Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA) has begun the first nationwide instant issuance of eIDs in West Africa. The new “GhanaCard” meets all international requirements for identity documents, such as chip-embedded technology and biometric capabilities. Identity Management Systems is the prime contractor for the Ghana National ID...
China is to begin taking fingerprints of all foreign visitors as it steps up security on its borders, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday. The fingerprinting of foreigners will be introduced at Shenzhen airport in the south from Friday, and it will then be...
Global rollout of biometric smartphones is gaining traction driven by demands for mobile application security, according to recent research from Acuity Market Intelligence. According to the research consultancy’s 2017 edition of the Biometric Smartphone Update, 87 smartphone vendors introduced 346 biometric smartphones in the past year....
Biometrics is slowly taking off as a means of preventing criminal activities within the financial service industry. Biometrics is an analysis of physical and behavioral patterns unique to each individual to establish their identity. Among the modalities used are fingerprints, palm prints, iris scan, voice...
List: Passwords are already being replaced with authentication methods which are harder to crack. Every human has a set of innate characteristics, and as our online security needs change technology companies are beginning to take advantage of them in authentication. SLM looks at five of the most important...
Police use of facial recognition technology continues unregulated and unguided as the Home Office has still failed to deliver its biometrics strategy, ahead of an official report due to be published on Friday. While the Home Office would confirm to The Register that the Biometrics Commissioner's...
MPs are to receive “enhanced” security measures for their homes and constituency offices amid heightened terrorism fears. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) said “recent events” had led to a review of security arrangements and that additional funding would be available for MPs who want to...
Odelzhausen, Germany - Teracue eyevis GmbH, a manufacturer of IPTV and IP video systems shows the new ENC-400 H.264 fanless video encoder and recorder during the upcoming ISE in Amsterdam. Furthermore ICUE GRID, Teracues new IP video wall solution, is used to present the companies...
Budget cuts, new digital technologies as well as an evolving security landscape are forcing the police to review how it delivers services and what services are appropriate for the future. While today’s police leaders understand there is no “silver-bullet” solution, some forward-thinking forces are eager...
TDSi is offering a programme of free authorised training sessions internationally to meet demand from installers, partners and customers around the world. The company has already completed training sessions in France and South East Asia with further dates to be announced. Kevan Fry, Senior Export Technical Support Engineer...
