The U.S. Treasury had made progress but a lot of work has to be done for PIV compliance. Some 15% are still without credentials, 21% of facilities have PIV-enabled physical access control system and only 5% use the PIV for logical access.

The Fall 2014 Regarding ID magazine is available for viewing online. Read about identity and the Internet of Things, Bring Your Own Identity, vulnerability in two-factor authentication and doodling your way to secure access.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a technology research facility for the U.S. Department of Energy, is deploying a mix of PIV and CIV credentials throughout its Tennessee facilities.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has not always complied with federal guidance when deploying credentialing systems for HSPD-12, according to an Inspector General’s report. Security controls over the implementation of the smart card credentialing program at HHS have been inadequate because “essential information security requirements were not implemented,” the report states.

Datacard announced the deployment of more than 150 desktop card printers to the Vietnam Road Authority to issue driver’s licenses; HID says that its access control products, along with door-opening solutions from parent ASSA ABLOY, are being used in six of the 12 stadiums in Brazil now hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup; São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil has implemented Quantum Secure’s SAFE for Aviation software suite; and Encap Security joins the FIDO Alliance.

The Regarding ID summer 2014 issue is online. Read about the biometric boogeyman, digital identity technologies, will Bluetooth challenge NFC, problems with e-passports, identity vetting efforts at the local level, defining the hardware security module and much more.

HSPD-12 ushered in a culture change for the executive branch of the U.S. government and paved the way for other identity initiatives but it’s not all a rosy portrait. A decade in, use cases for the credential are few and the electronic functionality of the smart card is limited.

Pontiac, Mich.-based Star EMS taps Brivo Systems for secure physical access for its more than 200 employees. The system not only enables physical access but is also integrated into the time and attendance solution to keep track of employee hours.

Passwords are the cockroaches of the authentication and identity world, annoying, dirty and ever present. But will they die? Passwords will remain a factor of authentication but the outdated modality will lessen as time goes on and as other systems emerge to better secure systems and devices.

BYOD challenges enterprises with two stark realties, first, they need to be readying their workforces to use mobile devices and they must make sure that they are able to provide a level of security for mobile devices that matches the level found on the desktop.