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Fake airline tickets and the easy on-ramp to "unbreakable" security...

Thanks to another HP colleague, Homayoun Akhbari, for pointing out this article on challenging the federal Transportation Security Administration: http://www.startribune.com/local/31275879.html "A first-class traveler cleared security with a [phony...

Published 10-22-2008 4:57 AM by StevenSimske

Filed under: Counterfeiting, security, Schneier, National ID, TSA, Passports, Airline ticket, Visas
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Law in effect Today

An evolutionary "time out" with some timely news with respect to the recent tainted-food scares: "On May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, more commonly known as the 2002 Farm Bill, became law. One of its many...

Published 10-01-2008 7:32 AM by StevenSimske

Filed under: security, Track and Trace, labels, food, safety regulations, country of origin labeling, COOL
An Evolving Analogy: Part 3, Convergent Evolution and Mimicry

Change isn’t always for the better. You can, for example, be short-changed. You can change from bad to worse. You can change your Outlook (Microsoft or otherwise). Or you can change a diaper (well, this is better, presumably, for the wearer of the diaper...

Published 10-17-2008 5:10 AM by StevenSimske

Filed under: security printing, anti-counterfeiting, security, brand protection, VDP, forensics, SVDP, RFID, Pre-adaptation, Darwinism, Innate Moving Target, Security Variable Data Printing, Convergent Evolution, Punctuated Equilibrium, Evolution, Change, Co-evolution, Mimicry, Analogy, Homology, Batesian Mimicry
IMI 5th Annual Security Printing Conference

My friend Al Keene, who is the President of Information Management Institute, Inc., pinged me today: " I wanted to thank you for your consideration of our invitation to speak at IMI's 5th Annual Security Printing Conference on November 17-19...

Published 10-08-2008 8:30 PM by StevenSimske

Filed under: security printing, security, conference, IMI
An Evolving Analogy, Part 2: Co-Evolution

Co-evolution is the process by which two species simultaneous exert selective pressure on each other, termed “reciprocal evolutionary adaptations”. Flowers and bees are a good example of mutualism, wherein the shared selective pressure results in a tangible...

Published 10-05-2008 4:59 AM by StevenSimske

Filed under: security printing, anti-counterfeiting, security, brand protection, VDP, forensics, SVDP, RFID, Pre-adaptation, Darwinism, Innate Moving Target, Security Variable Data Printing, Convergent Evolution, Punctuated Equilibrium, Evolution, Change, Co-evolution, Host-Parasite, Mutualism, Dilbert, Pointy-Haired Boss
A barcode for everything

Thanks to my friend, John Keogh of GS/1 Canada, for this link to the "Barcode of Life Data Systems": http://www.barcodinglife.org/views/login.php The Barcode of Life Data Systems (using the acronym BOLD instead of BLDS...) product, like John...

Published 10-25-2008 3:13 AM by StevenSimske

Filed under: security, security deterrent, RFID, Bar code, Barcode of Life Data Systems, ECC, BOLD, DNA
The Unflat Earth Strikes Again--Inspection Unflatness

For this interesting article on U.S. inspection of pharma manufacturing plants, I thank my friend Pipo Caban, a systems, supply chain, manufacturing and pretty much all-around expert at HP: http://www.newsobserver.com/1573/story/1263668.html The article...

Published 10-25-2008 5:17 AM by StevenSimske

Filed under: security, Flat Earth, authentication, pharmaceuticals, inspection, mass serialization, Unflat Earth, Pharma, ePedigree, FDA, Foreign drug manufacturing, Offshoring
Cost of counterfeiting estimate

In past blogs, we've used worldwide counterfeiting rates, scaled to the size of the U.S. economy, to estimate the cost of counterfeiting to the U.S. economy. This number was estimated as $100 billion. A friend sent me this link: http://arstechnica...

Published 10-11-2008 8:05 AM by StevenSimske

Filed under: Counterfeiting, security printing, security, economy, intellectual property
Can't be counterfeited? Watch me...

Michael McDonald, a branding expert at HP, pointed out this WSJ article on the "watch that can't be counterfeited": http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122411896958338969.html?mod=dist_smartbrief Let's spot a couple of questionable aspects...

Published 10-22-2008 4:49 AM by StevenSimske

Filed under: Counterfeiting, security, brand protection, brand name, authentication, microtext, invisible inks, Vacheron, laser performations, Quai de I'lle, Wall Street Journal, watch
Are you PRO-IP? Now the US Is

The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act of 2007 was signed by US President Bush 13 October 2008. The full text of the act can be read at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_reports&docid...

Published 10-17-2008 4:53 AM by StevenSimske

Filed under: Counterfeiting, anti-counterfeiting, security, brand protection, EFF, PRO-IP, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, IP

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Fake airline tickets and the easy on-ramp to "unbreakable" security...

Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Law in effect Today

An Evolving Analogy: Part 3, Convergent Evolution and Mimicry

IMI 5th Annual Security Printing Conference

An Evolving Analogy, Part 2: Co-Evolution

A barcode for everything

The Unflat Earth Strikes Again--Inspection Unflatness

Cost of counterfeiting estimate

Can't be counterfeited? Watch me...

Are you PRO-IP? Now the US Is