Security News

Hertz, Clear Partner to Speed Rentals With Biometric Scans
2018-12-11 22:03

Biometric screening is expanding to the rental car industry. Hertz said Tuesday it is teaming up with Clear, the maker of biometric screening kiosks found at many airports, in an effort to slash...

Biometrics: Security Solution or Issue?
2018-12-11 16:25

Issues still exist when it comes to securing biometrics.

Acceptto Emerges from Stealth with Behavioral Biometric Authentication Platform
2018-11-27 14:04

Portland, Ore-based startup Acceptto has emerged from stealth today to launch its cognitive authentication platform and announce an unspecified Series A funding round from Aetna Ventures,...

BehavioSec announces authentication features and patents Behavioral Biometrics Platform
2018-11-08 03:00

BehavioSec released a series of new features to its BehavioSec Behavioral Biometrics Platform (Version 5.0) giving banks, fintech firms, retailers and cloud service providers authentication...

BehavioSec Adds New Features to Behavioral Biometrics Platform
2018-11-07 15:55

The relationship between security and user friction remains problematic. Businesses can increase security by strengthening authentication procedures, for example, by requiring multi-factor...

Is the US about to get a nationwide, privately owned, biometrics system?
2018-11-06 12:21

Two US biometric companies have partnered to research a private, nationwide biometrics system.

Female leaders recognized for contributions to biometrics and security
2018-10-31 00:00

Five distinguished leaders in the biometric identity and security industry have been selected as the 2018 winners of the Women in Biometrics Awards, co-founded by the Security Industry Association...

Security Gets Messy: Emerging Challenges from Biometrics, New Regulations, Insiders
2018-10-11 11:32

Information security professionals are facing increasingly complex threats—some new, others familiar but evolving.

Behavioral Biometrics: Key Challenges
2018-10-09 13:33

As more companies move away from passwords toward behavioral biometrics, they face new challenges, says Rajiv Dholakia, co-founder of the FIDO Alliance. "There are no standards as such in this...

ID R&D announces biometric authentication for messaging platforms
2018-09-25 06:30

ID R&D releases the biometric authentication technology for messaging. The new solution, SafeMessage, offers multi-layer authentication across messaging platforms without any impact to the user...