Monthly Archives: October 2013
Keesing Journal 41
Editorial:
Full circle
Innovation:
Current aspects in machine authentication of security documents
Part 1: Do we need optical document security?
General interest:
Innovation drives hologram document...
Keesing Journal 42
Editorial:
The human factor
General interest:
Optiks™: past, present and future
How experimental work can lead to different opportunities
Practical experience:
Meeting...
Hype or trend?
Sector organisation IATA predicts flight movements will grow by 30% by the end of 2016 (an increase of 800 million travellers). All these travellers...
Meeting the Olympic challenge
In the summer of 2012, London hosted the biggest sporting event in the world: the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Many commentators agree that the...
Optiks™: past, present and future
In this article, Malcolm Knight discusses the history, technology and status of the banknote feature termed Optiks™. The journey has not been straightforward and...
Fighting crime in Africa
The organisation and management of a country’s identity infrastructure requires the continuous attention of the government. The changes in types of fraud and the...
Part 2: Seeing eye to eye on iris recognition
Ravi Das
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the use of biometrics increased dramatically as a means of positively verifying and/or identifying an individual....
SPARK®
This article focuses on the innovative optical technology SPARK®, designed for front-line authentication required for level one protection. The cutting-edge technology - encompassing patented...
New application makes life easier
As all around the world people are becoming increasingly mobile, new demands are being placed on their technological environment. Modern nomads want to make...
How Gen AI Can Speed Detection, Response to Cyber Threats
In the world of Cybersecurity today, there are many metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that can be used to not only gauge what...
New Global Trade Body Champions Optical Security Technologies
January 15, 2025: A new international trade body has been launched to represent and promote the wide range of authentication, anti-counterfeiting and automation optical...
Preview: Falkland Islands’ New Family of Banknotes
The Government of the Falkland Islands will release a new family of banknotes on August 14, 2025—Falklands Day. The new family of notes represents...
EES and ETIAS: the EU’s New Border Management Systems [UPDATE]
As we have previously reported, the European Union has long been planning to introduce two separate but integrated border management systems. Together, the systems...
The 25 Top-Ranked Passports as of January 2025
There are several ways to assess the value of a country’s passport. One measure is the number of countries a holder can access with...
