High-level US security agencies want IAM vendors busier on MFA, SSO
Two of the United States’ top security agencies are recommending seven general best practices for digital identity and access management…
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.
Okta buys Uno to absorb password management in consumer digital ID pivot
Okta, an enterprise identity and access management (IAM) firm headquartered in San Francisco, has purchased Uno, a design-focused consumer password…
Zwipe, Fingerprint Cards each ink deals for biometric access control cards
Biometrics developers Zwipe and Fingerprint Cards have partnered with card-makers in Texas, Italy and England to produce access control cards….
Thales provides digital ID and CIAM for Finland’s largest healthcare provider
Thales is bringing its OneWelcome Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) platform to Terveystalo, Finland’s largest healthcare service provider. In…
MLB’s Phillies fuss with face biometrics, find out what digital rights groups think
As Major League Baseball’s postseason begins, fans of the Philadelphia Phillies are using the team’s use of face biometrics for…
All of Universal’s Orlando theme parks to get facial recognition upgrade
Facial recognition is about to get totally epic – or, rather, Epic is about to get facial recognition. Epic Universe,…
ProofID acquires Regatta, expands SailPoint services
ProofID, identity and access management (IAM) provider, announced it has acquired Regatta Solutions Group, an identity governance and administration integrator….
Face biometrics from Veridas implemented in Santa Laura stadium for access security
National Association of Professional Football (ANFP), Universidad Católica and the Spanish digital ID verification company Veridas will implement a biometric…
Use of passkeys expands as passwordless authentication push advances
The drive for a passwordless near-future continues as passkeys are increasingly being adopted as authenticators for different sign-in purposes. Reports…
US agencies expand Login.gov partnership to combat unemployment insurance fraud
The GSA and DOL of the United States announced that they are now offering all states the opportunity to use…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection