re:ID Podcast

re:ID Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 163: Kantara Initiative receives grants to develop smartphone solutions for digital ID
June 14, 2017

In this podcast episode, SecureIDNews' Gina Jordan talks with Colin Wallis about Kantara's three pilots recently funded by the Department of Homeland Security. Each pilot focuses on a unique aspect of digital identity – such as addressing first responde

Episode 164: HID Global offers Government Issued Credentials webinar
June 14, 2017

The eventual demise of the plastic card seems inevitable to many working with government issued credentials, thanks to the security and convenience of mobile as an ID. But will mobile be a replacement or a complement? In this podcast, we explore this ques

Episode 162: Gemalto ups biometric capabilities for gov, enterprise, travel with 3M acquisition
May 31, 2017

“We don’t want to confuse existing customers or future customers that Cogent’s been lost or disappeared,” says Gemalto’s Neville Pattinson, in this episode of the re:ID Podcast series. “It’s now an additional part of the Gemalto portfolio. S

Episode 161: How Blockchain Works To Solve Digital Identity
April 28, 2017

In this podcast, part 2 of our conversation with Andre Boysen of SecureKey, we explore the specifics of how ledger-based cryptographic systems like blockchain can empower digital identity. Learn how he envisions strong identity across the Internet without

Episode 160: Why new approaches such as blockchain are needed to solve digital identity
April 11, 2017

In this podcast, Andre Boysen of SecureKey talks about his company's work with the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) and IBM to develop a digital identity network using blockchain technology. He believes the world must transition fro

Episode 159: Smart Card Alliance expands to Secure Technology Alliance
March 23, 2017

The industry organization that for more than two decades promoted the use of smart cards is expanding its mission to include other secure technologies. The Smart Card Alliance recently became the Secure Technology Alliance to reflect this new focus. The g

Episode 158: The whole body as a biometric
October 14, 2016

The biometric authentication system of the future may include passwords sent through the human body. Researchers at the University of Washington have come up with a uniquely secure way to transmit data. They say it can be done using low-frequency transmis

Episode 157: Training humans for facial recognition
May 11, 2016

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks sent Dr. Nicole Spaun on a new career path. “The hijackers went through airports. They had surveillance and they couldn’t match up the faces because the automated systems didn’t exist at the time, and they di

Episode 156: Authentication a necessity for online cars
March 08, 2016

Automobiles are vulnerable to being hacked these days much like computers. It’s becoming more common for modern cars to come equipped with on board computers and other electronic systems that connect to the Internet. But often forgotten in this equation

Episode 155: Brainprint for logical, digital identity
February 19, 2016

In the future, your access to secure areas may depend not on a password or fingerprint – but your brain. Researchers at Binghamton University in New York have developed a way to verify a person by measuring the brain’s response to certain stimuli. The