Securing access to mobile devices has become more important and handset manufacturers are taking different steps to ease the process. Apple Made headlines with inclusion of a fingerprint scanner that can be used to access the device and make purchases in the App Store. Less publicized was Motorola Mobility’s unveiling of Skip, an NFC-enabled clip […]

In 2002 I attended my first biometric trade show, the Biometric Consortium Conference in Crystal City, Va. At that point I was a few months into editing a publication covering high-tech identity and biometrics solutions and this was the first time I was able to see some of the technology in action. It was just […]

GlobalPlatform reveals its TEE security best practices GlobalPlatform has published its first Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) Protection Profile, detailing the security requirements for delivering services and content on mobile devices. The new document defines the level of security required for TEE to support the delivery of value added services such as premium content or mobile […]

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 […]

UL achieves two GlobalPlatform qualifications UL has revealed that it will enhance its compliance test suite portfolio with the addition of  two new Collis Compliance Test Suites — the GlobalPlatform UICC SCP81 Extension and the GlobalPlatform UICC Memory Management Extension, The Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform UICC SCP81 Extension implements the official test suite developed for […]

NTIA To develop privacy code of conduct for facial recognition technology The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a series of meetings to discuss a multi-stakeholder process for the commercial use of facial recognition technology. The first of the NTIA meetings is scheduled for Feb. 6. The Feb. 6 meeting will kick off […]

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

EZ-Link, the company behind the contactless stored value ticket for use on MRT, LRT and buses in Singapore, announced “My EZ-Link Mobile”, the company’s first mobile application allowing top up services to a physical stored value card using NFC technology. The new service is an extension of the current EZ-Online service to a mobile platform […]

The SESAMES Awards were given out before the opening of the 2013 CARTES Secure Connexions Event. Think & Go NFC is the only company to win more than one award with all other categories going to different winners. The 2013 award winners include: Hardware: Gemalto M2M GmbH: Machine-to-Machine Technology to protect Amazon Rainforest. The Internet […]

Marriott Brooklyn Fairfield Installs VingCard Elsafe RFID VingCard Elsafe has signed a contract with the newly opened Fairfield Inn & Suites located in Brooklyn, New York that will see the Marriott-owned hotel deploy contactless VingCard’s Signature RFID locks. VingCard’s Signature RFID locks will be installed across all of the Marriott Brooklyn Fairfield’s 133 guest rooms, enabling contactless […]