Monthly Archives: October 2015
Emergency travel documents
As security features for travel documents, MRTDs and especially e‑Passports are nowadays much more difficult to counterfeit, fraudsters are increasingly seeking out weaker points...
Beyond line artwork
Joel Zlotnick, Jordan Brough and Troy Eberhardt
Commercial dot halftone patterns are often avoided in security design in favour of custom line artwork for two...
Near-infrared active personalisation
Modern polycarbonate identity documents have been approved in many countries due to the material’s exceptional mechanical and optical properties and fraud resistance. The manufacturers...
Plasmonic metamaterials
Metamaterials, artificial composites with properties not found in nature, have revolutionised the way to control electromagnetic radiation. When implemented at infrared and visible frequencies,...
Designing identity documents
In recent years, identity document issuance solutions have undergone significant advances, incorporating a wave of new technologies that enable identity documents to be more...
The weakest link
Presenting a genuine and authentic travel, residence and/or identity document is no guarantee of the true identity of the holder. The weakest link in...
Official and diplomatic travel documents
Official and diplomatic travel documents do not fit the mould of citizen documents. How do issuance authorities cope with managing these documents to ensure...
Hand geometry recognition
Hand geometry recognition is one of the oldest biometric technologies today; in fact, it is even older than that of fingerprint recognition. It is...
Law Enforcement Nabs World’s Two Biggest Cybercrime Forums
DSA congratulates the international law enforcement agencies involved on the success of this critical citizen safety initiative. While not a story that directly discusses...
Can Gen AI Speed Response to Cyber Threats? Final Thoughts
In this series, Cybersecurity expert Ravi Das has explained why the mean time to detect (MTTD) and respond (MTTR) are key performance indicators in...
LIVE BLOG: Washington State makes it easier for teens to get state-issued driver’s license,...
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Can Gen AI Reduce Time to Detect & Respond to Cyber Threats?
In this series, Cybersecurity expert Ravi Das has explained why the mean time to detect (MTTD) and respond (MTTR) are key performance indicators in...
A Preview: Belize Reveals Redesigned Banknotes
The Government of Belize and the Central Bank of Belize recently unveiled the country’s newly redesigned banknotes. The new notes feature designs that reflect...
