biometrics
RSS biometricsTivoli on a high after BA deal
News He added: "The technology also includes biometrics such as thumb print and image-based authentication. Tivoli will secure BA's ebusiness solutions, encompassing web-based training, recruitment and e-procurement, for the... [04 May 2001]
Data centre employs James Bond-style security
News The Internet Data Centre (IDC) opens today in Slough, and has employed a range of technology from humble CCTV systems and infra-red motion detectors right through to high-tech retina scanners. IDC claims its data centre is the most... [19 Jan 2001]
John Lamb's Week: internet crash spawns new analysis industry
Comment In the real world, says Eddie Bleasedale of Netproject, biometrics is the best answer to the age-old security question: "Who goes there? Analysing what's gone wrong with the dot-com boom is turning into a bit of an... [11 Dec 2000]
Firewalls await the enemy within
News User authentication, such as biometrics, tokens, smartcards and especially encryption are also essential. Internal hacking is widely recognised as presenting the greatest risk to company security because it happens... [08 Dec 2000]
Passwords are not enough, experts claim
News Passwords were favoured over other security measures, such as encryption, smartcards or biometrics. A study published today by security consultancy Barron McCann found 92 per cent of IT managers interviewed said... [01 Dec 2000]
Biometrics: When will the industry come to its senses?
Comment With public confidence in IT security at times appearing to crumble in the face of recent security blunders, the wonder of biometrics seems to have disappeared, or at least been marginalised. BioAPI is the... [30 Nov 2000]
Nationwide chief outlines 'different' net strategy
News The former rocket fuel specialist predicted a future or financial services closely tied to technology, talking about the growing importance of data storage, biometrics and digital signatures. The building society has... [09 Oct 2000]
G8 nations paralysed by indecision on cybercrime
News These include smartcards, biometrics and IP security specifications. After three days of talking, the G8 countries have failed to propose any concrete plan of action to tackle cybercrime. But delegates at the... [18 May 2000]
RSA Security CEO points to weak links that let Love Bug in
News RSA security is currently looking into development of biometrics and wireless data protection. Art Coviello, CEO of RSA Security, speaking at his company's SecurWorld conference in Malaga, Spain, shared his opinions on... [15 May 2000]
This time in '99: Security Dynamics eyes smartcard firms
News Coviello is looking to buy into four specific areas: technologies for loading applications onto smartcards, password management for online purchasing, biometrics and personalisation. This is how the original story broke... [08 May 2000]
Security Dynamics eyes smartcard firms
News Coviello is looking to buy into four specific areas: technologies for loading applications onto smartcards, password management for online purchasing, biometrics and personalisation. Secure ecommerce firm, Security... [07 May 1999]
Diebold eyes up ATM future
News Michael Hillock, Diebold's group vice president of International Sales and Service, said the buzzword in the ATM industry is biometrics - a sophisticated technique that "uses bodily characteristics as an ID method". [08 Mar 1999]
Smartcards out of favour for electronic government
News Its author, Kable IT consultancy, suggests biometrics and cryptography are a far better way of securing personal data. Smartcards may not be the driving force behind the UK's information revolution after all, if the... [21 Oct 1998]
Compaq releases fingerprint security software
News Fingerprint Identification Technology is the first sub-£100 biometrics system to be offered by a large IT vendor, according to the company. Compaq has launched fingerprint-based security software, which it claims will... [13 Jul 1998]
