Gartner says data security spending to reach $114 billion this year
Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach over US$114 billion in 2018, an increase of 12.4 percent…
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AfriDOKTA adds Smart Applications International biometrics to secure telehealth accounts
Telemedicine and mobile health company AfriDOKTA and biometric health insurance administration automation company Smart Applications International (Smart) have formed a…
African microlender OKash integrates facial recognition to prevent fraud
African microlender OKash has integrated facial recognition into its mobile app to reduce fraud and improve user experience, Kenyan news…
Xloong AR glasses enable Chinese police using to cross-reference faces against the national database
Chinese startup Xloong is providing AR glasses to six local public security bureaus in the country to enable police to…
Agency head defends proposed Australian facial recognition system amid looming political uncertainty
The technical specifications of the facial recognition system being built by Australia’s federal government do not allow for it to…
New Zealand police reviewing proposals for new facial recognition system
New Zealand police are in the process of acquiring new image management and facial recognition systems to replace an obsolete…
BIO-key share offering brings in $2.1M
BIO-key announced today the closing of an underwritten offering of 1,200,000 Units consisting of 1,200,000 shares of its common stock…
Perfect score for FaceTec facial authentication software in iBeta presentation attack certification
FaceTec’s ZoOm 3D Face Login has achieved a Level 1 rating in the NIST/NVLAP-certified iBeta Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) Certification…
SmartMetric inks distribution agreement with Argentinian card manufacturer
SmartMetric has signed a sales and distribution agreement with General Plastic Corp S.A. (GPC), a credit card manufacturer in Argentina….
Security of federal information systems, protecting PII remains ‘high risk issue’
In recent years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued literally dozens of audit reports to Congress and appropriate federal…
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