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Dear readers,
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Reinier M. van der Drift
BioXS
English
Resellers See Big Opportunity In Regulatory Compliance
Security solution providers are keeping their eyes on the regulatory compliance market as a booming security opportunity in 2006.
Solution providers are trying to capitalize on opportunities to satisfy compliance regulations for laws such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Graham-Leach-Bliley and HIPAA, as well as recommendations from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and a growing number of individual state laws for data security breeches.
Compliance Pipeline
Date: 2006-02-24 |
Charting a person
While the field of biometrics moves to the masses, Vijayakumar Bhagavatula, a Carnegie Mellon University professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been working on biometrics and its precursors for 20 years, initially looking for patterns in identifying tanker trucks and other vehicles from aerial photos for the Department of Defense. Eight years ago, Marios Savvides, an assistant research professor in electrical and computer engineering as well as CMU's multidiscipline CyLab, a program devoted to computer security - identity theft, viruses and online safety - started working with robotics but has shifted into the realm of biometrics.
Beaver Country Times
Date: 2006-02-19 |
Biometric science seeks to avert identity crisis
Two things are certain about biometrics: It is the hot buzzword in identity management for convenience and protection from terrorists and identity thieves – and it's not foolproof. Anil Jain, a University Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering at Michigan State University, says the wizardry world of identifying people by unique physical characteristics -- fingerprints, the landscape of the iris, the digitized appearance and structure of their faces – is filled with promise. But science still has work to do to deliver technology that meets the demands brought by threats of terrorism and identity theft.
Physorg.com
Date: 2006-02-20 |
China's biometric face recognition system gets government's nod
China's Ministry of Public Security has approved a biometric face recognition system that would be used for surveillance and security purposes in the country.
Su Guangda, an electronics professor at Beijing's Tsinghua University, who has invented it, says that using his system with multi-camera technology will drastically reduce prospects of mismatching faces.
According to 'China Daily', it also has the capability to capture moving images of faces with a high degree of accuracy.
EarthTimes.org
Date: 2006-02-20 |
Identity Summit 2006 attracts Smart Card Experts, Biometrics and Information Security Professionals
A large number of international experts and professionals the fields of smart cards, biometrics, and information security are participating in the Fourth Middle East Biometrics Summit (Identity Summit 2006), to be held in Dubai from 25th - 28th March 2006.
Stronger security urged
A panel discussion involving a group of experts held during Demo 2006 in Phoenix this month concluded that the state of security is not where it should be. Luckily, the panelists also had suggestions on how to improve it.
During the conference, which is owned by Network World, former IBMer and consultant John Patrick called together a panel of industry and academic figures to answer the question: Will the good guys be able to stay ahead of the bad guys? But first Patrick asked the panel to assess the current state of security, and the responses showed that the good guys aren't necessarily ahead of the bad.
NetworkWorld
Date: 2006-02-20 |
ID cards biometrics alone will not stop forgery or fraud
From 2008, everyone applying for a new passport will also get an identity card, with their biometric details stored on a central register. A microchip would also hold biometric information - a person's fingerprints or iris or facial scans, which are unique to the individual. The biometric details are designed to make the cards more difficult to forge. A national database will be created holding the personal information of all those issued with a card. The whole scheme will be overseen by a new independent watchdog.
Following the UK government's acceptance of the Lords' opposition to plans to make ID cards compulsory, we are a step closer to ID cards incorporating biometrics. These are designed to prevent forgery.
SecurityPark
Date: 2006-02-20 |
U.K. e-passports start their travels
The United Kingdom's first e-passports, which feature personal information stored on a chip, have been issued. According to the U.K.'s Home Office, e-passports are now being issued by the Foreign Office in Washington, D.C. Offices in the U.K. itself are expected to start issuing them to applicants for new passports and renewals, starting in April. In the early stages of the changeover, some people will receive a new biometric passport while others will receive a passport with existing digital identification. The switch is expected to be complete at summer's end. The new passports contain a chip that holds a biometric facial image.
Other biometrics such as fingerprints and iris scans may be added to the passports at a later date. Beginning in 2007, first-time adult passport applicants in the U.K. will also have to attend an interview to confirm their identity.
Atmel's New FingerChip Sensor Targets Physical Access Control Devices
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today the introduction of a new member of its FingerChip(R) family of sensors-the AT77C102B FingerChip Biometric sensor. The new AT77C102B is fully-compatible with its predecessor, the AT77C101B, while boasting twice the sensor sensitivity. This sensor improves the image enhancement output, leading to greater recognition accuracy while improving the overall system performance.
EuropaPress
Date: 2006-02-21 |
ID checks to go online
Government departments and local authorities are working on plans to use biometric ID to check the identities of people accessing local government services online. A cross-government committee has begun developing a technology roadmap that will allow local authorities to build ID card checks into their websites when the £5.8bn ID card programme is rolled out in 2009.
Computer Weekly
Date: 2006-02-21 |
Biometrics used to protect Germany’s Olympic athletes
FEBRUARY 22, 2006 (COMPUTERWORLD) - To protect Germany’s athletes, coaches and media representatives during the Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, Berlin-based Bundesdruckerei GmbH is using a biometric finger scanner -- the L Scan 100 from Cross Match Technologies Inc. -- to limit access at the German House, or Deutsches Haus.
The facility, used by the National Olympic Committee for Germany, serves as the central meeting point for Germany’s athletes, officials, commercial partners and media representatives during the Olympic Games. Bundesdruckerei is providing the entire biometric accreditation system for the facility.
ComputerWorld
Date: 2006-02-22 |
National ID card back on the agenda
OTTAWA -- Sooner or later, Canadians will have to carry some form of identification other than a passport to travel outside the country, says the new federal minister of public safety.
The British Commons has just adopted legislation for a government-issued national ID card and Stockwell Day suggested in an interview with The Canadian Press that such a card is inevitable for Canada. "At this point, I don't know what it should be called, to tell you the truth," Day said.
"I don't know if we'll call it that, but we want good, law-abiding people to have smooth and quick access at all border points - not just North American, but international."
National Post
Date: 2006-02-22 |
SecuGen Enterprise NMAS Login Method / SNAP
SecuGen offers a line of authentication software products that work in conjunction with their peripheral biometric hardware and enable users to logon to a Windows or Novell network using their fingerprints instead of passwords.
SNAP--or Secure Network Authentication Platform--provides the ability to login to a Windows (Active Directory) based network. The platform consists of two modules. The server component installs on the Windows server (2000/2003) operating as the Primary Domain Controller and provides the Active Directory supported authentication module.
ItPlanet.com
Date: 2006-02-22 |
Are biometrics ready for the UK?
The UK Foreign Office is issuing facial recognition biometric passports in the US, and iris scanning pilot schemes are underway at Heathrow Airport.
With the ID cards scheme moving ahead, and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown backing the use of biometrics, it seems that finger, face and iris scanners will be soon become an everyday part of our society.
But are biometrics the answer to identity theft and terrorism, as the government claims, or do they bring problems of their own?
Silicon.com
Date: 2006-02-23 |
Technology changing the way we bank
Imagine walking up to an ATM, looking straight into the camera and accessing your account in just under a minute. No fumbling in your purse for your wallet. No trying to remember your PIN.
Sound like something out of a futuristic movie?
Maybe for some.
But for others it would not be a welcome change.
"It's nice to get state-of-the-art technology and make banking easier for working families," said Michelle Stockton, a 32-year-old title officer for a local financial company. "But when you start using body parts to identify someone, it's too intruding."
Recordnet.com
Date: 2006-02-24 |
Deutsch
Scannen und erkennen
Die Angst vor terroristischer Bedrohung nimmt zu - Biometrische Verfahren sollen in Zukunft für einen höheren Bürger-Schutz sorgen
Die Biometrie lässt eine immer genauere Identifikation des Menschen zu. Damit er dennoch nicht "gläsern" wird, hat die EU ein Projekt zur Wahrung der Grundrechte im Zeichen verstärkter Sicherheitsbemühungen gestartet. Von Johannes Klostermeier
Die Ängste vor terroristischen Bedrohungen nehmen zu. Bei Großveranstaltungen wie den Olympischen Spielen oder der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft nimmt das Thema Sicherheit daher einen immer höheren Stellenwert ein. Biometrische Verfahren sollen in Zukunft überall für einen höheren Schutz der Bürger sorgen.
Biometrie verdoppelt Visa-Preise nach Europa
Die EU will Visa zur Einreise in die europäischen Schengenstaaten ab Anfang 2007 deutlich teurer machen. Darauf haben sich die Innenminister der EU-Staaten in Brüssel im Grundsatz geeinigt. Die Erhöhung sei nötig, weil Visa dann biometrische Daten zu Gesichtsform und Fingerabdruck enthielten, sagte die Ratsvorsitzende und österreichische Innenministerin Liese Prokop. Nach Angaben von Diplomaten soll ein Schengen-Visum künftig 60 statt bisher 35 Euro kosten.
Francais
Pour l'entrée sur son territoire : La France instaure le visa biométrique à la fin 2006
Le visa biométrique, qui sera appliqué à toutes les catégories de population pour disposer de documents "fiables", entrera en vigueur "fin 2006 début 2007" dans les services consulaires français au Sénégal, a annoncé Geneviève Iancu, consul général de France au Sénégal. "Le but est d'avoir des documents totalement sécurisés, fiables et donc de pouvoir donner des visas sur une plus grande durée", en particulier des visas de circulation destinés à des catégories de personnes "bien ciblées", a-t-elle confié dans un entretien exclusif avec l'Aps.
Il s'agit, par ce biais, "d'arriver à mettre en conformité ces procédures avec les procédures Schengen", en luttant contre la fraude et l'usurpation de documents, a-t-elle expliqué.
Walf Fadjri
Date: 2006-02-21 |
Le gouvernement polynésien met la pression sur le visa US 20/02/2006
Une délégation a été reçue jeudi matin par Philippe Douste-Blazy, ministre des affaires étrangères.
Suite au retard pris dans la fabrication du passeport biométrique et aux 9 semaines de délai pour un rendez-vous au consulat américain à Paris concernant l’obtention d’un visa, le gouvernement polynésien met la pression sur le gouvernement français. Une délégation a ainsi été reçue jeudi matin par Philippe Douste-Blazy, ministre des affaires étrangères. Outre les touristes, la population polynésienne (étudiants, personnes malades ayant besoin de soins en France...) est également touchée.
Royaume-Uni: La chambre des Communes ouvre la voie aux cartes d'identité biométriques
Les Communes ont mis fin à un débat qui aura duré plus de dix ans. Les parlementaires britanniques ont en effet voté le projet de loi du gouvernement de Tony Blair permettant la mise en place de la carte d'identité biométrique et rendant son acquisition obligatoire pour tout citoyen ou résident britannique souhaitant acquérir un passeport , et ce malgré l'opposition des conservateurs, des libéraux et d'une vingtaine de députés travaillistes. Dès avril 2006, les personnes souhaitant renouveler leur passeport devront se plier à l'enregistrement électronique de leurs empreintes digitales, de leurs iris et de leur face.
Les Euros
Date: 2006-02-21 |
Cypress et AuthenTec présentent une solution de sécurisation biométrique
PARIS – Fruit d’une collaboration, Cypress Semiconductor et AuthenTec annoncent une conception de référence de sécurisation biométrique pour disques durs USB externes à partir de la technologie de reconnaissance d’empreinte digitale. Ainsi, les fabricants de disques durs portables disposeront d’une sécurité biométrique en ne permettant l’accès aux données qu’aux utilisateurs ayant leurs empreintes digitales enregistrées.
Nederlands
De wereld van Orwell lijkt bijna onvermijdelijk
AMSTERDAM - Aan de centrale databank met gelaats- en vingerscans wordt al volop gebouwd, maar de bijbehorende wet die de privacy moet beschermen, is er nog niet. De tijd begint te dringen. Een centrale databank met gelaats- en vingerscans is de droom van veel opsporingsautoriteiten. In theorie wordt het daarmee mogelijk sporen van vingerafdrukken en camerabeelden te vergelijken met de opgeslagen gegevens van nagenoeg de hele bevolking – iedereen met een paspoort. Dat zou de zoektocht naar verdachten een stuk makkelijker maken.
Volkskrant
Date: 2006-02-25 |
Gelaatscans Nederlanders in dubieuze database
Het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken werkt zonder goedkeuring van de Eerste en Tweede Kamer aan een database waarin de gelaatsscans en vingerafdrukken van alle Nederlanders met een paspoort worden opgeslagen, zo meldt de Volkskrant. Door een verordening van de Europese Commissie moeten alle lidstaten voor 28 augustus een nieuw paspoort hebben ingevoerd. Dit paspoort is voorzien van een chip met digitale pasfoto, waar later ook de vingerafdrukken aan worden toegevoegd. Oorspronkelijk waren die biometrische gegevens alleen bedoeld om "look-alike-fraude" tegen te gaan. Voor dat doel hoeven autoriteiten alleen de chip op het paspoort uit te lezen.
Security.nl
Date: 2006-02-24 |
Gartner gelooft niet in betere Windows security
Windows Vista zal de netwerkbeveiliging niet revolutionair verbeteren, zo heeft onderzoeksbureau Gartner gewaarschuwd. "Het is moeilijk om enthousiast over Vista te zijn. Het zou fijn zijn als alles werkt zoals beloofd, maar we verwachten geen exponentiele verbeteringen of grote veranderingen" zegt security analist Jay Heiser.
Toch biedt het nieuwe besturingssysteem een aantal security features die wel zinnig zijn voor bedrijven, zoals smartcards en het in quarantaine plaatsen van onbeschermde laptops.
Security.nl
Date: 2006-02-22 |
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