biometrics
Behavioral biometrics: The password you can’t forget
This year’s Mobile World Congress featured more biometrics technology than ever before, with the launch of Google’s Android Pay and Samsung Pay both unveiling …
Windows 10 will let you log in with your face and fingerprint
Windows 10 will be out this summer, available in 111 languages and in 190 countries around the world. In an effort to boost their (legal) numbers in China, Microsoft will …
UK banks’ customers can access accounts with their fingerprint
iPhone users who are also customers of UK banks RBS and NatWest can now access their online banking app by simply pressing their finger on their phone’s home button. The …
Biometric authentication app downloads to reach 770 million by 2019
More than 770 million biometric authentication applications will be downloaded per annum by 2019, up from just 6 million this year. This will reduce dependence on alphanumeric …
Biometric tool prevents fraud
BioCatch launched its eCommerce fraud prevention solution. The new tool uses behavioral biometric analysis to detect suspicious behavior and authenticate repeat customers, …
Stanford professor scrutinizes India’s biometric identification program
The cutting edge of biometric identification — using fingerprints or eye scans to confirm a person’s identity — isn’t at the FBI or the Department of Homeland …
Lie detection technology that accurately reads eye behavior
A company has discovered how to not just open the window to the soul via one’s eyes, but also accurately determine whether or not that soul is lying. For years, …
By 2016, 30% of organizations will use biometric authentication on mobile devices
The consumerization of IT and business BYOD programs have resulted in potential security problems for IT leaders, according to Gartner. User expectations of a clean and simple …
Biometric open protocol standard for safer authentication established
While biometrics are becoming a ubiquitous component of securing consumer data on mobile and other digital devices, there is no industry standard in place to protect that data …
BYOD and biometrics in the enterprise – ally or enemy?
BYOD continues its victory march as the enabler of choice among employees juggling increasingly intertwined home and work lives – for IT managers however it is the stuff …
Alliance dedicated to wireless biometric authentication launched
Natural Security has announced the launch and newly elected governing board of the world’s first open Alliance dedicated to secure transactions based on wireless and …
Why the iPhone fingerprint reader is a good idea
Two new iPhones have been announced. According to Apple’s presentation, the most common way to secure a device is with a passcode and about half of smartphone users do …
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