Security News

Cisco Research Shows High Success Rate in Bypassing Fingerprint Authentication
2020-04-08 13:38

Cisco has conducted a research project on bypassing fingerprint authentication systems and it achieved a success rate of roughly 80 percent, but the company's experts were unsuccessful against Windows devices. In the case of mobile phones, the researchers bypassed fingerprint authentication on a majority of devices.

‘Fake Fingerprints’ Bypass Scanners with 3D Printing
2020-04-08 13:00

New research has found that it's possible to use 3D printing technology to create "Fake fingerprints" that can bypass most fingerprint scanners used by popular devices. Cisco Talos today came out with some new research regarding how these scanners can be defeated using different technologies like 3D printing, and basically looking at fingerprint scanners and the security behind them in general.

Talos researchers fabricate a fake that frequently fooled fingerprint locks
2020-04-08 13:00

Two security researchers used a 3D printer and fabric glue to create a fake fingerprint that fooled authentication sensors 80% of the time. The biggest challenge was getting the size right for the fake fingerprint; 1 percent too small or too large and the fake fingerprint did not work.

Fingerprint Cards adds two capacitive touch sensors to its fingerprint authentication portfolio
2020-01-09 12:36

In order to meet the unique needs of the diverse and growing market for biometric access control, world-leading biometrics company Fingerprint Cards AB announces the expansion of its fingerprint authentication touch sensor portfolio, for physical and logical access devices and applications. Two additional capacitive touch sensors are now available in the access series, FPC1020 and FPC1024, featuring high biometric performance and a small physical footprint.

Tapplock introduces new enterprise fingerprint scanning padlock accessories
2020-01-08 04:15

Tapplock, creator of the world's first smart fingerprint padlock, is introducing new accessories for its enterprise platform. The Tapplock box 2.0 connects through Bluetooth and is used for fingerprint enrollment for its Tapplock enterprise software.

Kanguru launches a new biometric fingerprint access flash drive
2019-12-09 04:15

Kanguru is proud to announce the launch of the world’s first OS Agnostic, Fingerprint Access Hardware Encrypted Flash Drive with remote management capability. This new biometric fingerprint access...

NYPD Fingerprint Database Taken Offline to Thwart Ransomware
2019-11-25 19:28

The malware was introduced to the police network via a contractor who was installing a digital display.

Fingerprint Cards launches new side-mounted capacitive touch sensor for biometric authentication
2019-11-25 02:30

Fingerprint Cards announces the launch of a new side-mounted capacitive touch sensor for biometric authentication. Responding to customer demand, the slim FPC1540 sensor enables a range of the...

Fingerprint Cards launches Touchless 2.0, combining face recognition with the security of iris
2019-11-04 03:30

Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints) launched its Touchless 2.0 platform, combining the convenience of face recognition with the security of iris, to meet demand from smartphone and emerging IoT OEMs....

Samsung Rolls Out Fix For Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Sensor Glitch
2019-10-24 15:44

Samsung is reportedly rolling out fixes for a glitch that allowed anyone to dupe its Galaxy S10 fingerprint authentication sensor.