Feds: Smart card usage increasing
Cybersecurity experts consider standards for multi-factor authentication in the retail sector
SIA takes on health care security space
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
30 Jun, 2016Russian banks using Gemalto OTPs, Infineon releases BLE design
Gemalto supplying Russian banks with smartphone-based secure software app solution; Infineon unveils a FIDO-certified BLE reference design for wireless authentication tokens; Versasec partnered with Yubico; AdvanIDe launched MIFARE contactless inlays.
28 Jun, 2016Federated identity knocks down silos for clinical drug research
Clinical drug research has been highly compartmentalized but Transcelerate is looking to knock down those silos and make identity easy. The Shared Investigator Platform is using credentials from Exostar that comply with the SAFE-BioPharma digital identity standards.
23 Jun, 2016Gemalto on top for ePassport speed, Mobile access in hospitality
Gemalto announced that its operating system integrated in the Sealys electronic passports achieved the fastest reading capabilities in the independent Interoperability Tests; Hotek Hospitality Group partnered with LEGIC to implement the mobile key function in its hotel lock systems; ASSA ABLOY Hospitality released of a Mobile Access best practices white paper.
16 Jun, 2016IdenTrust partners with DirectTrust, Dominion Resources taps AMAG
IdenTrust announced it is a participant in the DirectTrust Partnership for Patients Program that aims to make it easier for patients and health care consumers to securely share personal health information; Evolis and CPI Card Group have extended their partnership to provide U.S. banks with the EMV-capable instant card issuance solutions; Dominion Resources Inc. selected AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Access Control System to secure its offices, plant and operations facilities in Virginia and several other states; Zwipe announced the launch of Zwipe Access 2.0.
15 Jun, 2016Pentagon getting rid of Common Access Card?
Pentagon CIO Terry Halvorsen says the Defense Department plans to get rid of the Common Access Card in favor of a multi-factor authentication system that would include behavioral biometrics.
10 Jun, 2016Feds: Smart card usage increasing
PIV smart card usage in the U.S. federal government is growing, according to government officials. Civilian worker PIV usage rose from 42% to 72% as a result of the push to increase usage of smart cards and is now more than 80%.
10 Jun, 2016Gemalto gets ePassport deal, SecureAuth reveals threat services feature
Gemalto delivered its Sealys Premium Inlay and embedded Sealys eTravel Software for Colombia’s first national electronic passport program; SecureAuth Corp. announced the release of Threat Service; Versasec announced it has added German distributor IDpendant to its list of partners.
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