NFC shipments are expected to grow by 129% in 2014, predicts ABI Research. The vast majority of the technology will be placed in smart phones, as was the case in 2013 but that may decline as the technology is embedded into computing products, peripherals and speakers, digital cameras and printers, domestic appliances, cars and other […]

By Phil Scarfo, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Lumidigm It’s hard to believe that in this digital day and age we continue to rely on the decades-old authentication method of usernames and passwords. It was bad enough when we had but a few simple combinations, but now the vast majority of us have dozens […]

Apple’s decision to include a fingerprint sensor in the new iPhone 5S sent a clear message to competing mobile phone manufacturers and it seems that Samsung and LG will be the first to respond. Bear in mind that the likes of Samsung and LG are not simply reacting to the release of Touch ID; rather […]

It’s been a year since the Datacard Group and Entrust Inc. started talking about becoming one company. The two had a lot in common, with government and financial institutions being their largest customers and no overlap or competition when it came to products, says Josh Jabs, vice president of government vertical marketing at Datacard. The […]

Entrust IdentityGuard named to FIPS 201 Approved Product List Digital identity and identification security specialist, Entrust has revealed that its IdentityGuard authentication solution has been approved by U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for inclusion on the FIPS 201 Approved Products List (APL). Reviewed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as well as […]

A new report from Ericsson suggests that biometrics technology in the consumer sector may yet be welcomed with open arms. Ericsson’s report details the top 10 consumer technology trends expected for the New Year, 2014. In at number two on the list of trends is the substitution of fingerprints for passwords. After polling a mixture […]

A report from Smart Insights has laid out a comprehensive analysis of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) market, including available authentication solutions, future adoption rates and the potential impact on smart authentication. The report, entitled “Smart Authentication to Tackle BYOD Issues,” posits that the BYOD experience and the resulting employee mindset may trigger changes […]

Goode Intelligence has published a report predicting that the global market for mobile devices – smart phones, phablets and tablets – with fingerprint sensor technology will exceed 990 million by the year 2017. Fingerprint sensors are expected to be a common feature in mobile devices, and according to Goode’s “Mobile Biometric Security – Market Forecast […]

A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that the number of employee-owned smart phones and tablets in the workplace will exceed 1 billion units by 2018, likely the product of the ever-growing BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend. The 1 billion-unit figure represents nearly 35% of the total installed base of consumer owned tablets and […]

Thursby releases secure email iOS app for iPad, iPhone Thursby Software has announced the immediate release of its PKard Mail secure email app, available on Apple’s App Store. Modeled after the native user interface of Apple’s Mail program, PKard Mail adds comprehensive support for US Government CAC and PIV identity cards. Additionally, email signing, encryption and […]