Create alert306 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
UK ID cards head for the high street
News The Ú.K. government plans to let customers high street outlets like the Post Office, pharmacists and photo shops to scan photos and fingerprints for ID cards.
Tags: Biometrics, Home Secretary, Card, ID Card, photograph, identity fraud, post office, managing director, Benefit, Biometrics
Sony points to finger veins for gadget security
News A compact, camera-based system called "Mofiria" uses a CMOS sensor to diagonally capture scattered light inside the finger veins.
Tags: Biometrics, Handhelds, Hitachi Ltd., ATM, Authentication, Security, Authentication Technology, CPU, biometric authentication, biometric authentication technique
HK residents fret most about security
News Hong Kong respondents are the most concerned about personal and financial information being leaked, according to the latest Unisys Security Index.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management, Biometrics, Security, Survey, Hong Kong, financial security, Malaysia, debit card
UK pilots to bail out on ID cards
News A survey of 10,000 pilots by the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) found 60 percent were opposed to ID cards. Balpa has pledged to battle the rollout of the cards to pilots "with every lawful means at our disposal".
Tags: Biometrics, Security, Survey, Card, ID Card, Manchester, Worker, job, U.K., spokesman
Convenience to drive security innovation
News The demand for faster and smoother security processes will drive security technology innovations this year, predicts Unisys in a report.
Tags: Biometrics, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security, Facial Recognition, IT Services, Hong Kong, Innovation, enterprise security, consumer confidence
Your face is easy to fake, says security company
News During a demonstration, the Vietnamese company shows that face recognition-based authentication in laptops may not be an effective security measure.
Tags: Biometrics, PC security, Authentication, Security, Vietnam, Vulnerability, Password, face recognition, Computer, ASUS
Lenovo sticks with face recognition tool
News PC maker will not recall affected laptops despite claims its Veriface is among face recognition technologies that can be bypassed, but improvements are on way.
Tags: Biometrics, Security Management, Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Security, Facial Recognition, Face Recognition Technology, Tool, Spokesperson, Singapore
Europe opts for biometric passports
News Facial and fingerprint data will be stored on an embedded chip.
Tags: Biometrics
Biometrics in Asia yet to hit sweet spot?
News Current deployment is largely in the area of e-passports and identity cards, but industry observers point to an imminent acceleration in take-up.
Tags: Biometrics, E-passport, Hewlett-Packard Co., Security, India, enterprise security, public sector, financial, bank, industry
EU wants biometric passports delayed
News Only six European countries are in a position to meet an October deadline set by the U.S. for the introduction of biometric passports.
Tags: Biometrics
CSC lands $52M biometrics deal
News Computer Sciences Corp. has won a $52 million contract for the evaluation, testing and support of biometric technology for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Tags: Biometrics
Biometrics used to keep German Olympians safe
News German athletes going for Gold in Greece are to be protected in their section of the "Olympic Village" by the very latest in biometric technology.
Tags: Biometrics
