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The Weekly Round-Up: 20.11.09
Round-Up The government had planned to have cards issued in Manchester in October but this week it was revealed that people living or working in Manchester will now be able to enrol their details for an ID card from 30 November,... [20 Nov 2009]
UK ID cards rollout hit by delay as launch date revealed
News The controversial ID project has hit another delay, with the government missing its own deadline to get the cards into the hands of Manchester residents. The Home Office announced today that people living or working in... [16 Nov 2009]
The REAL ID Act: Why Real ID Cards Should Be Based on Smart Card Technology
White Paper The Smart Card Alliance strongly recommends that smart card technology be adopted as the underlying infrastructure for state driver's licenses issued to comply with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 Smart cards... [14 Nov 2009]
Privacy and Secure Identification Systems: The Role of Smart Cards as a Privacy-Enabling Technology
White Paper Protecting privacy means protecting individuals' rights to control how personal information is collected and promulgated Protecting privacy also includes protecting against identity theft or the use of an individual's personal... [14 Nov 2009]
Logical Access Security: The Role of Smart Cards in Strong Authentication
White Paper Organizations of all sizes and in all industries are anxious to improve the process used to identify users to their networked systems. With the growing use of wired and wireless networks to access information resources and the increasing... [14 Nov 2009]
Smart Cards and Biometrics in a Privacy-Sensitive Secure Personal Identification System
White Paper Both government and commercial organizations are implementing secure personal Identification (ID) systems to improve confidence in verifying the identity of individuals seeking access to physical or virtual locations. [14 Nov 2009]
The Information Card Ecosystem: The Fundamental Leap From Cookies & Passwords to Cards & Selectors
White Paper The emergence of a long-awaited digital identity layer for the Internet means the evolution from an identity model based on one-dimensional cookies and passwords to a new model based on two-dimensional Information Cards. [13 Nov 2009]
BoKS Access Control for Desktops and Microsoft Active Directory: Using BoKS Access Control for Desktops to Secure Your Active Directory Environment
White Paper Admittedly, from a technical point of view and if one ultimately use smart cards only, some of the benefits organizations achieve using BoKS Access Control for Desktops could also be achieved in a Microsoft-only... [13 Nov 2009]
How Online Criminals Make Themselves Tough to Find, Near Impossible to Nab
White Paper Sometime last year, it noticed a clutch of fraudulent purchases on cards that all traced back to the same aquarium. A clear illustration of the fact comes from the field investigations manager for a major credit services... [13 Nov 2009]
Holistic Security in the Supply Chain: The Integration of the Three Security Elements - Physical, Electronic & Information Security
White Paper Physical locks and paper-based reports have been replaced by smart cards and electronic devices that not only allow employees access to different areas, but also may keep track of where they drive, how fast they go and... [13 Nov 2009]
Attaining PCI Compliance Using The PGP Encryption Platform
White Paper This white paper is intended for any organization that accepts credit cards and processes credit card data, which could include but is not limited to: merchants, merchant banks, issuing banks, and processors. [13 Nov 2009]
Smart Cards in U.S. Healthcare: Benefits for Patients, Providers and Payers
White Paper Smart cards can help reduce the inefficiencies prevalent in healthcare, diminish the number and effect of medical errors attributable to a lack of critical medical information, and empower patients to take a more active... [12 Nov 2009]
Using Smart Cards for Secure Physical Access
White Paper Smart cards are increasingly accepted as the credential of choice for securely controlling physical access. Standards-based smart Identification (ID) cards can be used to easily authenticate a person's... [12 Nov 2009]
End-to-End Encryption and Chip Cards in the U.S. Payments Industry
White Paper This position paper attempts to clarify and define end-to-end encryption, and detail the problems it solves and those it does not. It also explores the advantages of an alternative strategy for protecting the cardholder data - moving... [12 Nov 2009]
RF-Enabled Applications and Technology: Comparing and Contrasting RFID and RF-Enabled Smart Cards
White Paper Many applications are now using Radio Frequency (RF) technology to automatically identify objects or verify the identity of people. These RF-enabled applications range from tracking animals and tagging goods for inventory control to... [12 Nov 2009]
