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...
Rwanda’s New 2,000 RWF and 5,000 RWF Banknotes
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has put into circulation redesigned versions of two of its banknote denominations: the 2,000 Rwanda franc (RWF) and...
Advanced Generative AI: The Variational Autoencoder
In this series of articles, author Ravi Das examines some of the more advanced topics that support Generative AI. In this first article, he...
LIVE BLOG: Hawaii launches mobile driver’s license/ID card for Apple devices and more news…
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Kenya Releases an Updated Series of Banknotes
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has made some updates to all denominations of the Kenyan banknotes. All denominations are affected, including the 50...
A Sneak Peek at Indonesia’s New-and-Improved Passport
Indonesia plans to celebrate its 80th Independence Day next year by issuing a redesigned passport to its citizens. The Directorate General of the Ministry...