Combining biometrics with traditional access controls can help in reducing identity theft, says the head of the Army Biometrics Taskforce. "Identity theft is a grave problem, and it's one that can be ...

The landscape of identity and access management (IAM) is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the integration of biometric technologies. This evolution marks a significant shift from ...

It is a tenet of modern security that the identity of an individual who has undergone a security clearance process must be uniquely associated with that individual, and only that individual, in order ...

The banking industry has undergone a substantial transformation in recent years due to the rapid digitization of financial services, increasing cyber threats, and evolving customer expectations for ...

The ability to confirm your identity using your fingerprint or face is something we have already become accustomed to. Most of us carry a piece of this technology in our pockets: Our phones are able ...

With the rise of ‘mobile-first’ consumers, Robin Arnfield investigates how smartphones may be the future for biometric authentication at ATMs Integrated biometric readers are widespread at ATMs in ...

Barclays has announced the arrival of personal biometric scanners for its corporate clients to combat banking fraud. Finger vein scanners are to be available in 2015, followed by voice recognition ...

As the use of voice verification continues to grow, call centers are seeing benefits not just in time (and costs) saved, but in a better experience for customers - while improving security at the same ...

Biometric authentication has become something of a go-to metaphor for bleeding-edge, bulletproof security thanks in no small part to the whims of Hollywood. Iris scanners, after all, make for great ...

A major problem with biometric authentication is that, when it doesn’t work, there are few good options to proceed with the authentication. When the system says that’s not your eyeball, there’s no ...