Technologists in Finland are exploring the possibility of a biometric security system driven by a person’s eye movement, reports Phys.org. The research team, led by Martti Juhola of the University of Tampere, is capturing and measuring the eye’s saccades, its tiny, rapid involuntary movements. The team is discovering that these movements are unique to the […]

As part of the security measures in place for this week’s Republican National Convention, Tampa police will be employing behavior recognition cameras to help them conduct surveillance. As reported by WSOC TV, Charlotte-based BRS Labs designed the technology, called AISIGHT. This software connects to existing video surveillance systems through artificial intelligence. The system will give […]

AOptix has received another round of funding. AOptix, headquartered in Campbell, Calif., develops biometric identity verification technology based on iris recognition. The $42 million, Series E funding round comes from current investors Clearstone Venture Partners, DAG Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Northgate Capital and W Capital Partners, as well as new investor True Ventures. […]

Ohio-based Standard Register’s Healthcare business unit has released its Identity Authentication Solution for the health care industry as a way to combat medical identity theft. The product is designed to augment the unit’s portfolio of patient access solutions, giving health care providers a means to validate patient identities and verify addresses during the admittance procedures. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has agreed to co-sponsor this year’s Biometrics Consortium Conference with the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). The conference will take place Sept. 18-21, 2012, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. The conference will discuss the latest advances […]

UK-based Wavestore, a video management software (VMS) company, has integrated FaceFirst Biometric’s biometric facial recognition software into its products, reports SourceSecurity.com. FaceFirst’s software is used for security and surveillance, particularly at border crossings, airports and other businesses to help identify suspects, known criminals, terrorists, illegal immigrants, shoplifters and even VIPs. The software can detect these […]

HID Global has expanded its line of Crescendo C1150 smart card credentials to cover more converged logical and physical access applications, including two-factor authentication for PC login, accessing VPNs, creating PKI-based digital signatures, generating OTPs and improving data protection for data-at-rest and secure data transmission. The Crescendo C1150 smart cards can function in a stand-alone […]

All law enforcement agencies in the U.S. will be able to take advantage of the FBI’s facial recognition database. The FBI has expanded the pilot of its software and later this summer will enable police and other law enforcement agencies to have free access to its system, reports Government Computer News. By tapping into the […]

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank has launched an EMV compliant chip for its commercial cards in order to meet the needs of its business clientele. This will help those clients traveling in Canada, Europe and other EMV-compliant countries and cut back on the risk of fraud. It also helps the bank into transitioning its consumers to […]

Lithuanian biometrics company Neurotechnology has launched its NPointed, a tool that uses hand gestures to navigate and use computer files, rather than relying on a mouse or touch pad to get around a computer. The software allows end-users to use hand movements to scroll, click, double-click, drag and navigate around a computer screen. The system […]