Facial recognition unlocking for WhatsApp reaches beta test on Android
WhatsApp is beta testing facial recognition as a secure unlocking method for Android, Somag News reports, for smartphones with native…
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Apple asks developers to start testing biometric web logins
Apple updated its mobile operating systems with support for biometric authentication to websites through Face ID and Touch ID in…
BIO-key continues expanding access management with multi-factor authentication at US colleges
BIO-key has signed up yet another U.S. college for PortalGuard, with Marion Technical College in Ohio selecting the identity and access…
Hitachi ID supports biometric logins with new identity and access platform
Digital identity firm Hitachi ID has unveiled a new identity and access platform with biometrics management capabilities, Bravura Security Fabric….
DISA announces digital identity, credential and access management tool
The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has announced it is working on a new enterprise identity, credential, and access…
Onfido and LastPass biometric solutions each win CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards
Onfido and LastPass have both been awarded 2020 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards for their biometric identity authentication technologies. The program recognizes…
US Army plans biometric authentication via wearables for operational systems in the field
As the U.S. Army plans to increase its use of wearables and other technologies, their biometric authentication capabilities could solve…
Secure remote access for administrators is possible — without VPNs
This is a guest post by Andy Smith, cybersecurity evangelist at Centrify. The prolonged stint of home working poses significant…
Universities to research behavioral biometrics as passive authentication layer
The University of Louisville (UofL) in Kentucky will conduct research into the use of behavioral and typing biometrics as a…
BIO-key’s PortalGuard IAM solution deployed by college in New Mexico
BIO-key will be deploying its PortalGuard Identity and Access Management solution at San Juan College in New Mexico, the company…
