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Asymmetric Cyber Warfare (Part 2)

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Gait recognition is the next potential biometric which is being looked at very closely as a viable technology of the future. Gait recognition, simply...