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Korea’s Next-Generation e-Passport to Debut Next Month
On December 21, 2021, Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs will start issuing more secure and durable next-generation e-passports. The announcement was made during a...
Philippines Central Bank Reminds Banks to Honor PhilSys ID
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), or Central Bank of the Philippines, reminded both the public and BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) that the Philippine...
Detecting Counterfeit Money in the Blink of an Eye – Part 1
Introduction
Most cash transactions occur quickly with people spending no more than a second or two looking at banknotes. How, then, do public users benefit...
How to Prevent Data Leakages in Your Cloud-based Platform
With the recent upswing in COVID-19, many businesses have started to realize the benefits of moving their On Premises infrastructure entirely onto a major...
Biometric touchpoints to quadruple at airports by 2030
A new report by market research provider Valour Consultancy has predicted that the total number of biometrically enabled passenger touchpoints in airports globally will...
Mexico Launches New 50-Pesos Banknote
The Banco de México put into circulation the sixth and last banknote of the New Series of Mexican banknotes, the 50-Pesos vertical note, on...
New Polish Banknote Honors Late President Lech Kaczyński
The National Bank of Poland (NBP) plans to introduce a new 20-złoty banknote commemorating late president Lech Kaczyński on 9 November 2021.
The leader’s image and...
Understanding the GRC: IT Governance, Risk, And Compliance
In the world of Cybersecurity, there is no shortage of buzz words and techno jargon. Often many of these words are used together, causing...
New EES Technologies at Aviation Hubs in Bulgaria
SSARM is one of the leading IT systems integrators in Bulgaria and was awarded a major contract to equip Bulgaria's aviation hubs with EES-compliant...
Germany’s New Identity Card: See It Up Close
The German government began issuing a new model of its national identity card on August 2, 2021, in line with new European regulations. The...
In the News: Cyberattacks on Water Systems Across the US [Updated]
This week CBS reported that American Water Works, a supplier of drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people, said hackers...
Venezuela’s New 200- and 500-Bolívar (Digital) Banknotes
Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) has added two new denominations to its modern Bolívar (Digital) banknote series: the 200- and 500-bolívar (digital) banknotes were...
Legal Identity and Data Protection in Modern Societies
In advance of United Nations Day (October 24), we bring you the following blog post from the United Nations Development Programme. It was originally...
ADA-Compliant Mobile ID App Raises the Bar on Accessibility
Editor’s note: PR Newswire released the following press release on September 26. 2024.
IDEMIA Public Security, the leading provider of convenient and trusted biometric-based solutions, reinforces...
Advanced Generative AI: The Latent Diffusion Model
To conclude his series on advanced Generative AI topics, Ravi Das explores the Latent Diffusion Model—how it works and the advantages it offers.
The “Latent...