Nigeria’s Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has made biometric identity verification mandatory for the 1.99 million 2019 Unified Tertiary…
Access Control
Access control is a form of security. Physical access control regulates who or what can access physical locations such as a building, campus or server room, for example. Logical access control limits accessibility to computer networks, systems and data.
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Startup Alcatraz AI launches enterprise platform for frictionless access control with facial biometrics
Startup Alcatraz AI, which provides facial authentication for frictionless biometric access control for enterprises, has launched a full-stack platform with…
New Firefox version supports FIDO2 passwordless biometric authentication with Windows Hello
The new version of Mozilla Firefox features support for WebAuthN with Windows Hello on Windows 10, enabling users to authenticate…
Atos develops access control system to manage biometric screening for Olympic participants
Digital transformation company Atos has developed an Advanced Access Control System (AACS) to integrate and manage NEC’s facial recognition system…
Gun storage company develops biometric access control unit
Firearm storage company Vara Safety has introduced a mounted handgun holster equipped with a fingerprint sensor for easy and secure…
Casinos down under deploy facial recognition tech to spot offenders, problem gamblers
The Star Casino in Sydney, Australia’s second biggest casino, has decided to deploy facial recognition technology after a croupier was…
U.S. legislators introduce bipartisan IoT security standards bill
Lawmakers have introduced legislation in a bipartisan effort to establish national standards in the U.S. for the cybersecurity of internet-of-things…
Airline e-ticket systems’ vulnerabilities could compromise PII to hackers
Eight airline’s e-ticketing systems can expose passengers’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII) through a vulnerability using website links that are “easily…
Suprema biometric readers integrated with AMAG access control software
Suprema BioLite N2 and BioEntry P2 fingerprint readers have been integrated with AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Access Control v9.1 software, allowing…
Japan looking at facial recognition to restrict gambling addicts from gambling venues
The government of Japan plans to ask gambling venue operators to consider using facial recognition systems to restrict admission of…
