The International Organization for Standards (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have put out a new international standard to ensure security of biometric data processed online, according to a Manufacturing.Net article. The new standard, called ISO/IEC 24745, was created out of a concern for the increasing use of biometric technologies for online authentication in […]

Research from the American Payroll Association has identified that time theft caused by buddy punching, the act of hourly employees punching someone in or out when they are not at work, can account for up to five percent of the gross payroll in places such as Quick Service restaurants (QSR), according to a QSR Web […]

AOptix Technologies Inc. announced the launch of its Dash Six Iris Recognition Enterprise SDK. As a compliment to its InSight iris recognition systems, AOptix is rolling out Dash Six to increase matching accuracy to customers looking for openness, ease of integration and integration support. Dash Six is a new iris recognition software offering iris image […]

At the VARTECH conference, Key Source International will introduce a new desktop keyboard that integrates various authentication options. The KSI-1700 line allows users to customize which authentication inputs they want in a desktop keyboard. Possible features include biometric fingerprint readers, NFC, contactless smart cards and secure session-locking walk away systems. The keyboard itself is a […]

Stewart Heffernan, CEO at OmniPerception, has come out against privacy advocates and a study from Carnegie Mellon University that says facial recognition technology is a threat to the privacy of people in their everyday activities, according to an Info Security article. Chiefly among his reasons for rejecting the study is that identifying people by their […]

ESSC, a developer of electronic security and network cabling solutions, has announced the release of a new biometric safe designed for health care to secure narcotics in an effort to reduce employee and patient theft. The safe, called MedixSafe, utilizes three-factor authentication to open including a PIN, proximity card and fingerprint scan. The new solution […]

A Google Group called “London Riots Facial Recognition” has been formed online with a goal of leveraging facial recognition and large public groups to find a way to positively identify those involved in the looting and rioting in London, according to a Tech Crunch article. While the group’s moderator and respective members have attempted to […]

O’Hare International Airport in Chicago has unveiled the Known Crew member program that enables airline pilot to bypass security checks or explosives and other prohibited items in an effort to speed up security lines, according to a Chicago Tribune article. While pilots and other crew members are voicing approval of the program as it reduces […]