Everest brings distributed approach to biometric ID4D
Extending legal identity to the billion people without it by 2030 to meet United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16:9…
Features and Interviews
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As DHS stands up national vetting center, privacy issues persist, assessment says
As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stands up the National Vetting Center (NVC), which was mandated by National Security…
SensiPass reinvents the knowledge factor to offer three-factor authentication
Knowledge-based authentication is blamed for many data breaches, and the weakness of traditional KBA systems has been one of the…
Deep fake technology outpacing security countermeasures
In July, Sen. Marco Rubio appeared to be a lone cry in the dark when he declared in remarks he…
OBIM transferred to DHS management under long-stalled cyber legislation signed into law
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Biometrics Identity Management (OBIM) is being transferred to DHS’s Management Directorate, DHS…
Secret Service trials facial recognition system around White House complex
You’d think the entirety of the “White House Complex,” as it is known inside the “Beltway,” would certainly by now…
CBP’s biometric traveler verification service is working, but privacy, implementation issues remain
“Perhaps the most challenging aspect to deploying a nationwide biometric entry/exit system is the myriad differences in logistics and locations…
Biometric retail technology is ready for its close-up; but are shoppers ready for it?
The global market for retail biometrics is by all accounts in its early stages, and is significantly fragmented between regions….
USSOCOM, Army look to biometrics industry for new technologies for SOF of the future
A Request for Information (RFI) on methods of continuously authenticating user identity by a person’s distinctive characteristics using software-based biometrics…
FaceTec embraces new ISO-based anti-spoof testing for face biometrics
The rapid global adoption of biometrics for identification and access management by organizations of all sizes clearly indicates they are…
