Gemalto has successfully provided the nearly 200 California Department of Motor Vehicle (California DMV) field and investigative offices with its advanced Coesys Document Verification software solution. DMV officials can verify the authenticity of such documents as passports, identity cards and driver licenses by simply checking the graphical data and security features against reference templates from…
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Who will be first to mobilize your ID?
Summary of the Silicon Trust Mobile ID Forum, London, April 2015. In April 2015, the Silicon Trust Program organized an expert forum on the topic of Mobile ID and related services. The year 2015 marks the 15th anniversary of the Silicon Trust Program which started the millennium by educating the technology industry and governments throughout…
Hannover Messe 2015: Wibu-Systems presents a collaborative project to support secure Industry 4.0
The demonstration shown at the Hannover Messe, April 13 -17 2015, illustrates how manufacturers can protect their production data in the age of Industry 4.0. This model was first presented at the German IT Summit 2014 as the collaborative result of four German companies united by a single purpose: Bringing security “Made in Germany” to Industry…
CeBIT 2015: Security for Industry 4.0 Made in Germany
Wibu-Systems is proud to be part of an outstanding consortium that will be officially announced at CeBIT 2015. Deutsche Telekom, Infineon Technologies, Wibu-Systems and Hirschmann have joined forces to deliver security Made in Germany to the entire Industry 4.0 arena. The partnership started to take shape already last year at the National IT Summit, where…
Cognitec Introduces Video Camera with Integrated Face Detection / Tracking
Dresden-based company Cognitec now offers a highly specialized IP video camera with built-in face detection and tracking technology as a component of its FaceVACS-VideoScan product. The FaceVACS- VideoScan C5 camera provides optimal image quality for real-time face recognition, even under challenging conditions, while requiring low computing hardware and bandwidth resources. Currently, users of high-resolution machine vision…
Gemalto presents findings of its alleged NSA / GCHQ hacking investigation: “Serious, sophisticated attacks”
Gemalto presents the findings of its investigations into the alleged hacking of SIM card encryption keys by Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). The company states that "No breaches were found in the infrastructure running our SIM activity or in other parts of the secure network which manage our…
Gemalto acquires Trüb AG’s secure document business
The Gvt ID industry consolidates further with market leader Gemalto's recent announcement of its acquisition of Trüb's secure document business. Trüb has a 150 year history of secure printing. Headquartered in Aarau, Switzerland, it has been a pioneer in eco-friendly and highly secure polycarbonate technology. Today, Trüb provides identification solutions primarily to governments and banks…
Record growth and profit for Secunet in 2014
secunet Security Networks AG, has reported its 2014 preliminary figures, which, according to the company, met expectations in full, according to preliminary calculations: Revenues and EBIT were greater than in the strong financial year 2012, the results from 2013 were clearly exceeded. The numbers published by the secunet Group for the financial year 2014 indicate…