Monthly Archives: May 2021
Asymmetric Cyber Warfare (Part 2)
Asymmetric Cyber Warfare, introduced in my previous article, poses an especially challenging threat to today’s businesses. Companies that have a well-established security policy in...
Ukraine Replaces Low-value Banknotes with Coins
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) recently stopped issuing four banknote denominations and is replacing them with coins. The four lowest-value bank note denominations...
Americans can return home on expired passports
U.S. citizens who are currently overseas and whose passports expired on or after 1 January 2020, can use their passports for to return home...
Estonia’s Next Generation e-Passport Booklet
HID Global has delivered a redesigned ePassport booklet and document issuance software to Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board (PPA). The European country began issuing the...
Asymmetric Cyber Warfare (Part 1)
When one thinks of a Cyberattack taking place, many visions come to mind. Perhaps the most popular is that of an individual dressed in...
VeriFLY Health Passport Adds COVID Vaccine Status
Just as medical science has advanced quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic, so too has technology such as digital health passports—even as “safe traveler” requirements...
Louisiana adds COVID vaccine status to LA Wallet
As companies and governments around the world create and debate COVID-19 vaccine passports, the state of Louisiana has begun offering a novel and secure...
Invisible Personal Information (IPI)
Hidden variable data, including the holder's name or date of birth, or the document number. This data can be viewed with a special decoding...
Hybrid Banknotes: A Bridge Between Cash and Crypto
As central bank digital currencies (CBDC) become reality and the use of cryptocurrencies for payments becomes more mainstream, how will these new digital monies...
Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing
In the world of Cybersecurity today, there are plenty of tests and examinations to make sure that the lines of defense surrounding your business...
Argentina Upgrades Its Relatively New 2,000-Pesos Banknote
On November 7, just months after issuing its first 2,000-pesos banknote, the Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA) has put into circulation an...
Busted: Belgian-Greek Network Smuggling Migrants with fake IDs
The following news story was released by Europe’s Border Security Report earlier this month.
Authorities in Belgium and Greece have dismantled a network that was...
Security Banknote Hologram Wins International Trade Award
An advanced banknote showcasing the best in micromirror and hologram integration, has won the ‘Best Applied Security Product’ category at the Excellence in Holography...
Provisional Agreement on European Digital ID Reached
The Council of the European Union issued the following press release on November 9, 2023.
With a view to ensuring a trusted and secure...
Biometric Technologies of the Future: Gait Recognition
Gait recognition is the next potential biometric which is being looked at very closely as a viable technology of the future. Gait recognition, simply...
