Authentify to release extension to device-based biometric multifactor authenticator
Authentify announced at this week’s BlackHat USA 2014 conference it is introducing xFA Smart Choice, an extension to its xFA…
Access Control
Biometric access control is a form of security. Physical access control regulates who or what can access locations such as building, campuses, rooms, or safes, and therefore ranges from automatic doors to padlocks. Logical access control limits accessibility to computer networks, accounts, systems and data. Find biometric access control solutions here.
BIOMIDS names president and COO
Biometric security firm Biometric Identification and Security Systems, Inc. (BIOMIDS) announced it has named former Worcester Polytechnic Institute president Dennis…
Facial recognition to be tested at Japan airports
Japan’s Ministry of Justice will begin trialing facial recognition technology for automated immigration gates at the Narita and Haneda airports…
DHS and CBP launch Maryland facility for biometric entry/exit testing
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, along with Customs and Border Protection have launched a new test…
Launchkey supports facial recognition login in latest update
LaunchKey has just unveiled a new facial recognition login system for use with online services like WordPress. According to a…
Top biometrics news stories, week of August 3
Biometrics Week in Review: iWallet app using fingerprint sensors, facial recognition at Brussels Airport, Nigerian banks collecting biometrics, next killer…
My Verified ID gets $3M from Invigor Group
My Verified ID has signed an agreement that will give the Invigor Group a 20 percent equity stake in the…
LaserLock signs $7M contract with Mexican gaming company for biometric authentication service
LaserLock Technologies has announced that it has signed a 10-year, $7 million contract with a Mexican gaming company for its…
NexID Biometrics joins the FIDO Alliance
NexID Biometrics has joined the FIDO Alliance, the group announced this week. “The decision to join FIDO Alliance stems from…
Allegion deploys hand geometry readers at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Allegion recently completed a biometric access control deployment at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. This is the same place…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection