Security News

Yet Another Biometric: Ear Shape
2018-04-23 12:48

This acoustic technology identifies individuals by their ear shapes. No information about either false positives or false negatives....

WebAuthn API helps businesses ditch passwords for biometric security
2018-04-11 12:39

The API, which has almost reached formal adoption, provides a vendor-neutral method for organizations to use password-less authentication.

Using biometrics to protect crypto currency
2018-04-03 12:20

The rise of crypto currency is something that investors have monitored closely. Whether Bitcoin, Zcash or Ripple, the rise of this digital currency is here to stay. With this boom of crypto...

Behavioral Biometrics Firm BioCatch Raises $30 Million
2018-03-12 13:10

New York and Tel Aviv-based behavioral biometric authentication firm BioCatch has raised $30 million in new growth financing led by Maverick Ventures, and including American Express Ventures,...

Can Biometrics Solve the Authentication Problem?
2018-01-22 14:50

Are Biometrics as a Form of Authentication Over-hyped and Unreliable? read more

On-card biometric for contactless payments tested in first commercial pilots
2018-01-15 13:15

Visa has initiated pilots with Mountain America Credit Union and Bank of Cyprus of a new EMV dual-interface (chip- and contactless-enabled) payment card, making these the first commercial pilots...

Majority would trust organisations more if they were to use biometrics for authentication
2017-12-06 12:06

Nearly seven in 10 Europeans (68 percent) said they would trust organisations more if they were to use biometrics for authentication, according to a new Unisys survey. The survey also found that...

Hacking a Fingerprint Biometric
2017-11-09 20:45

Embedded in this story about infidelity and a mid-flight altercation, there's an interesting security tidbit: The woman had unlocked her husband's phone using his thumb impression when he was...

Heart Size: Yet Another Biometric
2017-11-02 10:01

Turns out that heart size doesn't change throughout your adult life, and you can use low-level Doppler radar to scan the size -- even at a distance -- as a biometric. Research paper (to be...

Visa Makes Biometrics Easier for Financial Institutions
2017-10-20 15:42

The acceptance and adoption of biometrics as a primary or second factor in multi-factor authentication has been considerably slower than expected. There are signs now, however, that it is finally...