Body cameras have been viewed as a way to keep law enforcement honest, recording interaction with the public. In reality, they protect both the officer and the public by capturing how everyone involved reacts in different situations. But a recent study shows that adding biometric capabilities to these body cameras could enable law enforcement to spot wanted criminals and terrorists.

University Health Care System has implemented RightPatient; CA Technologies released enhancements to its privileged access management portfolio; GlobalPlatform published updates to its Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) Initial Configuration v1.1 and Test Suite v2.0; TeleSign announced it has appointed Aled Miles as CEO.

The Social Security Administration was going to require recipients to use text-based passcodes for access to online accounts. But many seniors don’t have text-enable mobile devices making this impossible. So, what is the best multi-factor authentication technology for senior citizens?

You wouldn’t use an old computer or mobile device so why would you decide to use old security technology? You probably wouldn’t but some are still complaining about the possible extinction of text-baed OTP when more secure, easier to use tech is around the corner.

GET Group announced that its CP500 card printer has been FIPS 201 certified; Gemalto is supplying its security solutions for the Internet of Things to Dai Nippon Printing; ImageWare announced the availability of GoVerifyID integrated with CA Technologies Single Sign-On and Identity Management products; Route1 Inc. announced the launch of MobiENCRYPT, a hardware solution delivering remote and local full disk encryption access.

Some General Services Administration facilities have been found to use site-specific credentials causing a potential security risk. During inspection visits to 14 GSA-managed facilities across four regions, investigators found 17 distinctly different building badges in use at those facilities.

Ping Identity has acquired UnboundID; Monitor Dynamics and Carillon Information Security announced the availability of a FIPS-201 compliant PACs solution; VASCO Data Security unveiled MYDIGIPASS for Healthcare, a solution for health care organizations and vendors of health IT applications.

The White House Office of Management and Budget released updated guidance on how agencies should purchase IT resources. New guidance from the White House emphasizes the needs for FIPS 201 and an interoperable, federated identity scheme for citizens.

Two United Nations agencies are working together to make it easy for Syrian refugees to purchase groceries in Jordan. Individuals previously enrolled in the biometric program can use their iris to buy groceries at certain locations.

By 2030 the physical identity credential will have gone the way of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, replaced by secure virtual credential embedded in mobile devices, according to predictions from Acuity Market Intelligence.