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Addressing U.S. cybersecurity concerns through biometrics
Major hacks have demonstrated the deteriorating cybersecurity situation, and the American government has waded into the issue to steer critical systems away from reliance on usernames and passwords. The next step in improving the nation's cybersecurity is adopting biometric authentication ... Read this guest post from Aware President and CEO Bob Eckel

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As US gives up on federated digital identity, Europe tries again with SSI
The idea of providing digital ID to people throughout an open federated identity ecosystem with multiple providers may have to...
 
Plurilock’s payoff for Aurora acquisition shows in earnings report: biometrics stocks wrap
Plurilock and Okta have announced major gains in top-line financial results, as publicly traded companies in the biometrics space deliver...
Sleep biometrics, remote healthcare, sports visualization draw millions in investment
Biometric health monitoring with wearables could reach potential new users numbering in the hundreds of millions as sub-$100 smartwatch sales...
 
iCognize applies for patent on biometric template-splitting technique
A patent application has been filed by iCognize for a method of splitting biometric templates for secure storage with protection against...
One biometric data privacy case dismissed, two more pared back by judges
The ground under lawsuits alleging violations of Illinois’ landmark biometric privacy law shifted slightly this week after developments in three...
 
Dubai signs with FaceTec for biometrics to create ‘world’s happiest city’
Dubai hopes to become the “world’s smartest and happiest city” via personalization that will achieve enhanced experiences across “all city...
EmpTech supplies biometric passports, ID cards for Belarus
The Republic of Belarus has commenced the issuance of new biometric passports and national identity cards. According to a press...
 
US government wants real-time digital ID verification for login.gov
The U.S. government wants to hear from vendors interested in creating a digital ID verification service that the government is...
Tech5 to develop biometric payments proof of concept for NPCI
The next step for Tech5 has been revealed after the company won the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Global...
 
Sri Lanka biometrics pilot project awarded to IriTech after MOSIP self-compliance test
IriTech has announced that it has successfully completed a self-compliance program on its IriSentinel iris biometric scanner device based on...
Kenyans urged to register biometrics for health insurance
The Chief Executive Officer of Kenya’s National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has called on citizens not to drag their feet...
 
Apple patents user biometrics-based content engine for VR
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published an Apple patent describing technology for monitoring biometrics of users in...
County extends biometric authentication with BIO-key’s PortalGuard
Florida’s Orange County will deploy BIO-key’s PortalGuard for user authentication and voter data access after the county’s Supervisor of Elections...
 
Mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet coming to 8 states, TSA checkpoints
Eight states have committed to adopting Apple Wallet for mobile driver’s license and state digital ID storage, the tech giant...
  Alliance formed to set standards for biometric proctoring, AI in education
  New contactless fingerprint biometrics applications planned by Veridium
  Addressing U.S. cybersecurity concerns through biometrics
  Imageware, Alcatraz AI biometrics confirmed to security standards
  Biometric banking partnerships unveiled by Acuant and Entersekt
  ForgeRock and Beyond Identity partner on passwordless authentication
Events and Webinars
EAB Seminar – Towards building a resilient digital identity system with strong biometric binding
  September 7, 2021 - September 7, 2021
Towards building a resilient digital identity system with strong biometric binding EAB Online Seminar September 7, 2021 – 12:30 pm...
The Security Event
  September 7, 2021 - September 9, 2021
The Security Event Birmingham, UK September 7-9, 2021 The Security Event is the UK’s exhibition for the commercial and residential...
EAB Research Projects Conference 2021
  September 13, 2021 - September 15, 2021
EAB Research Projects Conference 2021 Online September 13-15, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is presenting its “EAB Research...
Turing Trustworthy Digital Identity Conference
  September 13, 2021 - September 13, 2021
Turing trustworthy digital identity conference Online September 13, 2021 – 10am-5pm BST This conference presented by The Alan Turing Institute...
ICT Spring Europe 2021
  September 14, 2021 - September 15, 2021
ICT Spring Europe 2021 Luxembourg September 14 – 15, 2021 ICT Spring is a conference hosting an array of international...
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