The mobile device is going to play more of a role in identification and authentication in the future, but the policies surrounding what an employer can do with the devices are still evolving. A professional lacrosse teams deploys BYOD security and what role with the Apple Watch play with identity?

Florida has banned the use of biometrics in schools over fears that the technology could used to steal the identities of students. Will this impact other states?

Two-factor authentication will not only gain in popularity but will be the norm within two years, says Chester Wisniewski, senior security advisor at Sophos. RegardingID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Wisniewski about a Forrester Research report that predicts that two-factor authentication will likely be widespread within two years. Wisniewski feels that widespread may be a bit […]

Much has been said and written about the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace but Phil Wolff wanted to take a different look at the initiative. Wolff, strategy director at the Personal Data Ecosystem Consortium, was admittedly being “irascible” when he first started the session at a conference but he also wanted people to […]

As identification technologies evolve, so too do hackers. This was a topic of discussion at Smart Card Alliance’s 11th Annual Government Convention held in Washington, D.C. in November. “If you don’t first know who’s on your network, you don’t really know if they’re supposed to be there,” says Betsy Hight, vice president of the Cybersecurity […]

The February meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list […]

Villanova University conducted a five-month pilot using Apple iPhones sporting NFC-enabled cases to give a group of student’s physical access to dorms and dining halls. Kathy Gallagher, director of Card Systems at Villanova University, reveals that the pilot included iPhone 4 and 4S models because those were the devices that were most common amongst students. […]

The Department of Defense and other federal agencies that employ the strong authentication credentials for daily use may have found an email assurance solution. Certipath discussed its email assurance solution at Smart Card Alliance’s 11th Annual Government Conference held in Washington, D.C. “Digitally signed emails don’t have a lot of info about the assurance level […]

Robert Lemley, director of Software Development with CBORD, details the latest contactless credentials and discusses the pros and cons of selecting a solution. Lemley explains what solutions like HID’s iCLASS and MIFARE’s DESFire EV1 can offer by examining costs, features and functionalities. Lemley believes that the day of multiple credential support is coming. “Today, we […]

Many Federal agencies are using credentials like the PIV or Common Access Cards to access secure portals using mobile devices.  At Smart Card Alliance’s Government Conference, representatives from Silanis and Juniper Networks demonstrated  solutions for the use of smart cards on Apple iOS devices. In response to federal pilots using mobile devices, Silanis has developed […]