Researchers at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are exploring the use of cognitive fingerprints as a means to enhance password authentication. Cognitive fingerprints are an aspect of covert-conditioned biometrics, which uses a unique sequences of problem-solving actions to determine if a user is legitimate or a poser. It does so by leveraging aspects of adaptive […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has awarded a contract to US Investigations Services Professional Services Division Inc. (USIS PSD), a background investigations provider, to conduct biometric capture services for immigration benefits and U.S. citizenship. The contract is categorized as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The terms are for one base […]

Tamron USA has announced that its partnership with Lumenera has produced a FIPS 201 certified security and surveillance camera. The Lumenera Lu375C equipped with Tamron’s M12VM412 CCTV lens has been awarded FIPS201 certification and also meets U.S. federal government standards for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) in facial image capturing systems. Tamron’s M12VM412 lens— with its […]

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. has certified ImageWare Systems Inc.’s multi-modal biometric management engine for use on the NuVola Private Cloud Platform. This certification enables rapid deployment of biometric security measures for enterprises throughout this cloud platform. The ImageWare 2.0 engine provides biometric authentication and identity management. It can integrate with legacy identity management products […]

The BEAT (Biometrics Evaluation and Testing ) project, a European Commission-backed biometric project has announced its plans on what it will try to accomplish in the next few months and years. As reported on PlanetBiometrics.com, this project is an element of the EC’s Seventh Framework Programme. Its goal is to set standards for biometric systems […]

Hyderabad, India-based 4G Identity Solutions (4Gid) has won a biometrics contract with the government of India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC), Department of Information Technology. 4Gid will install and integrate biometric technology for the country’s Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) system. The contract is the result of the NIC’s call for bids that […]

The Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) plans to create a biometric database of the hotel workers throughout the country in an effort to cut down on hotel-related crimes, reports AllAfrica.com. The centralized database would be able to track staffing changes from hotel to hotel. Those who commit crimes would be identified in the system so […]