Biometrics
RSS BiometricsDigital Identities and the Promise of the Technology Trio: PKI, Smart Cards, and Biometrics
White Paper It argues and explains that if three key technologies were implemented together namely biometrics, smart cards, and PKI, then they can deliver a robust and trusted identification and authentication infrastructure. [02 Oct 2009]
Biometrics system for foreign students raises MPs' eyebrows
News A parliamentary committee has echoed universities' concerns over the robustness of the biometrics system that will be used for visa applications by students. The requirement for applicants to provide... [05 Aug 2009]
Windows 7 What's New Guide
White Paper This paper covers many new and changed Windows 7 features of interest to IT professionals, including DirectAccess, BranchCache and other networking technologies, VHD boot and other deployment technologies, and AppLocker,... [31 Jul 2009]
India's social ills soothed by outsourcing leaders?
Comment Technology will provide scalability and security in the ID project, which will include a massive database of personal information, photographs and biometrics to ensure that every Indian, whether living in the remotest... [27 Jul 2009]
Authentication and Access Control - The Cornerstone of Information Security
White Paper The authentication and access control framework should be flexible enough to serve all the authentication techniques and future evolution in the area such as Biometrics. The whole thrust of access control is to restrict... [23 Jul 2009]
IBM inks ID cards biometrics contract despite Tory scrap pledge
News The company said on Friday that it has subcontracted work to Atos Origin, which will provide integration and operations support, and to Sagem Sécurité, which will supply biometrics services and software. [13 Jul 2009]
Home Office CIO on taming tech and why ID cards are good news
Comment People's identities are insecure: attaching biometrics and adding an extra way of being able to verify that you are who you say you are is raising the protection on that, rather than lowering it. What we are trying to do... [10 Jul 2009]
HIMSS/Imprivata Webinar - William Osler Hospital Centres: Three Hospitals, One Successful Strategy for Single Sign-on and Biometrics Deployment
White Paper To alleviate this problem and in order to provide secure network access, WOHC found a Single Sign-On (SSO) solution with finger biometrics for strong authentication. William Osler Health Center (WOHC) was challenged by... [01 Jul 2009]
Find the Balance Between Security and Convenience: Hear How Spencer Hospital Has Leveraged Single Sign-On and Strong Authentication to Provide Fast and Secure Access to Patient Data
White Paper After trying alternative solutions, Spencer Hospital determined that they longed for a combined solution of single sign-on and finger biometrics. Spencer Hospital in Iowa was like all hospitals - they had to comply with... [01 Jul 2009]
And the £400m biometric passport contract goes to…?
News The passports will feature new designs and improved security, including the ability to carry fingerprint biometrics. Today we are affirming our commitment to making this travel document more secure than ever by using... [12 Jun 2009]
'Airwave does do data - unlike what some of the media say'
Comment Last year the head of biometrics at the National Policing Improvement Agency, Geoff Whitaker, claimed the Airwave network was not - "at present" - able to handle image file sizes generated by a trial of mobile biometric... [11 Jun 2009]
Finger Vein Authentication
White Paper These unique aspects of finger vein pattern recognition set it apart from previous forms of biometrics and have led to its adoption by the major Japanese financial institutions as their newest security technology. [11 Jun 2009]
%QLS SAS Macro: A SAS Macro for Analysis of Longitudinal Data Using Quasi-Least Squares
White Paper QLS also computes the lower and upper boundaries of the correlation parameter for analysis of longitudinal binary data that were described by Prentice (Biometrics 44 (1988), 1033 - 1048). Quasi-Least Squares (QLS) is an... [29 May 2009]
Biometric scanners to delve inside your brain
News An onboard computer in the Volvo lorry simulator checks these biometrics against a stored record. Scanners that probe brain activity and heart rate are among the next generation of biometric security sensors being... [12 May 2009]
ID cards head for the high street
News Smith said in a statement: "While private companies will clearly benefit from the increased footfall from offering this service, their customers will benefit from being able to quickly provide their biometrics while they... [06 May 2009]
