
read nowCanadian airports roll out dual biometric-ID system
March 19, 2007
Computerworld.com: Security is soaring at Canadian airports with the rollout of a dual biometric-based airport identification card program by the Canadian Air…
read nowCan contactless cards be hacked?
March 19, 2007
Prepaid-press.com: The contactless card tag consists of a semiconductor chip or set of chips and an antenna that relays radio frequency signals into and out…
read nowContactless-card orders flood in
March 19, 2007
Idtechex.com: In the last few weeks, orders for more than $100 million worth of contactless cards and associated systems have been placed. The business is…
read nowepcSolutions releases TetraGate II
March 15, 2007
Openpr.com: epcSolutions announced the release of TetraGate II, the improved platform for Gen2 security for the next generation of access control. The new…
read nowBiometrics taking bite out of crime
March 15, 2007
Securitydocumentworld: Digimarc Corp. announced that its facial-recognition solution is helping many states prevent identity theft and fraud as well as…
read nowJapanese banks push biometrics ATM cards
March 14, 2007
The Yomiuri Shimbun: Financial institutions in Japan — including the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ — that have adopted biometrics-card technology using…
read nowWhereNet RFID tags selected for use at Port of Oakland
March 12, 2007
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — WhereNet Corp. announced that the Port of Oakland in California is taking a proactive step toward meeting security requirements set by…
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