Insiders compromised FDIC data; GAO audit finds FDIC working to improve IT security
There have been a number of serious insider breaches at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), including a former “employee”…
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Diversity of critical system access points, awareness education need more congressional attention
Information security “authentication” — the ability to confirm individuals using a data system are who they claim to be and…
Social media, databases, behavioral identifiers said future of law enforcement biometrics
“We think the next wave of advancement for biometrics [for law enforcement] will come from a social context through ……
NIST report, experts say security of IoT, mobile devices must be addressed
Physical, sensing, actuating, computing and other security access control systems — including the spectrum of biometric usage such as biometric…
Better understanding of facial recognition needed for reasonable social dialogue, says YITU Technologies AI research scientist
YITU Technologies has revealed to Biometric Update that it is expanding its Silicon Valley research lab, which will be managed…
Continued focus on privacy critical to foster growing public support for facial recognition: FaceFirst CEO
With the rapid increase in deployments of facial recognition technology across the U.S., social dialogue about its implications for public…
DHS agencies responsible for biometric exit/entry data would be formalized by new legislation
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) would be codified pursuant to the Office of…
Biometrics, personal data crucial to tracking, stopping terrorists at borders
Biometrics are increasingly playing “a critical tool for verifying travelers really are who they say they are,” said State Department…
ePassport digital signatures still can’t be verified by CBP
Since 2010 when a Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit discovered the security lapse, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “still does…
Tascent launches new products to continue making biometrics accessible
Tascent has announced a pair of product launches to significantly broaden the application range for its core hardware and software…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection