The typical British adult can stand queuing for 10 minutes and 42 seconds before their patience starts to fray, according to research published by the Payments Council. Indeed, the stereotype of patiently queuing Brits is becoming a thing of the past, with eight in ten UK adults (83%) turning to virtual alternatives, from shopping online… Read More
First EU Cyber Security Exercise ‘Cyber Europe 2010’ with 320 ‘incidents’ successfully concluded
The first ever, pan-European cyber security exercise “Cyber Europe 2010” ended successfully yesterday. More than 150 experts from 70 public bodies around Europe participated in the exercise. They were exposed to more than 320 incidents, or ‘injects’. The exercise was a first, key step for strengthening Europe’s cyber defense. The key challenge now is for… Read More
European Specialists Team Up to Define Security Standards for Next-Generation Mobile Devices
Five partners from industry and academia have joined forces in a European research project, SEPIA (Secure Embedded Platform with advanced Process Isolation and Anonymity capabilities), to define security standards for next-generation mobile devices including high-end cell phones and tablet devices. As financial services, such as banking and payment, become increasingly accessed from mobile devices, it… Read More
VIDEO: Cimbal – A mobile payment technology startup uses QR codes
Cimbal, a technology startup is using QR codes to enable person-to-person payment transactions using a mobile phone. In essence Cimbal is an electronic payment network using software-based contact-free communication technology to turn a smartphone into a payment tool in-store, online and person-to-person. Watch their video to find out more. Related Articles Cimbal Launches Software-Based NFC… Read More
Germany introduces national eID card – the beginning of a new application era?
Today is the day hundreds, maybe thousands of security specialists, card developers, application developers, regional councils, politicians and civil servants have been working towards for more than 2 years: The official start of the German eID card – the neue Personalausweis. Just about everything is NEW about this document – the format, the functions, the infrastructure. German… Read More
First Russian company joins NFC Forum
i-Free, a Russian provider and marketer of mobile technology solutions,* has acceded to NFC Forum, the international organization that spearheads NFC development globally, on all levels. i-Free is now the first Russian company among NFC Forum members. i-Free is a Russian innovation company on the CIS market since 2001, focused on the development and implementation… Read More
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