Displaying items by tag: Biometrics

GUEST OPINION:  As e-commerce continues its meteoric rise, it is also becoming a prime target for increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals.

Biometric POS terminals will handle 46 billion transactions globally by 2028, more than doubling the transactions recorded last year from 19.5 billion, marking a growth of 138%, according to an analysis by market research firm Juniper Research.

COMPANY NEWS: Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, reminds people that every password needs a partner today on World Password Day.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Cybersecurity is ever-changing, with cyber criminals continually thinking up new ways to steal passwords and evade defences, so how has biometrics evolved to create safer and more secure environments? Blair Crawford joins iTWireTV to explain the Daltrey difference.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Cybersecurity is ever-changing, with cyber criminals continually thinking up new ways to steal passwords and evade defences, so how has biometrics evolved to create safer and more secure environments? Blair Crawford joins iTWireTV to explain the Daltrey difference.

Face ID the way Apple does it has not been available on Android, despite Huawei having tried to release such a system a few years ago, but now a true face authentication system that is certified for payments has arrived, with the killer capability of being able to work under the screen, so no notch is required!

GUEST OPINION: BeyondTrust, the leader in intelligent identity and access security today released its annual forecast of cybersecurity trends emerging for the New Year and beyond. These projections, authored by BeyondTrust experts Morey J. Haber, chief security officer and Brian Chappell, chief security strategist, EMEA/APAC, are based on shifts in technology, threat actor habits, culture, and decades of combined experience.

Eighty-one percent of hacking-related breaches use stolen or weak passwords, according to American software company Ping Identity.

GUEST OPINION: The internet offers schoolchildren everywhere unprecedented opportunities for learning. In the classroom or at home, it provides vast amounts of essential information to support student course curriculum while also providing an essential place to communicate with fellow students, teachers and organisations across an ever-expanding range of platforms.

Access and authentication specialist SecureAuth has been granted four patents for methods of authenticating users' claimed identities using automated risk-based control behavioural modelling.

Guest Opinion: At IDEMIA, we believe the time is now for Australia and New Zealand to transition from the traditional password to a safer and more convenient form of authentication that leverages biometrics.

Security specialist Tesserent has invested $600,000 in biometric security firm Daltrey, with a further $1.1 million to follow if growth targets are met.

FEITIAN has been developing security key and smart card devices to achieve the highest standards of hardware-based passwordless authentication and has now become the world’s first vendor of its kind to achieve the FIDO biometric component certification, an essential requirement to qualify for FIDO level 3 and higher certification.

Biometric authentication is key to future payments in Australia, according to a new survey which reveals that nearly a fifth - or 17% - of Aussies are interested in using a microchip in their hands to make payments easier.

Identity provider Okta claims that its new Okta FastPass is the first truly passwordless login experience across devices, applications, and operating systems including iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows. The company has also announced a number of platform services – some of which are used by FastPass – that accessible to customers and third-party developers.

Digital communications provider Avaya says the integration of AI-enhanced technologies, including biometrics and real-time sentiment analysis to its communication platforms, is enabling organisations to elevate voice as a key user interface for “richer, more seamless, secure customer and employee experiences”.

Authentication with facial recognition will take off this year, according to identity defined security company Ping, which says that advances in biometrics, the mass exposure of personally identifiable information from numerous data breaches, and a blockchain craze will take hold in 2018.

The message isn't getting through: almost nine out of ten people use the same password with multiple accounts.

Getting a truly thorough and complete medical diagnosis from a handheld portable device is still in the realm of science fiction, but Prizma is our closest 21st century equivalent.

Ping Identity's chief executive and founder, Andre Durand, visited Australia to meet customers and the media, and took the time to talk to iTWire in a video interview.