Monthly Archives: January 2022
Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan
Businesses have learned many key lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic, including following:
The need to be able to deploy a mobile workforce in the...
Optimizing Microprinting in Lamination Plate Features
Introduction
Part one of this series about optimizing microprinting described 2D font design and artwork customization for better resistance to artwork re-origination. Part two introduced...
Bank of Albania Issues New 500- and 2,000-Lekë Banknotes
The Bank of Albania put into circulation two new banknotes, in denominations of 500 Lekë and 2000 Lekë, on 17 January 2022. The new...
Ransomware and Identity and Access Management
The cyber threat landscape is no doubt a very dynamic one; it is constantly changing, almost by the hour. This is illustrated by how...
Simultaneous Offset: Strategies for Optimization (Part 5)
This is the fifth and final paper in a series about optimizing simultaneous offset, a security printing technology that facilitates registration of offset artwork...
Six Top Priorities for Your IT Budget in 2022
Now is a good time to review and plan for your IT needs and budget for 2022. This article provides six tips you should...
Simultaneous Offset: Strategies for Optimization (Part 4)
This is the fourth in a series of five papers about optimizing simultaneous offset, a hardware security printing technology that applies offset images in...
Mauritania Issues New 20 Ouguiya banknote
The Central Bank of Mauritania began issuing a new banknote in November 2021. The 20 Ouguiya note is the lowest denomination in the newest...
The Role of Encryption in Protecting Data
With the near 99% Remote Workforce now becoming a reality for the long haul, Corporate America has learned some harsh lessons about Cybersecurity during...
Five Famous Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure
When one thinks of a Cyberattack, what often comes to mind is the damage done to Web servers and databases. In those kinds of...
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...
