An employee scans the eyes of a woman for biometric data needed to apply for a passport, at the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021. Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent ...

To a lot of computer users, the concept of biometric authentication is limited to thumb drive reader devices, eye scanners and voice pattern recognition. Such technologies still face stiff competition ...

Mobile and Cloud-Based Biometrics Redefine Access Control: Cloud-based SaaS access control platforms are eliminating the need for traditional card readers and biometric hardware, offering greater ...

Biometric security devices — which authenticate a person’s identity on the basis of physical characteristics, such as a fingerprint — have been available in one form or another for 30 years. But ...

Universities are under immense stress every day. Their teams are saddled with the heavy responsibility of protecting students, staff members, and visitors while maintaining an efficient workflow and ...

The use of biometric-enabled devices has become ubiquitous in the modern workplace. Biometric time clocks offer employers an accurate and reliable way to track employees’ hours, while increasing ...

German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay. By Kashmir Hill John Ismay Christopher F. Schuetze and Aaron ...

Biometrics policy collides with liveness detection and facial recognition in the top headlines of the week on Biometric Update.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - While biometric equipment is gaining popularity in a variety of applications, such as ensuring secure access to buildings, industries are finding that many users believe the ...

Looking for ways to beef up security in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, Citibank is putting a renewed emphasis on biometrics as a way to authenticate users of its systems. John Bree, a vice ...

Ed. Note: This article was previously posted at Campus Safety. Universities are under immense stress every day. Their teams are saddled with the heavy responsibility of protecting students, staff ...