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Frontex Launches New Operation at EU Land Borders

The European border and coast guard agency, Frontex, has launched a new operation at the European Union’s external land border. Joint Operation Terra 2022...

100 Trillion Zimbabwe-Dollar Banknote on Display in Museum

Zimbabwe’s now defunct 100 trillion-dollar banknote—the world’s highest denomination banknote ever—will soon be showcased in a museum exhibit in England.  On 11 February 2022 the...

The Benefits of Developing a Business Continuity Plan

In a previous article we defined the role of a Business Continuity (BC) Plan following a security breach. This article will describe the importance...

Azerbaijan to Issue New-and-Improved 20-Manat Banknote

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) will start issuing a new-and-improved 20-manat banknote on 10 February 2022. The new note will have an updated...

Belgium’s New Passport Blends Whimsy with Security

Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, recently revealed the new Belgian passport, which will be available starting 7 February...

The Euro: 20 Years of Cashing in on Holograms

To understand why the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to place holograms onto the euro as an anti-counterfeiting feature, you have to go back...

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...

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