Security News

Not very Suprema: Biometric access biz bares 27 million records and plaintext admin creds
2019-08-14 12:34

Biostar 2 goes supernova after Israeli duo's probings Two infosec researchers found 27 million personal data records, including a million people's fingerprints, exposed to the public along with...

Researchers Bypass Apple FaceID Using Biometrics ‘Achilles Heel’
2019-08-08 14:33

Researchers were able to bypass Apple's FaceID using a pair of glasses with tape on the lenses.

Computop unveils PSD2 compliant biometric authentication service for online merchants and banks
2019-08-05 03:00

Computop, the global payment processor, announced Biometrics by Computop, its new PSD2 compliant biometric authentication service for online merchants and banks. With Biometrics by Computop,...

The rise of biometrics and passwordless security
2019-07-29 05:00

Whether you realize it or not, our current era of mobile and cloud computing can be defined, both positively and negatively, by shared secrets. Shared secrets — passwords, authentication, and...

SmartMetric develops thin electronics for biometric fingerprint activated credit and debit cards
2019-07-24 03:30

SmartMetric in creating arguably the world’s most advanced biometric fingerprint validated and activated credit/debit cards, has developed super thin electronic components along with extremely...

ID R&D IDVoiceTM 2.7 provides a tenfold increase in biometric matching speed
2019-07-24 01:30

ID R&D, the award-winning biometric solutions provider offering AI-based voice, behavioral, and anti-spoofing user authentication capabilities, announced the newest release of its voice biometric...

Week in review: Malicious Python packages, FaceApp panic, and how to avoid a biometric dystopia
2019-07-21 15:35

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and podcasts: Do you have what it takes to be a hardware hacker? If you ask Yago Hansen, a hacker specialized in Wi-Fi and...

BehavioSec updates the BehavioSec Behavioral Biometrics Platform with new capabilities
2019-07-19 03:00

BehavioSec, the pioneering vendor behind behavioral biometrics, announced new capabilities strengthening the BehavioSec Behavioral Biometrics Platform’s market leadership helping financial...

Biometrics: Dismantling the Myths Surrounding Facial Recognition
2019-07-18 16:14

Biometric Authentication is No Longer Just the Stuff of Spy Movies or Reserved for Military-Grade Installations read more

Avoiding a biometric dystopia
2019-07-16 05:40

In part one of our two-part series, we explored how biometric authentication methods are being defeated. In the second part, we’ll explore how manipulating biometrics can alter society, and what...