Thanks to falling costs, robust applications and more mature hardware, many are predicting a massive increase in the use of iris recognition for identity, authentication and security applications. Early iris scanners required people to place their face against a device, but the current generation no longer needs physical contact with the individual. Iris biometrics can be captured reliably from a distance, and even with subjects that are in motion, adding speed and convenience. The applications and use cases are massive as seen by …

Norway’s BankID is used 430 million times each year by some 3.5 million citizens to access banking, government services and more. It comes in the form of an keyfob and a mobile app, and its use is now expanding to secure apps residing on the actual handset. This is a significant first step toward a robust digital identity that will …

Embedding security features into cards containing advanced card materials goes a long way toward confounding counterfeiters. Building features into layered, composite cards adds strong security compared to the surface printed security of PVC …

In 2017, a defense Department mandate will require multi-factor authentication for contractors accessing certain federal systems and data sources. This requirement is likely to spread from Defense to other federal agencies, and some believe that PIV-I is an ideal solution to meet the multi-factor challenge rapidly, cost effectively and securely. Lean more in a free white paper on the the new NIST SP 800-171 requirements.

Evolis currently ranks as a market leader in terms of card printers sold and boasted sales of more than 75 million euros in 2015. With more than 300 employees and distributors in 140 countries around the globe, Evolis has quickly progressed from a spinoff to a major player.

PVC is the standby for most card issuers. It’s cheap, readily available and easy to work with. But those same reasons make it insecure and not very durable and that’s why issuers should start to look at advanced card materials for their credentials.

Before the first steel beam is placed in new construction, architects use software to layout each floor. A new standard enables these designers to use specific symbols for physical access control systems so that everything is accommodated.

The Summer 2016 Regarding ID magazine features stories on redefining logical access control, physical access in new construction and the GSA’s revising the approved products list for physical access systems.

Celeste Thomasson’s first major involvement with biometrics came about five years ago while she was general counsel for international technology group SAFRAN, playing a role in the acquisition of L-1 but her interest in biometrics emerged as a science back in the early 2000s.

Cathy Tilton has been in the biometrics industry for more than 20 years, though she’s always worked in non-traditional fields. One of the leaders behind many biometrics standards she started in biometrics in the 90s and is now at CSC.