Black Hat USA 2018: IBM X-Force finds 17 zero-day vulnerabilities in four smart city systems

Black Hat USA 2018: Security Flaws In Smart City Technology (See Video)

By Doug Olenick, Online Editor, SC Media Smart cities are not quite as bright as their administrators might think, as a just-released study has found many critical flaws in a variety of...
To truly understand why ZoOm is revolutionary, the threats that a biometric authenticator faces in the real world must be fully understood. (Courtesy of FaceTec)

ZoOm 3D Face Login: A New Global Standard in Anti-Spoofing (Videos)

3D face recognition tech firm FaceTec, has announced that its ZoOm 3D Face Login is now the first - and only - biometric to achieve a Level 1 rating in the...
The innovative new Ohio driver license complies with Real ID* and can be used as identification at all U.S. airports and federal facilities.

Veridos Highly-Secure, Driver Licenses & ID Cards to Ohio, Real ID Compliant

While driver’s licenses originated as a means to promote and advance public safety and security, they have since taken on a more complicated role. Today’s driver’s licenses represent more than just the...
Who’s on your team? To celebrate the opening of our new hall of fame, we’re asking fans to name the 11 most important players in our soccer history. Make the call and enter for a chance to win hundreds of daily prizes, including a trip to 2018 Induction Weekend in Frisco, TX.

NEC to Provide Facial Recognition for National Soccer Hall of Fame (Videos)

The National Soccer Hall of Fame and NEC Corporation of America (NEC) are providing a unique, facial recognition-enabled guest experience for visitors to the Hall of Fame which is scheduled to...
For the 20th consecutive year, Lenel®, a leading provider in advanced security systems, will provide its OnGuard® access control platform. Players, coaches, officials, staff and vendors are all enrolled in the system and receive a photo identification badge providing access to predetermined areas. The system is integrated with the Axis surveillance cameras so when someone presents a badge at one of the access card readers, live video and the cardholder’s photo are displayed on a nearby monitor, allowing a guard to authenticate the identification.

Enhancing Security at the 2018 Little League World Series (Multi-Video)

Each summer, teams from around the world gather in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for one of baseball’s great classics – the annual Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS). For the 20th consecutive year,...

IrisAccess iCAM7000 Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Multi-Video)

Iris ID, pioneers of iris recognition technologies for more than 20 years, is pleased to announce the IrisAccess® 7000 series has been nominated to compete in the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards...
STRmix™ is a forensic software used by trained, experienced DNA experts to allow DNA profiles to be matched directly against a database.

SFPD Approve STRmix to Resolve Mixed DNA Profiles (Multi-Video)

Following approval for use by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Washington State Patrol, STRmix™ – the sophisticated forensic software used to resolve mixed DNA profiles previously thought to be...

Lenel OnGuard Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

Lenel, a global leader in advanced security systems, is pleased to announce the OnGuard 7.4 security management platform has been nominated to compete in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program. OnGuard Version 7.4...

NIST Releases New Cybersecurity Practice Guide for Mobile Devices

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is excited to announce the latest draft of Special Publication 1800-12: Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials in now available. This latest draft incorporates comments on...
Unlike traditional biometric authentication technology, Hitachi's public type biometric authentication infrastructure (PBI) does not need to preserve biological information itself such as finger vein and can complete authentication using public key converted to data difficult to decode.

Hitachi Links Finger Vein to Blockchain for Retail Payments

Hitachi and KDDI Corporation are trialling a new blockchain system which enables payments to made using a finger vein scanner, with data stored on the purpose-built blockchain. In this experiment, KDDI and two...