New agreement will see BIO-key’s line of fingerprint readers available throughout APAC

BIO-key International has signed an international distribution agreement with Japan’s Shinden Hightex Corporation a specialty electronics components trading organization...read more

More Biometrics Industry News:

• November 21: Facebook says Illinois biometrics privacy law violates constitution
• November 21: Jaguar files patent for vehicle access system with facial recognition and gait analysis
• November 21: Neurotechnology fingerprint algorithm for smart cards passes NIST MINEX III evaluation
• November 21: Leumi Card integrates mobile identity verification solution based on behavioral biometrics
• November 21: Huawei Mate 9 Lite features Fingerprint Cards sensor FPC1025
• November 21: Border Security 2017 adds U.S CBP to its expert speaker line up
• November 21: Next Biometrics presenting Q3 2016 results this Tuesday

BIO-key’s compact EcoID and SideTouch fingerprint readers enable biometrics for Windows

With the release of Windows 10, many consumers are quick to notice changes to the Start Menu and Action...read more

More Brand Focus features:

• Hoyos Labs relaunches as Veridium with new authentication system
• NEXT Biometrics and Innolux invest in mass production of flexible fingerprint sensors
• BluStor’s CyberGate uses biometrics to guard Personal Mobile Cloud
• ID4Africa 2016 conference coverage

Special Report: Biometrics and Border Security

This white paper provides an update concerning the application of biometrics to border security. Biometrics Research Group, Inc. expects...read more

More Biometrics Research Notes and Papers:

• Special Report: Biometrics and banking
• Special Report: Law enforcement and biometrics
• Special Report: Mobile Biometrics Market Analysis
• Special Report: Biometrics in Workforce Management
• Special Report: Biometrics in Healthcare

2FA progress uneven as password obsolescence approaches

Consumers use the same password for seven different accounts, on average, according to TeleSign’s Consumer Account Security Report 2016....read more

More Biometrics Industry Interviews:

• November 15: ImageWare brings server-side approach to enterprise biometrics
• October 16: Introducing biometrics in the U.S. voting process: Q&A with Dave Gerulski
• August 23: Survey from Accenture examines perception of video analytics and facial recognition
• August 9: iCivil promises much needed birth registration in Africa
• July 20: Guidance for financial institutions recommends biometrics on mobile

Finding the right rhythm for transactions

This is a guest post by Ryan Wilk, vice president of customer success at NuData Security. US regulators are...read more

More Blog Updates:

• October 18: Top biometric identifiers: Risks & rewards
• September 20: The need for dialogue: biometrics are good
• September 19: Protecting customer loyalty with comprehensive user verification
• September 15: Flexible fingerprint sensors: a game-changer for biometric applications
• September 13: Removing the incentive for breaches and fraud: A new approach to cybersecurity