By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines The Smart Cards in Government conference was held in Washington and ran concurrently with the Interagency Advisory Board meeting. IDmachines long ago concluded that the path to convergence runs through the use of the same method of authentication for logical access, physical access and device authentication. In a federated environment such […]

Neurotechnology, a developer of biometrics systems and solutions, has announced the release of upgrades for their VeriLook 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) and their MegaMatcher 3.1 SDK. The VeriLook SDK, a facial biometrics kit, now has enhanced reliability in a number of facial positions and the MegaMatcher SDK, a large-scale multi-modal kit, has had the […]

In a £3.2 million project funded through the UK government, scientists from QinetiQ and the University of Exeter are studying the wings of butterflies to develop new anti-counterfeit RFID technologies. The surface of a butterfly’s wing controls light to produce colorful iridescence through subtle changes in size and shape of tiny scales. By manipulating electromagnetic […]

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) has developed a multi-modal biometrics system capable of capturing and authenticating via face, iris, ear, palm and fingerprint, according to a Rediff Business article. Beyond the possibility for various commercial uses of the system, IITK is also pushing for their prototype to be considered for use in the […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security has proposed a new program that would see the collection of both fingerprint and iris data from foreigner visitors as they leave the country, according to a National Post article. This new project would be in addition to program like US-VISIT, which sees foreign visitors’ biometric data being […]

Following years of testing of the technology, James Loudermilk, a technologist from the FBI, has announced that the agency sees no point in utilizing facial recognition biometrics, according to an article from The Register. Instead, Loudermilk revealed the FBI’s plans to add iris scans to their database that now holds both fingerprint and DNA data […]

Global Rainmakers, a research and development laboratory and identity management product patent holding company, has left what it calls its stealth status behind to bring its biometric security suite out commercially. Some of Global Rainmakers’ major product releases involve their face and iris matching software combined with proprietary hardware and algorithms. Additionally, much of their […]

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. citizens are concerned about identity theft and 58% of Americas would be willing to provide biometric data to protect that identity, according to the latest Unisys Security Index report. Of that 58% of consumers, 93% would be willing to use fingerprint scans, while 79% are willing to use iris recognition. “Interestingly, […]

Research from biometrics developer Unisys suggests that the British citizens are more willing to move forward with biometric adoption into their regular lives than previously thought, according to an IT Pro article. Additionally, in the same survey, Unisys uncovered that many more trust biometric technology than trust their government or financial institutions. The total percentage […]

Due to its size and importance for the area, the London Olympic Park has been set as a potential target for terrorist activity, according to a Guardian article. Due to this, biometric security for those working at and around the construction site has been implemented at each of the entrances to the area. The biometric […]