San Marcos, Tex. authorities have busted a fake driver license scheme that provided licenses to some Texas State University students. The 20-year-old sophomore engineering student, Jake Waldrep, has been charged with 14 counts of delivery or manufacture of a counterfeit instrument. The investigation first gained steam a month ago when a doorman at one of […]

Jackson Community College in Michigan is looking to save nearly $300,000 by using a private company to provide its security needs. The transition is scheduled to take place Aug. 1 with ArmorKnight Security providing the college’s security services. “We are still very committed to having a safe and secure campus,” said a college spokesperson. “We […]

Just as the University of Georgia police were ending an investigation into a sophisticated fake ID ring, another student dealing in fake driver licenses came to light. The original ring, apparently run by students at the University of Georgia and Gainesville State College, had distributed more than 1,000 fake IDs to students at the two […]

Police are investigating more than 2,000 student emergency contact cards that were stolen from North Miami Beach Senior High School, according to a local news report. The cards hold students’ personal information, some including their social security numbers. The recent breach of identity information has many parents and students worried. “I just heard that they […]

Manufacturers try to rein in the supply chain, but is it in vain? By Autumn Cafiero Giusti, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications When it comes to securing the ID card printer supply chain, the process can be a lot like selling a car. Once a dealership sells a car to an individual, the dealer no longer […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the summer 2011 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

Jolly Technologies was giving demonstrations of its ID Flow system at the National Association of Campus Card Users Annual Conference. ID Flow is a visitor management system that enables a school to scan a driver license, capture a photo and fingerprint biometric, check that data against a watch list and then issues a credential, says […]

Some students are getting an early start on their use of an ID card. The Prosper, Texas Police Department is partnering with the Prosper Independent School District to offer print identification cards for local children, free of charge. “In the event that children get separated from their parents or guardian, either by accident or because […]

Dates: September 27-29, 2011 Location: Tampa, Florida Venue: Tampa Convention Center URL: URL: http://events.jspargo.com/biometrics11/ or http://www.biometrics.org/ Description: Supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA), the Biometrics Consortium Conference is focused on Biometric Technologies for Defense, Homeland Security, Identity Management, Border Crossing and Electronic Commerce. The Conference […]

Recent stabbings at two Massachusetts area colleges have prompted schools to reexamine their security plans as they attempt to maintain long-held values of public access, according to a local news report. At Regis College, Weston, Mass., an 18-year-old was stabbed to death in a parking lot outside a dormitory. At Boston College, police stepped up […]