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Aegis Bio: Encrypted USB 3.0 drive with biometric fingerprint access
07.02.2013
Apricorn announced the Aegis Bio 3.0, a software-free biometric USB 3.0 drive that safeguards data with secure fingerprint access and military grade 265-bit AES-XTS hardware encryption.
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High volume biometric fingerprint and iris identification
15.01.2013
Neurotechnology released MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0, a multi-biometric software and hardware solution designed for large-scale projects that require high-volume, high-speed fingerprint and/or iris identification using very large databases.
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BYOD access solution with biometrics
15.10.2012
HID Global announced a solution for government agencies interested in securing iOS devices with access to sensitive data.
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Biometric authentication service for web and mobile service providers
12.10.2012
BioID announced BioID Connect, a cloud-based biometric authentication service that providers of web, cloud and mobile services can easily integrate to offer their users convenient strong authentication, using standard webcams and smart phone cameras for highly accurate face recognition.
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Facebook turns off facial recognition in Europe
24.09.2012
Facebook has assented to keeping the facial recognition feature ("Tag Suggest") for its European users off until European regulators allow it to be reinstated, and to delete collected templates for those users by 15 October, says in the latest report of a re-audit conducted by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner's Office.
Spotlight

A closer look at Mega cloud storage
Posted on 21 May 2013. | Once a novelty, nowadays many cloud storage services are fighting for their piece of the market in the virtual world. Mega offers 50GB of free space with great pricing on Pro accounts.

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.

Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.
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