Biometrics enable smart gun technology
A new safety mechanism for guns may be coming on the market, leveraging biometrics to authenticate users of weapons. Safe Gun Technology Inc. (SGTi), of Columbus, Ga., is working on a smart technology...
View ArticleMobile biometrics could be standard issue by 2015
As companies increase their usage of mobile tools in the workforce, biometric authentication could become a common tool for enterprises, reports ZDNet. Biometrics is already helping the problem of...
View ArticleNational ID program rolls out, another debates data inclusion
National ID programs have had a big week, as the Nigerian National Identity Managment Commission (NIMC) rolled out a pilot program of 13 million national identity smart cards that have electronic...
View ArticleAnimetrics releases cloud-based facial biometric system to growing market
New Hampshire-based Animetrics, a 3-D facial recognition and identity management provider, has launched ID-Ready, a new touch up system for facial images. The system is geared toward smaller law...
View ArticleGAO blasts TWIC card reader pilot results
Stephen M. Lord, director of Homeland Security and Justice for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), testified before the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Government Operations,...
View ArticleGoogle updates strong authentication roadmap
Five years ago, Google’s login team published a roadmap for stronger consumer authentication. It’s now released a report on that roadmap and an updated version of what’s in store for the team. Eric...
View ArticleMcAfee adds biometric authentication to cloud storage
McAfee, a division of Intel, is launching a cloud authentication program that leverages face and voice recognition as factors. As reported by Computerworld, the product is called LiveSafe, and it will...
View ArticleFBI launches third increment of NGI system
The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched Increment three of its Next Generation Identification (NGI) program, which features improved search accuracy for latent fingerprints and adds a nationwide...
View ArticleeDriving license gaining traction in Europe
More countries in the European Union are getting on board with the concept of an electronic driver’s license. Based on European Directive 383/2012, which advocates for adding a smart secure element to...
View ArticleHouse subcommittee hears testimony on the future of biometrics
In May, the U.S. House Subcommittees on Research and Technology held a joint hearing to discuss the state of biometric technologies, their current applications, future uses, challenges of adoption and...
View ArticleTech 101: Match-on-card biometrics
Match-on-card technology marries biometrics with smart cards, enabling users to not only carry their biometric with them but also match it on the card. This means greater privacy for the cardholder and...
View ArticleSolving the online ID problem
One-time passcodes, biometrics, smart cards, mobile devices … the list of possible digital authentication technologies is long. Still, usernames and passwords are the pervasive means to access...
View ArticleProvisioning physical access credentials to mobile phones
With NFC technology making its way to mobile phones and tablets, companies are looking for ways to leverage its power to simplify business processes. Much of the focus centers on the use of phones for...
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Contact, contactless or flesh?
Imagine accessing a secure area or service without fumbling for a card, swiping an ID badge or keying in a PIN. It is possible with new technologies that utilize the human body as the conduit to...
View ArticleVoice biometrics cranks up the volume
In the TV show Knight Rider, an agent fights crime with the help of his talking car. While the cars of today aren’t able to converse, voice biometrics could soon enable cars and other systems to...
View ArticleCompany tangos with biometric payments
Five years ago, a trailblazer in the field of biometric payments crashed and burned. Pay By Touch wanted to change the way consumers paid for goods at the point of purchase, requiring only a...
View ArticleMcAfee adds biometric authentication to cloud storage
McAfee, a division of Intel, is launching a cloud authentication program that leverages face and voice recognition as factors. As reported by Computerworld, the product is called LiveSafe, and it will...
View ArticleFBI launches third increment of NGI system
The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched Increment three of its Next Generation Identification (NGI) program, which features improved search accuracy for latent fingerprints and adds a nationwide...
View ArticleeDriving license gaining traction in Europe
More countries in the European Union are getting on board with the concept of an electronic driver’s license. Based on European Directive 383/2012, which advocates for adding a smart secure element to...
View ArticleHouse subcommittee hears testimony on the future of biometrics
In May, the U.S. House Subcommittees on Research and Technology held a joint hearing to discuss the state of biometric technologies, their current applications, future uses, challenges of adoption and...
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