UK looks to replace passwords with biometric technology to reduce NHS login time
The U.K. government is investing £40 million (USD$52 million) in multi-factor authentication technology to upgrade NHS staff computer login system…
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Consumers prefer biometric authentication to traditional passwords, Visa says
Almost 70 percent of U.S. shoppers did not go through with an online purchase because they either forgot the password,…
AuthenTrend presents biometric passwordless authentication solution at CES 2020
With passwords reported as the main cause for compromise, passwordless authentication is gaining momentum. AuthenTrend is one of the 80…
Federal, state court rulings on whether biometrics protected by Fifth Amendment get murky
A recent 4 to 3 ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court noticeably declined to address the matter of whether law…
In 2019 users still write down passwords, weak IAM practices generate enterprise security risk
In the past three months, 78 percent of people reset passwords because they forgot them, despite 35 percent writing them…
FIDO, Equifax push for passwordless, biometric authentication to prevent data breaches
At the recent World Economic Forum Cybersecurity Summit in Geneva, CNN spoke about going passwordless, biometrics and cybersecurity with Andrew…
Streaming giants attack password sharing
A new front seems to be opening up in the emerging struggle between the password and biometrics. Netflix, HBO, and…
Ensurity and Secret Double Octopus extend FIDO2 passwordless authentication options
A pair of companies have announced moves to bring FIDO2-certified passwordless authentication with biometrics or physical tokens to the enterprise….
Password sprawl and reuse outstrip MFA and biometrics among LastPass users
Only one percent of LastPass multifactor authentication systems in use leverage biometrics, according to new research from LastPass, though the…
Biometric authentication is not solving the password problem
This is a guest post by Mickey Boodaei, CEO of Transmit Security. In the last few years, we’ve seen biometric…
