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Filtered by Covert & Forensic Security — 9 articles

22 June 2026

3 min read

Security Begins Below the Surface – and Extends Far Beyond

For decades, tax stamp programmes have relied on multiple layers of overt, covert and forensic security to protect government revenues and combat illicit trade. Yet, as counterfeiters become increasingly adept at reproducing certain visible security features and copying digital identifiers, the importance of those layered defences is growing.

Companies Covert & Forensic Security Overt Security

Nicola Sudan

7 June 2026

2 min read

LIQUI MOLY Deploys Non-Copyable QR Codes to Combat Fake Lubricants

German lubricant manufacturer LIQUI MOLY has introduced a new anticounterfeiting system based on non-copyable QR codes. The system, developed by authentic.network, is being rolled out across LIQUI MOLY's global product portfolio and is designed to allow distributors, workshops and consumers to verify the authenticity of engine oils using a standard smartphone.

Consumer & Industrial Products Covert & Forensic Security Free Free

Nicola Sudan

31 May 2026

2 min read

NAGRAVISION and Harmonic Launch Watermarking-as-a-Service for Live Events

NAGRAVISION, a leading independent provider of content protection and media entertainment solutions, has launched a fully managed, event-based watermarking-as-a-service solution with Harmonic, a video delivery technology company.

Companies Covert & Forensic Security

Chander S Jeena

26 April 2026

3 min read

NovaVera Crystallography: Closing the Gap in Taggant Performance

At the recent High Security Printing™ EMEA conference, in Rabat, Morocco, the technology and innovation session highlighted notable advances in the field of authentication. These included a new class of inorganic taggants for digital and conventional printing processes, presented by Josh Collins of NovaVera.

Advanced Materials Covert & Forensic Security Free Free

Nicola Sudan

4 March 2026

4 min read

News In Brief

RxERP, a cloud-hosted, pharmaceutical-first ERP platform, and p-Chip Corp, a provider of light-activated microtransponder tags and software for secure digital identity, have entered into a licensing agreement to integrate p-Chip’s embedded identity technology into the RxERP platform.

Authentication Covert & Forensic Security News

Nicola Sudan

4 Dec. 2025

3 min read

SMX – Turning Raw Materials into Self-Authenticating Assets

SMX, a NASDAQ-listed provider of molecular marking and verification platforms, has acquired $111.5 million in funding to support the global rollout of its marking technology for embedding into raw materials across multiple industries – at a scale never seen before (it claims).

Companies Consumer & Industrial Products Covert & Forensic Security

Nicola Sudan

30 Oct. 2025

3 min read

When IR Patterns Become Tunable

Until now, infrared-based security features have faced a drawback, in that once a pattern is printed or encoded, it cannot be changed. Most systems are static, meaning the same hidden pattern is locked in at the point of manufacture, limiting the complexity and adaptability of the protection.

Advanced Materials Covert & Forensic Security

Nicola Sudan

28 Oct. 2025

3 min read

When IR Patterns Become Tunable

Until now, infrared-based security has faced a drawback, in that once a pattern is printed or encoded, it cannot be changed. Most systems are static, meaning the same hidden pattern is locked in at the point of manufacture, limiting the complexity and adaptability of the protection.

Advanced Materials Covert & Forensic Security

Astrid Mitchell

4 Jan. 2023

2 min read

Using Additive Manufacturing to Detect Counterfeit Parts

Texas A&M University researchers have developed a method of imprinting a hidden magnetic tag, encoded with authentication information, within hardware during the parts fabrication process through additive manufacturing.

Covert & Forensic Security

Latest News

Security Begins Below the Surface – and Extends Far Beyond

LIQUI MOLY Deploys Non-Copyable QR Codes to Combat Fake Lubricants

NAGRAVISION and Harmonic Launch Watermarking-as-a-Service for Live Events

NovaVera Crystallography: Closing the Gap in Taggant Performance

News In Brief

SMX – Turning Raw Materials into Self-Authenticating Assets

When IR Patterns Become Tunable

When IR Patterns Become Tunable

Using Additive Manufacturing to Detect Counterfeit Parts

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