Monthly Archives: June 2020
Russian schools get facial recognition cameras
facialFacial recognition-equipped cameras will reportedly be installed in over 43,000 Russian schools, The Moscow Times reports.
Cameras have already been installed in over 1,608 schools...
Schengen Visa cost drops for Belarusians
Anatoly Glaz, Head of the Information and Digital Diplomacy Office and Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says Belarus and the...
Schengens urged to resume overseas visa operations
The European Commission has urged the Schengen Member States to resume visa operations abroad as soon as possible.
Schengen Visa Info reports the commission recommended...
Families reunite due to Canada-US exemptions
Families separated on opposite sides of the Canada-US border since mid-March due to the border closure to stop the spread of the COVID-19, are...
German travel scheme helps Spain tourism revival
Nearly 11,000 German travellers will visit the Balearic Islands in the next few days as part of a pilot scheme to help revive Spain’s...
List of airports marked safe amid COVID-19
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has compiled a list of airports around the world that have taken the necessary measures for lessening the...
Artificial Intelligence & the SOC
Introduction
On a daily basis, the news headlines keep pouring out stories about the number of cyberattacks that are taking place. In fact, every day,...
Borders still closed in ‘virus free’ New Zealand
New Zealand has lifted almost all of its COVID-19 restrictions after reporting no active cases in the country.
BBC reports New Zealand has moved to...
COVID-19: Many still say no to UK travellers
The majority of the 27 European Union Members States and the four Schengen Associated Countries – Iceland, Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein – have said...
Italians not yet welcome in Austria
Austrian authorities have opened their borders to nationals of its neighbouring countries after keeping them closed for more than two months due to the...
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...
LIVE BLOG: Nevada adds “Communication Need” symbol to driver’s license and more news…
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