Create alert229 results for "Biometrics"
India working on standard for biometrics
News Government looking at national standard to provide "level-playing field", as India readies e-government initiatives based on biometric technology.
Tags: Biometrics, Data security, Security applications/tools, Privacy, E-passport, E-government, Security, India, Information Security, Card
Biometric scanners to delve inside your brain
News Brain activity scanners and heart rate sensors are among the next generation of biometric security devices being developed by the EU.
Tags: Biometrics, Security, Sensor, Scanner, RFID, European Union, voice recognition, computer, RFID chip, microphone
IBM, CSC win UK ID card biometrics contracts
News IBM will build and run the biometrics database behind the National Identity Register, while CSC will implement processing and enrollment systems, including online passport applications.
Tags: Biometrics, Business applications, IBM Corp., Home Secretary, Booth, Database, ID Card, Passport, U.K., bank
Facing the reality of biometrics
News Biometrics may offer the highest level of security and adoption rates will climb, but it faces growth limitations due to lack of standards and cost issues.
Tags: Network security, Biometrics, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards
Biometrics closing in on the enterprise
News Biometric security vendors, which for years have been trying to make the leap from science fiction to the enterprise, may soon reach their goal.
Last week in biometrics
News The hype surrounding biometrics is prompting some countries to invest in technology where they think it is most needed--protecting borders.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, Biometrics
Biometrics consortium created in Japan
News A group of commercial and government bodies have banded to promote the development of biometrics, the technology of measuring human features for security and other purposes.
Biometrics use to accelerate in 2006
News IT services provider Unisys says the adoption of biometric technology is likely to rise after its use in passports has been "proven".
Tags: Biometrics, Security Management
Use biometrics, with extra care
News Organizations that implement biometrics need to consider security audits and pay attention to customer acceptance, says industry observer.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Data security, Biometrics
Europe opts for biometric passports
News Facial and fingerprint data will be stored on an embedded chip.
Tags: Biometrics
Biometrics targeted for wireless devices
News A new security venture has a plan to keep costs down on client-side authentication for wireless devices by getting back-end e-commerce providers to pick up the bill.
Biometrics' answer to identity verification
News Can't quite put your finger on biometric security? Citibank allays fears and dispels potential misconceptions about the technology.
Tags: Data security, Security, Biometrics
Biometrics: for your eyes only
News The old saying ‘the eyes never lie’ took on new currency yesterday as Siemens Business Services launched Australia’s first iris recognition authentication system. However, is this case of using expensive Hollywood-style hardware to sell less-than sexy security software solutions?
Process, not tech, is key to biometric success
News An HP senior executive quells privacy and security concerns about biometric security systems.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, Biometrics
Medical fears may hamper biometrics
News Companies and organisations that are keen to implement biometric systems may face opposition from some users who are afraid that they could be a health risk, an expert warned on Friday.
