As 2013 draws to a close, marketers are looking ahead to next year when social media marketing will begin to take center stage. No longer a luxury, it will become a must-have in 2014 marketing strategies. See on socialmediatoday.com

Done Deal: Apple Confirms It Acquired Israeli 3D Sensor Company PrimeSenseTechCrunch“Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,” an Apple spokesperson told TechCrunch. See on techcrunch.com

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Samsung has filed a patent for an iris scanner to e included on future portable devices, including the rumored Galaxy S5. Iris scanning is much safer than fingerprints. (Ow ow “@lexdepraxis: Samsung patenin scan mata, kayanya untuk S5.. See on…

Inadequate authentication is among the greatest security challenges for online payments, says Scott Dueweke of Booz Allen Hamilton, who suggests biometrics needs to (Is your business relying on outdated identity authentication techniques? See on http://www.bankinfosecurity.com

Ben Brauer, Senior Product Manager on the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) team, sent along a guest post describing a new, industry standard way to do identity federation with AWS. — Jeff; Over the years, we’ve had a number……

DoD tackles mobile device authentication through several pilots FederalNewsRadio.com “The challenge there is because of the policies around federal PIV cards, which have a whole lot of esoteric nonsense that we have to plow through,” said Michael… See on http://www.federalnewsradio.com

Sky News AustraliaPassports may include voice and eye scanSky News AustraliaTenderers must have expertise in facial, fingerprint, iris or voice biometrics, or in signature-reading technology, the document says. See on http://www.skynews.com.au

Business Times (subscription) 28% of M&A deals in emerging markets hit snags Business Times (subscription) Freshfields found that almost a third (28 per cent) of M&A deals in emerging and developing markets were stonewalled by issues ranging from… See on…

PSFK Labs delves into Instantly Verified, a trend that links payment systems to verified shoppers for more efficient and secure transactions. See on http://www.psfk.com