If predictions for the future of biometrics in airports hold true, a face would be the only thing a traveler would need to check-in for a flight, drop off bags, pass through security checkpoints and board a plane. The entire process would be based on facial recognition biometrics, and technologists are already putting the pieces […]

There’s little standing in the way of companies taking a cue from the opening sequence of tv’s “Get Smart” and setting up their doors to open when an authorized employee approaches. Tokenless physical access control is no longer just the realm of television. It is now reality at a growing number of installations. The technology exists for tokenless, […]

Automated self-service E-gates are changing the way passengers move through border control environments. Passengers scan chip-enabled e-passports and other travel documents, undergo biometric verification using face, fingerprint, or iris recognition and proceed through physical barriers such as a gate or turnstile to permit passage. Around the globe these identity …

An enterprise wouldn’t expect an individual to walk around with a keyring containing a hundred keys, right? Instead of having to remember multiple user names and passwords for different sites, enterprises are deploying single sign-on. SSO enables users to access applications both on-premise and in the cloud.

If you’re building a new office building, there are a variety of options for physical access control. Don’t be stuck with last-generation technology, make sure to explore all the possibilities available to make access secure and easy.

The physical access control market has never been known to be bleeding edge when it comes to new technology. But a change is on the horizon, cloud-based physical access control systems have arrived. These new systems offer a number of advantages over legacy systems and could usher a new age of security.

The DOD has eliminated passwords — in lieu of PKI — for access to a research site. If this project is successful it could lead other government agencies to do the same exact thing, which would go a long way to better securing the government’s cyber infrastructure.

A growing number of small and medium size companies are opting to outsource their ID card issuance instead of doing the job in house. Smaller businesses like the simplicity of being able to farm out the job because they don’t have to worry about buying and maintaining issuance equipment and software, stocking card supplies onsite and paying employees to handle the work.

Multi-factor authentication for e-prescribing controlled substances has been a long time coming. The feds passed the regulations years ago but physicians are just starting to comply as confusion over the mandate persists.

Kids are taught not to talk to strangers but this takes on a whole new meaning in the digital age. The Internet has made it tricky to protect the identities of children, and this creates real dangers that extend from the online to offline world.