The first U.K. electronic passports have been issued, and they include a chip that stores personal information, CNET News.com reports.The U.K.’s Home Office said the passports are currently being issued by the Foreign Office in Washington, D.C., CNET News.com reports. E-passports are expected to be issued within the U.K. in April.At first, some travelers will receive passports with a biometric facial image and others will get one with an existing digital identification, according to CNET News.com.U.K. citizens don’t need to exchange their current passports for e-passports until the ones they have expire, according to CNET News.com. Starting in 2007, adults applying for a first-time passport in the U.K. will need to confirm their identities in an interview with U.K. authorities, CNET News.com reports.For more on biometrics and biometric identification cards, read Biometrics by Fire and The Access Control Race. Don’t forget to keep checking in at our CSO Security Feed page for updated news coverage. Related content news Google Chrome zero-day jumps onto CISA's known vulnerability list A serious security flaw in Google Chrome, which was discovered under active exploitation in the wild, is a new addition to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s Known Exploited vulnerabilities catalog. By Jon Gold Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Zero-day vulnerability Vulnerabilities Security brandpost The advantages and risks of large language models in the cloud Understanding the pros and cons of LLMs in the cloud is a step closer to optimized efficiency—but be mindful of security concerns along the way. By Daniel Prizmant, Senior Principal Researcher at Palo Alto Networks Oct 03, 2023 5 mins Cloud Security news Arm patches bugs in Mali GPUs that affect Android phones and Chromebooks The vulnerability with active exploitations allows local non-privileged users to access freed-up memory for staging new attacks. By Shweta Sharma Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Android Security Vulnerabilities news UK businesses face tightening cybersecurity budgets as incidents spike More than a quarter of UK organisations think their cybersecurity budget is inadequate to protect them from growing threats. By Michael Hill Oct 03, 2023 3 mins CSO and CISO Risk Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe