The inclusion of fingerprint scanners in mobile handsets is gaining steam and rumors of iris being used has also been mentioned. Now Fujitsu is entering the game with its palm vein biometrics and plans to embed the modality into mobile devices, reports PCWorld. The vascular biometric technology scans the unique vein pattern beneath a person’s palm […]

HoyosID uses biometrics to secure personal data Digital security specialist, Hoyos Labs, has released a mobile app that enables consumers to use biometrics to securely and seamlessly replace the usernames and passwords for all of their favorite websites. The HoyosID mobile app leverages the user’s smart phone to acquire biometric identifiers without any additional hardware. […]

Identity standards aren’t sexy. Biometrics, encryption apps and systems that enable high-assurance authentication get much of the attention but standards that make all these technologies work across the Internet are a necessity. OpenID is one of these underlying technologies and the latest version of the standard – OpenID Connect – has been ratified as an […]

PayPal and its partner Samsung announced a collaboration that enables Samsung Galaxy S5 users to login and shop with the swipe of a finger in online, mobile and in-store payments wherever PayPal is accepted. With FIDO Ready software on the device and the new Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor, users can securely and privately communicate between their device […]

It is a common misconception that voice biometrics and voice recognition are one in the same. Recognition, however, lacks the biometric component. This confusion and the fragmented terminology used to characterize the technology are responsible for at least part of the apprehension that surrounds voice biometrics. “Voice recognition, to me, means talk and type – I […]

Mintchip is not just a flavor of ice cream but also a digital currency backed by the Canadian government. To secure transactions made with this new digital currency, the Royal Canadian Mint has chosen SecureKey’s briidge.net Connect Platform to provide device-based multi-factor user authentication. Developed by the Royal Canadian Mint, MintChip is a secure protocol […]

Morpho receives Lenel certification Morpho, through its U.S. company MorphoTrak, has received factory certification from Lenel Systems International and joined the Lenel OpenAccess Alliance Program. Morpho biometric access readers now interface with the OnGuardaccess control system through BioManager middleware by Identity One. Lenel is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of […]