Mar-02-10 Frost & Sullivan Finds Vast Potential for Biometrics Industry in APAC

Voice biometrics, which has always been in the shadow of physiological biometrics showed promise in 2009 with banks in Asia and Europe testing voice biometrics for banking verification. There is room for improvement in making the technology more accurate, but biometric participants have plenty of promise for the coming years.

Nov-20-09 ENISA clears the fog on cloud computing security

"The picture we got back from the survey was clear:” says Giles Hogben, an ENISA expert and editor of the report - “the business case for cloud computing is obvious – it’s computing on tap, available instantly, commitment-free and on-demand. But the number one issue holding many people back is security – how can I know if it’s safe to trust the cloud provider with my data and in some cases my entire business infrastructure?”

Oct-13-09 Behavioural Analysis Potentially Helpful If Anonomised

this has been going on for years – how many large retail shops measure and track footfall? It’s behavioural analysis but it is also depersonalised, so not a threat to personal liberties

Sep-29-09 Waste Truck Management Solution with IDTECK’S RF245

In addition, the RF245 tags were utilized to allocate the trucks the different areas of the cities. The long range readers, RF 245, which boasts up to ten meters of reading range, are implemented at every weighing station to identify the truck’s credentials and permit access to only the assigned trucks.

Sep-09-09 New NIST publications describe standards for identity credentials and authentication systems

NIST is responsible for developing specifications for PIV cards required for the government under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. These smart cards have embedded chips that hold information and biometric data such as specific types of patterns in fingerprints called "minutiae" along with a unique identifying number. The goal is to develop methods that allow each worker to have a PIV card that works with PIV equipment at all government agencies and with all card-reader equipment regardless of the manufacturer.

Aug-25-09 Global Biometric Forecast to 2012 Biometric Market Expected To Grow 18%

The Global Biometrics market is witnessing swift acceptance and implementation in both public and private sectors as an accurate, reliable and cost-saving way to offer better and advanced security surveillance. Ever-increasing security concerns such as individual identity theft and corporate security to national security are driving the biometric market.

Aug-25-09 Biometric Online Consumer Protection Division Set Up by Biotraits to Guard Families and Children, Battle Identity Theft and Protect Home Computers from Predators

BioTraits Consumer Protection Division is developing workforce management products that will focus on preventing identity theft and protecting children from web-based predators.

Aug-24-09 Government of Canada to Prevent Immigration Fraud Through International Cooperation

Under the partnership, Canada will be able to securely and confidentially check fingerprints with those stored in Australian and U.K. databases. The initiative was developed under the Five Country Conference (FCC) - a forum for immigration and border security - between Canada, Australia, the U.K., the United States and New Zealand. The United States will be joining the initiative shortly, and New Zealand is considering legislation to join in the near future.

Aug-12-09 SmartMetric Develops New Method for Mass Production of Biometric Credit Card-Sized Cards

To date, one of the biggest hurdles in producing a biometric fingerprint scanning credit card, access card and/or an employee identity card in the size of a credit card and made of plastic, has been the plastic encasing or laminating procedure used to encase the electronics without damaging them in the manufacturing process.

Jul-21-09 Secretary Napolitano, Governors Show Support for Pass ID in Mississippi

Secretary Napolitano. “I am proud to join our nation’s governors in supporting Pass ID—a cost-effective, common-sense solution that balances critical security requirements with the input and practical needs of state governments.”

Jul-18-09 It’s All About the Cost

Biometric technologies also can assist in preventing fraud and abuse in government programs. Expanding health coverage to tens of millions of people is a daunting task. The prospect of duplicate enrollments and other attempts to game the system must be addressed, and biometrics offer a solution.

Jul-15-09 Frost & Sullivan: North American Government Biometrics Markets Thrive With Active R&D Thrust

The regulatory-driven activities and initiatives of the government have enabled the North American government biometrics market to become a high revenue generator. The U.S. mandated Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the border management control programs, the national ID programs, driver's license, and the physical access and logical access control programs for buildings have opened the doors of opportunity for biometric vendors.

Jul-13-09 Global Biometric Forecast to 2012

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Jul-01-09 Pact to bar High-Risk Travelers Formalized by United States and Spain

The US and Portugal sign Preventing and Combating Crime (PCC) Agreement allowing the exchange of biometric and biographic data to strengthen counterterrorism and law enforcement in both nations.

Jun-12-09 NIST Ranks Sagem Sécurité #1 in face and iris recognition technology

Seven companies and five universities, under conditions typical of applications for border control and identity management. Sagem Sécurité is the only company to have reached this level of accuracy in all three types of biometric recognition: face, iris and a combination of the two.

May-13-09 Biometric Technology Spans All Services

Earlier this year, a DoD-wide data call requested by LTG Stephen Boutelle, Army Chief Information Officer/G-6, asked military components to report on biometric technology systems being “used or planning to be used.” This information, collected by the DoD Biometrics Management Office, provides a general summary of emerging biometric technologies. Though the findings are still preliminary, they do outline general trends.

May-05-09 Identity Verification Study shows Lack of confidence in Passwords

The 2009 Salmat VeCommerce Identity Verification Study highlights consumers' fears that traditional PINs and passwords do not provide adequate protection of their personal information, with 67 per cent of consumers reporting that they believe their security details are at risk.

Just over half (51 per cent) felt that someone else may be able to accurately guess their password, PIN or security details for interactions over the phone, while 59 per cent said they believe someone else may actually know these details.

May-04-09 Iris Biometrics: The Next Generation

Oct-15-08 Cross Match Introduces Dual-Finger Scanner with Autocapture and Roll Capability at the Biometrics Show in Great Britain

"Cross Match is proud to introduce the fastest dual finger scanner on the market. The Verifier 320 LC will provide a full ten fingerprint enrollment in seconds. We believe this industry leading product will be a huge advantage to customers whether they are searching for identification technology for criminal or applicant purposes," remarked Cross Match CEO and President, James Grau.

California State University, Fullerton, Launches Major Biometric Identity and Access Research Project

realtime North America, Inc. announced that its award-winning bioLock software has been installed at California State University, Fullerton, to conduct extensive research and create white papers about the award-winning biometric identity management system bioLock