They say two-factor authentication is not 100% perfect, but nothing is when it comes to security! Nevertheless, it is certainly better than any single factor authentication including biometric ...

TV and movies introduced biometric identification as a futuristic concept ages ago. Security on Star Trek was cutting edge with voice ID making sure the right personnel were in command of the ...

You scan your face to unlock your smartphone. You use your fingerprint to unlock the password manager on your laptop. You scan your face once again as part of a ...

Traditional passwords have proven to be an increasingly problematic authentication strategy in the evolving face of cybersecurity. Biometrics, such as fingerprint recognition, facial recognition and ...

Biometric authentication has become something of a go-to metaphor for bleeding-edge, bulletproof security thanks in no small part to the whims of Hollywood. Iris scanners, after all, make for great ...

With the rise of ‘mobile-first’ consumers, Robin Arnfield investigates how smartphones may be the future for biometric authentication at ATMs Integrated biometric readers are widespread at ATMs in ...

Biometric technology is now cost-effective and functional enough for developers to use it in many application environments. The Oracle database supports some of the protocols that are commonly used ...

A major problem with biometric authentication is that, when it doesn’t work, there are few good options to proceed with the authentication. When the system says that’s not your eyeball, there’s no ...

Next has partnered with Taiwanese firm Giantplus Technology to develop a prototype for full-screen fingerprint biometric authentication.

Biometric authentication technology can secure access to what’s important to us online, such as our data, finances and key digital services. It can afford us effortless access while keeping fraudsters ...

It has long been known that passwords are one of the weakest methods for authenticating users. One of the first examples of a password being compromised can be traced back to 413 BCE, when the Greek ...