IAM solutions must be mobile friendly for enterprise adoption: report Frost & Sullivan has released a research report titled “Technologies Empowering Future of Identify Management”, which reveals that identify and access management (IAM) challenges are more business-centric than technology-centric. The report finds that areas such as administration, authentication and...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Mobile Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Safran Identity & Security’s biometric kiosks undergoing testing at Christchurch Airport Safran Identity & Security announced that New Zealand Customs is testing the company’s automated border control solution for families traveling together, on departures at Christchurch Airport. The family processing solution extends the automated border control capability of the familiar...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Intercede mobile ID solution integrates with Centrify credential solution Intercede has partnered with Centrify to secure and manage mobile access in highly regulated industries who must comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), FIPS 201-2 and NIST 800-157. Interecede’s MyID enables enterprises to replace employee passwords with...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

iSign releases access platform with biometric signature and 2FA iSign International released its iSecure Captive Portal (ICP) 2017, designed to provide users access to networks and the Internet via biometric signature recognition. ICP platform delivers complete protection with active monitoring and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze user access...full story Categories: Access Control | Behavioral | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

Experts say constitutional protection for passwords doesn’t apply to biometric security measures The face recognition security feature for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 will not have the same legal protection of a password, as constitutional protection for passwords typically do not apply to biometric security measures, according to a report by...full story Categories: Biometric News | Consumer Devices | Facial Recognition | Fingerprint Recognition | Iris / Eye Share: Facebook | Twitter

NIST report reveals the difficulties of identifying faces in video images The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released an interagency report detailing the results of its Face in Video Evaluation (FIVE) public test designed to advance video facial identification for these and other applications. Authored by Patricia...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

EPFL, Global ID developing 3D finger vein recognition system EPFL’s Security and Cryptography Laboratory has partnered with startup Global ID to develop an encryption technique for processing biometric data captured via 3D finger vein recognition, a system the researchers say is nearly impossible to forge, according to a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Swiss research institute involved in U.S. gov’t biometric projects Idiap Research Institute is working on two major biometric security projects for the U.S. government. Through its Swiss Center for Biometric Research and Testing, the Idiap Research Institute is engaged in the U.S. government’s Odin and MediFor projects. The...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Military Applications Share: Facebook | Twitter

4th Annual Identity Management Symposium 4th Annual Identity Management Symposium April 18-19, 2017 Alexandria, VA DSI’s 2-day premier National Capital Region event, 4th Identity Management Symposium, will occur April 18-19, 2017, in Alexandria, VA. This symposium will provide attendees with the opportunity to convene...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

ID4Africa 2017 ID4Africa 2017 April 26-28, 2017 Windhoek, Namibia Following two successful events in 2015 and 2016 which collectively brought together over 900 stakeholders in the identity space, ID4Africa 2017 returns as bigger and better than before! The annual government forum...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Cartes Afrique Cartes Afrique April 27-28, 2017 Marrakech, Morocco Every year, Cartes Afrique gathers hundreds of leaders and experts of the Payment industry who are looking to learn about the latest innovative solutions in the market and to discuss the evolving...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

connect:ID 2017 connect:ID 2017:Physical & digital identity in the 21st century May 1-3, 2017 WEWCC, Washington, DC, USA Welcome to the 4th edition of connect:ID – with it’s leading global conference and exhibition that focuses on all aspects of identity technologies...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe May 9th – 11, 2017 The Hague, Netherlands Held in The Hague, Netherlands May 9th – 11th, the conference will deliver discussion and thought provoking presentations on many of the serious critical infrastructure...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter