666 Update: IRIS ID Wins Two Homeland Security Awards (Ah-Oh)Eyeprint Biometrics IRIS ID has been named a 2014 Homeland Security Award winner by Government Security News (GSN). More specifically, the company actually won two awards: Best Biometric Identification Solution Provider of Physical Security Products and Solutions for Homeland Security, and Best Biometric Identification / Authentication Facility in Airport, Seaport and Border Security Awards Program. Speaking on the panel’s recognition of Iris ID, GSN CEO Adrian Courtenay called the company “a standout leader in IRIS-based ID Authentication, with products that provide high integrity mass enrollment applications, physical access security airports, national ID programs, secure border crossings, data centers, biometric labs, HAZMAT environments and other critical infrastructure applications
The Mark Of The Beast Could Be Here Anytime After The Next 12 MonthsBiometric markers could surpass passwords within 12 months. That would mean a shift from notoriously weak letter-and-number combinations to stronger, less hackable protection measures like fingerprint authentication. Services such as Apple Pay — which requires users to scan their fingerprint to enable transactions — are already preparing the public for that transition, which could blossom in the next 12 to 24 months, Nelsen said after the event. “It's moving beyond the password as a way to authenticate yourself and really adopting more of those biometrics,” Nelsen said. He pointed to Braintree, the Chicago-based payments processor and software developer acquired by PayPal in 2013, as the type of company that could make the technology needed for this shift more accessible.
The Mark Of The Beast Is Set To Replace All Your Passwords... Much Sooner Than You Think
Once the territory of futuristic films, soon biometrics may just spell the end for passwords, says V3. A new report by Visa has shown that nearly half of people aged 16 to 24 believe that passwords and PIN numbers will be old news by 2020. And 69% of those who took part in the study aged between 16 and 24 (Generation Z) believe that using biometric identification will be an easier and faster alternative to remembering passwords and PIN numbers. A large majority of them (76%) would be happy to adopt biometric security when making payments. Fingerprint scanning is the favoured form of biometric identification. Nearly 70% of respondents in this age group would rather use fingerprints than passwords, while 39% would prefer retina scans and 27% would rather use face recognition. High-profile investment in biometrics is bringing the technology into the mainstream. Jonathan Vaux, executive director at Visa Europe, said: "Fingerprint biometrics in particular are entering the mainstream as a security measure, with the likes of Apple and Samsung relying on biometric security to enter their phones, and more recently the launch of Touch ID and Apple Pay."
Once the territory of futuristic films, soon biometrics may just spell the end for passwords, says V3. A new report by Visa has shown that nearly half of people aged 16 to 24 believe that passwords and PIN numbers will be old news by 2020. And 69% of those who took part in the study aged between 16 and 24 (Generation Z) believe that using biometric identification will be an easier and faster alternative to remembering passwords and PIN numbers. A large majority of them (76%) would be happy to adopt biometric security when making payments. Fingerprint scanning is the favoured form of biometric identification. Nearly 70% of respondents in this age group would rather use fingerprints than passwords, while 39% would prefer retina scans and 27% would rather use face recognition. High-profile investment in biometrics is bringing the technology into the mainstream. Jonathan Vaux, executive director at Visa Europe, said: "Fingerprint biometrics in particular are entering the mainstream as a security measure, with the likes of Apple and Samsung relying on biometric security to enter their phones, and more recently the launch of Touch ID and Apple Pay."