Security News

New Chrome Extension Helps Combat Keyboard Biometric Profiling (Threatpost)
2015-07-29 18:07

Two security researchers released a new Chrome extension this week that not only keeps track of what users type, but how they type, all in hopes of better protecting users’ privacy online.

Ears as a Biometric (Schneier on Security)
2015-05-01 17:46

It's an obvious biometric for cell phones: Bodyprint recognizes users by their ears with 99.8% precision with a false rejection rate of only 1 out of 13. Grip, too. News story. EDITED TO ADD: I...

Yahoo develops cheap, effective biometric smartphone authentication (Help Net Security)
2015-04-30 11:56

A group of Yahoo researchers have demonstrated that apart from fingerprints, other parts of the human body, such as ears, fists, palms and fingers, can also be successfully used to authenticate users ...