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

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

HID Global announced that it has acquired Crossmatch from Francisco Partners. Crossmatch’s portfolio of products includes biometric identity management hardware and software that complement HID’s...

Biometrics, from fingerprints to iris- and facial-recognition, are advancing, with behavioral biometrics quickly becoming the security access of choice, says BioCatch VP Frances Zelazny.

BioCatch's VP Frances Zelazny explains why companies are dropping passwords in favor of biometric security like fingerprint and iris scanners.

A new report from Juniper Research predicts that the biggest shift in mobile payment security will be the move towards software-based methods, which rely on standard smartphone components. The...

CamuBot is a unique malware targeting Brazilian bank customers that attempts to bypass biometric account protections.

NEXT Biometrics announced it has purchased a source code license for the FingerCell algorithm from Neurotechnology. The algorithm allows developers of solutions incorporating NEXT Biometrics...

So why can't UK.gov do the same? – campaigners The Open Rights Group has backed the Scottish government's plans to immediately delete mugshots at the end of legal retention periods – something...