UK citizens ready for biometrics (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Public and private sector organisations considering rolling out biometric-based authentication technologies for customers received a boost this week with the findings of the latest Security Index report from IT services provider Unisys. UK citizens ready for biometrics (vnunet.com) Phil Muncaster, vnunet.com , Wednesday 19 November 2008 at 12:31:00 Fear of ID theft could be forcing a softening of attitudes Public and private sector organisations considering rolling out biometric-based authentication technologies for customers received a boost this week with the findings of the latest Security Index report from IT services... Health pros neglect mobile security (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Many UK healthcare professionals could be putting patients' personal details at risk by storing them on personal mobile devices, research has found. SAP Unveils Future Public Security Center (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) SAP AG today announced the launch of a new public security research lab in Darmstadt, Germany. The Future Public Security Center will provide public security agencies in the areas of law enforcement, first response, civil protection, justice, intelligence and border protection with the opportunity to preview, collaborate on and influence the course of SAP public security research projects. City CU implements US Biometrics fingerprint access control system (Finextra) City Credit Union, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, recently purchased and implemented US Biometrics' AccessQ system for controlling physical access ... Health pros neglect mobile security (vnunet.com) Sam Trendall, CRN , Thursday 20 November 2008 at 11:22:00 Survey reveals many UK and US health professionals fail to ensure safety of work data on mobile devices Many UK healthcare professionals could be putting patients' personal details at risk by storing them on personal mobile devices, research has found.... A third of healthcare professionals leave data security to chance (PublicTechnology.net) A transatlantic survey of more than a thousand healthcare professionals has shown that over a third are unwittingly putting personal information at risk by storing patient records, medical images, contact details, corporate data and other sensitive information on mobile devices such as laptops, BlackBerrys and USB sticks - and not adequately securing them. City Credit Union Implements US Biometrics' Fingerprint Biometric Access Control System (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) NAPERVILLE, Ill.----City Credit Union, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, recently purchased and implemented US Biometrics' AccessQ system for controlling physical access to entrances with fingerprint biometrics. Half of Brits willing to give blood to prove identity (Silicon.com) No fear of biometrics - it's ID theft they're worried about…
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