Posted on 24 December 2012 by Thales DIS
Happy holidays! By now you have likely bought the gifts, sent the cards, and decorated the house. Before we know it, 2013 will be here. But before we look ahead to the New Year, let’s take a moment to look back over 2012. And what a year it was! Looking over our blogs, 2012 was […]
Posted on 16 January 2013 by Thales DIS
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show has been a frenzy of cutting-edge innovation and novelty genius. But which kit, if any, will take off in 2013? Last year I blogged from CES 2012 about the importance of security keeping up with innovation. I referred to Intel’s Identity Protection Technology (IPT) and Anti-Theft (AT) technology as part […]
Posted on 31 January 2013 by Lysa Coombs
“What do I buy the person who has everything?” is not an uncommon question whenever birthdays and celebrations come around. In this situation, I have often opted for the ever-reliable gift card, and recent research shows that I am not alone: in the UK, around 38% of the population has purchased at least one card […]
Posted on 27 February 2013 by Thales DIS
Cybersecurity rarely receives much attention in the US political arena, when it should be a top priority. After all, it’s inextricably linked to the strength of our national security so it was great to hear President Obama emphasize the importance of cybersecurity in his State of the Union address last week. The President has signed […]
Posted on 16 April 2013 by Jennifer Dean
Law enforcement organizations looking for the best solution to move to advanced authentication and meet the CJIS mandate have received some good news: they now have until 2014. CJIS is the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS). It is the primary central repository for criminal justice information and the focal point […]
Posted on 26 April 2013 by Thales DIS
xkcd’s 1200th cartoon, published last week, was another brilliantly satirical look on the way most of us approach security on our laptop: It reminded me of Mel Gibson’s immortal line in the film, Braveheart: “They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom.” Freedom was the most important thing to the Scots, […]