Biometric access by unauthorized personnel found at DOD medical treatment facilities
Department of Defense (DoD) medical treatment facilities (MTFs) have deployed a variety of physical security controls, including biometric access. Still,…
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UK and U.S. warn APTs target healthcare and essential services just in time for World Password Day
A joint advisory has been issued by authorities in the U.S. and UK about advanced persistent threat (APT) groups carrying…
UK extends Gov.uk Verify funding, accused of risking asylum-seekers’ health with biometrics collection
Gov.uk Verify, U.K.’s digital identity system, will continue to receive funding, the Treasury decided, due to an increase in Universal…
Omilia raises $20M to boost adoption of advanced conversational AI and voice biometrics
Conversational AI and voice biometrics startup Omilia has raised an impressive $20 million in a Series A funding round to boost…
New online fraud resource center launched by buguroo to counter COVID-19 phishing scams
buguroo has launched a free new Online Banking Fraud Resources Center to counter the growing wave of phishing activity accompanying the…
Linus adds identity verification from Passbase for frictionless biometric onboarding
Linus has entered a partnership with Passbase to add biometric identity verification onboarding to its crypto-powered cash deposit account for…
Face biometric systems promise protection with new capabilities, but effectiveness not yet proven
Biometric facial recognition with thermal detection systems continue to be rolled out by the industry to meet the expected requirements…
Industry push for balanced regulation of biometrics continues at UK policy conference
Companies selling biometric technologies should be required to provide documentation explaining their capabilities and limitations in plain terms, enable third-party…
Next Biometrics granted $1 million COVID-19 relief loan from U.S. government
The U.S. government has granted Next Biometrics ASA‘s Washington-based subsidiary Next Biometrics Inc. a loan of approximately $1 million under…
LumenVox named top biometrics vendor by Speech Technology Magazine
LumenVox has been honored by Speech Technology Magazine with three People’s Choice Awards for its biometrics, speech recognition and text-to-speech…
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