The document discusses how biometrics could replace usernames and passwords for authentication. It notes that people currently need to remember many passwords but passwords are insecure. Biometrics like fingerprints and iris scans provide more secure authentication without passwords. The document outlines the history of biometrics use, from a 2010 implementation at Bank of America to current studies showing consumer acceptance of biometrics. It argues that while some biometrics have been hacked, iris scans combined with liveness detection on smartphones provide secure authentication without extra devices. Biometrics define identity through unique physical traits rather than changeable codes, allowing easy yet secure authentication.
Information security is concerned with the
assurance of confidentially, integrity and availability of
information in all forms. This is the ancient Greek word:
bios = “life” and metron = “measure.” In the present day
world, online shopping using WAP enabled mobile phone
has widely come into use. Credit cards serve as the currency
during e-business and e-Shopping. As the Hacking or
Spoofing or the Misuse of the credit card is continuously
increasing even you are using a secure network. Also, some
Spam software is sent to your system or device through the
internet that helps spammers to get the
desires relevant information about your credit card and
financial data. To solve these problems or get out of these
insecurities the Bio-metric System that provides the secure
E-transaction by improving the prevention of data spoofing.
So in this paper, we have proposed a multi-biometric model
(integrating voice, fingerprint and facial scanning) that can
be embedded in a mobile phone, this making e-transactions
more secure.
Non-Financial Use Cases of Mobile Expressmobmewireless
Mobile Express is a plug & play Eco-System that combines the security & non-repudiation properties of Digital Signature Certificates with the convenience & simplicity of Mobile phones
The Cybercriminal Approach to Mobile Fraud: Now They’re Getting SeriousIBM Security
Mobile devices have been targeted by cybercriminals for over seven years now. However, in 2014 things got serious. Cybercriminals realized that a major portion of eCommerce and online banking is moving to the mobile space, and with that companies are giving clients more options for larger transactions, and actions that were previously only performed on PCs. New PC grade malware appeared on mobile devices, some old PC tricks were transformed for mobile, and new mobile specific threats emerged. In this session we will analyze these threats using multiple customer case studies and Trusteer’s security team research data. We also take a look at the latest mobile threats, threats in development and mitigation tactics.
Information security is concerned with the
assurance of confidentially, integrity and availability of
information in all forms. This is the ancient Greek word:
bios = “life” and metron = “measure.” In the present day
world, online shopping using WAP enabled mobile phone
has widely come into use. Credit cards serve as the currency
during e-business and e-Shopping. As the Hacking or
Spoofing or the Misuse of the credit card is continuously
increasing even you are using a secure network. Also, some
Spam software is sent to your system or device through the
internet that helps spammers to get the
desires relevant information about your credit card and
financial data. To solve these problems or get out of these
insecurities the Bio-metric System that provides the secure
E-transaction by improving the prevention of data spoofing.
So in this paper, we have proposed a multi-biometric model
(integrating voice, fingerprint and facial scanning) that can
be embedded in a mobile phone, this making e-transactions
more secure.
Non-Financial Use Cases of Mobile Expressmobmewireless
Mobile Express is a plug & play Eco-System that combines the security & non-repudiation properties of Digital Signature Certificates with the convenience & simplicity of Mobile phones
The Cybercriminal Approach to Mobile Fraud: Now They’re Getting SeriousIBM Security
Mobile devices have been targeted by cybercriminals for over seven years now. However, in 2014 things got serious. Cybercriminals realized that a major portion of eCommerce and online banking is moving to the mobile space, and with that companies are giving clients more options for larger transactions, and actions that were previously only performed on PCs. New PC grade malware appeared on mobile devices, some old PC tricks were transformed for mobile, and new mobile specific threats emerged. In this session we will analyze these threats using multiple customer case studies and Trusteer’s security team research data. We also take a look at the latest mobile threats, threats in development and mitigation tactics.
Biometric technologies use biological features such as fingerprints, veins, faces and irises to identify individuals. They greatly improve the accuracy and reliability of identification and verification systems by taking out the element of human error. In the area of public safety, biometric technologies in the form of fingerprinting, iris and facial recognition have made a significant contribution to border control and law enforcement. Brought to you by NEC. To find out more, do visit http://www.nec.com/safety
A brief overview of biometric authentication and the benefits it can have on your business and its overall security. Is biometric authentication something you should be looking into? Find out now...
In this presentation we are going to talk about Privacy and Ethical issues in Biometric Systems, a really important topic about which there have been many discussions especially in the last 15 years. But, despite some enthusiastic views, things haven’t changed so much since the early 2000s.
The Rise of Biometric Cards - Edition November 2017Antonio D'Albore
This is world first independent research on Biometric Smart Cards. Full research with extended comment here http://embeddedsecuritynews.com/2017/11/research-the-rise-of-biometric-cards-edition-november-2017/
Going beyond MFA(Multi-factor authentication)-Future demands much moreindragantiSaiHiranma
Automated Onboarding, Identity
Verification and Strong Authentication
are all needed by future-readiness
businesses that demand rapid
evolution for their businesses
transformation and growth.
These 3 features form the core in
hyper volume-velocity with remote
working and BYO-focused workplace
for every business too. End users and
employee as understand the need for
efficient solid identity verification
security, but they expect technology
to be simple, convenient, and fast.
With decreased visibility and
increased complexity, IT is more
challenged than ever to manage
authentication across a hybrid
an environment without disrupting end-user
Biometrics: A New Wrinkle Changes the Authentication Landscape mercatoradvisory
Criminal theft of passwords has made passwords obsolete, and so a new factor is required for authentication. Biometrics will be that new factor. It increases security and will prove more convenient for the consumer than passwords as it transitions into a persistent identity over the next 5 to 8 years. Increasingly smartphones are shipping with trusted execution environments that can displace traditional hardware security fobs. These new smartphones are critical to this fundamental shift in biometrics.
A new research report from Mercator Advisory Group titled Biometrics: A New Wrinkle Changes the Authentication Landscape explains the need for multimodal biometric authentication and describes many types of biometrics available from various technology providers. The report shows how biometrics technology has shifted from a primarily hardware-based solution to a software-and cloud-based solution enabled by smartphones that have become much more secure. With voice and face recognition, and now the addition of behavioral biometrics, this shift will drive rapid new innovation and will tip the market in favor of the mobile architecture.
This blog presentation discusses the growing significance of IoT Security Testing in a world where billions of devices are getting connected via the Internet of Things.
Top 08 IoT Trends to Watch Out in 2020 (Top IoT Trends + Digital Transformati...Katy Slemon
Checkout top 08 IoT trends in 2020 to accelerate digital transformation, unlock revenue streams, improve business efficiency and drive innovation in your business.
Biometric technologies use biological features such as fingerprints, veins, faces and irises to identify individuals. They greatly improve the accuracy and reliability of identification and verification systems by taking out the element of human error. In the area of public safety, biometric technologies in the form of fingerprinting, iris and facial recognition have made a significant contribution to border control and law enforcement. Brought to you by NEC. To find out more, do visit http://www.nec.com/safety
A brief overview of biometric authentication and the benefits it can have on your business and its overall security. Is biometric authentication something you should be looking into? Find out now...
In this presentation we are going to talk about Privacy and Ethical issues in Biometric Systems, a really important topic about which there have been many discussions especially in the last 15 years. But, despite some enthusiastic views, things haven’t changed so much since the early 2000s.
The Rise of Biometric Cards - Edition November 2017Antonio D'Albore
This is world first independent research on Biometric Smart Cards. Full research with extended comment here http://embeddedsecuritynews.com/2017/11/research-the-rise-of-biometric-cards-edition-november-2017/
Going beyond MFA(Multi-factor authentication)-Future demands much moreindragantiSaiHiranma
Automated Onboarding, Identity
Verification and Strong Authentication
are all needed by future-readiness
businesses that demand rapid
evolution for their businesses
transformation and growth.
These 3 features form the core in
hyper volume-velocity with remote
working and BYO-focused workplace
for every business too. End users and
employee as understand the need for
efficient solid identity verification
security, but they expect technology
to be simple, convenient, and fast.
With decreased visibility and
increased complexity, IT is more
challenged than ever to manage
authentication across a hybrid
an environment without disrupting end-user
Biometrics: A New Wrinkle Changes the Authentication Landscape mercatoradvisory
Criminal theft of passwords has made passwords obsolete, and so a new factor is required for authentication. Biometrics will be that new factor. It increases security and will prove more convenient for the consumer than passwords as it transitions into a persistent identity over the next 5 to 8 years. Increasingly smartphones are shipping with trusted execution environments that can displace traditional hardware security fobs. These new smartphones are critical to this fundamental shift in biometrics.
A new research report from Mercator Advisory Group titled Biometrics: A New Wrinkle Changes the Authentication Landscape explains the need for multimodal biometric authentication and describes many types of biometrics available from various technology providers. The report shows how biometrics technology has shifted from a primarily hardware-based solution to a software-and cloud-based solution enabled by smartphones that have become much more secure. With voice and face recognition, and now the addition of behavioral biometrics, this shift will drive rapid new innovation and will tip the market in favor of the mobile architecture.
This blog presentation discusses the growing significance of IoT Security Testing in a world where billions of devices are getting connected via the Internet of Things.
Top 08 IoT Trends to Watch Out in 2020 (Top IoT Trends + Digital Transformati...Katy Slemon
Checkout top 08 IoT trends in 2020 to accelerate digital transformation, unlock revenue streams, improve business efficiency and drive innovation in your business.
Biometric Identification Evolves to Provide Unprecedented Security & ReliabilitySamsung SDS America
Since it was first introduced in 1858, biometric technology has come a long way. Today, highly advanced, highly accurate biometric technologies can authenticate identity using a person’s fingerprint, iris/eye, facial features, and voice, to name a few. With the rise in identity and data theft, the global financial services industry is ramping up its use of biometrics to provide convenient, reliable, and highly secure protection.
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Recognizing the fact usernames passwords are the weakest link in an organization’s security system because username and password are shareable, and most passwords and usernames are vulnerable and ready to be cracked with a variety of methods using adopting a record number of devices and platforms connected to the Internet of Things daily and at an alarming rate.
Provide the all-inclusive and systematic narratives of the impact of physical biometric operations on the current and future generation.
An Integrated Approach of Physical Biometric Authentication System
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Per Fennelly (2017), every human being is created differently with physical and behavioral traits that are unique; and everyone’s fingerprints, iris, facial feature and body types are entirely different from one another. The effective and efficient use of biometric technology will play a key role in automating a new method of identifying living person based on individual physiological and behavioral characteristics. Protecting sensitive information from vulnerable access by unauthorized users is paramount in our digital world and attempting to identify and mitigating such operation is becoming very challenging and troubling to the entire human society.
Biometric authentication-based identity is playing a vital role in security operations. Traditional authentication approach used to identity logon, logout, username, passwords are no longer enough to battle the identity and security crisis. Physical Biometric processes often allow the authentication of an individual personal data to be stored in a document format for future references. The comparison is often used to determine whether the biometric characteristics of individual match the previously information recorded in the document. Physical biometric systems have proven to be very effective in verification and identification processes.
Physical biometric identification and recognition processes are classified in three groupings including acquisition, feature extraction and comparison. Traditionally, biometric characteristics are acquired through measurements, such as a camera, microphone, fingerprint scanner, gathering of specific characteristics and creation of digital representation, photograph, a voice recording and scanned fingerprint. Most naturally significant areas supporting physical biometric process include corners of the eyes, mouth, nose, chin and likely to be identified by human inspection and through an automated biometric process.
Biometric Access Control is a security system used to provides conditional access after scanning for unique physical characteristics including installing Biometric Access at ATM’s and other public facilities to safeguard financial data. Indeed, when faces, fingers, irises and veins are scanned such data are converted into digital format and a complex algorithm is used to make a match. Such physical biometric processes .
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Biometrics have found use in various fields including, consumer electronics, corporate and public security systems, and point of sale.
Other than access control and identification, security forces and research teams use biometrics to denote individuals who are under their surveillance.
Other than their oblivious merit in application to security, they also carry the advantage of being convenient. Unlike passwords they do not have to be remembered.
Biometric technology is a good fit for every enterprise due to these common factors. Most organizations have IT infrastructure that require secured logon, physical facilities where restricted access control need to be provided and employees who clock-in and clock-out at work. All these processes become faster and more secure by implementing biometric technology in an enterprise environment.
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Biometrics are climbing as a general layer to various individuals and try security systems.With the special identifiers of your science and practices, this might appear to be secure. Notwithstanding, biometric personality has been made numerous careful with regards to its utilization as independent confirmation.
MACHINE LEARNING AND CONTINUOUS AUTHENTICATION A SHIELD AGAINST CYBER THREATS...Jenna Murray
In our increasingly digitized world, we rely heavily on computers for communication, banking, security applications, and more. This dependence makes us vulnerable to malicious attacks, necessitating robust security measures to protect user data from unauthorized access. To read the full article visit: https://www.rangtech.com/blog/ai-machine-learning/machine-learning-and-continuous-authentication-a-shield-against-cyber-threats
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Eradicating Usernames and Passwords for Good – The Evolution of Biometrics
By Hector Hoyos, CEO of Hoyos Labs
How many times every day do we log onto our favorite websites – everything from online banking
accounts and social media profiles to news outlets and retail stores – and are prompted to enter
usernames and passwords with a variety of characters, symbols and word length requirements to
access them? Of course, forgetting these passwords only prompts you to answer yet another set
of lengthy questions to make sure that you are who you say you are: What’s the name of your
first pet? What was the last name of your second grade teacher? Where did you go on your first
date? In some cases, not knowing the answers to these questions could even lock you out of
your accounts. When do we finally say that enough is enough with usernames and passwords?
Consumers and corporations alike seem to agree that replacing usernames and passwords with
an easier, more convenient way to access our personal accounts is far overdue at this point in
history, especially with corporate hack and personal identity theft stories becoming more and
more prevalent in the media. From both a B-to-B and B-to-C perspective, the use of biometrics is
already leading the charge in this effort and making waves while doing so. Biometrics are, in fact,
passwords of the future: instead of having to remember countless usernames and passwords for
different websites, all someone will ultimately need to log onto these sites is his or herself through
biometrics – facial, periocular (a subset of facial biometrics), iris and / or fingerprint.
Over the last three decades, the biometrics and IT fields have developed significantly when it
comes to identity assertion. Back in 2010, Bank of America’s Headquarters in Charlotte, North
Carolina, deployed an iris-based access control system that was based on the HBOX and
EyeLock, two original proprietary technology products from Global Rainmakers, Inc., now known
as EyeLock Corp. Thousands of Bank of America employees entered their workplaces all around
Charlotte with nothing more than a glance of their irises, and no access cards or tokens were
needed. It took almost three years to reach this revolutionary breakthrough, as employees could
conveniently use iris-based biometrics to go in and out of the workplace in five seconds without
having to worry about carrying or losing their access cards. It was a watershed moment.
But three years later, a Forbes article came out about Google in which the company proposed a
two-factor authentication system (2FA) that required using a username and PIN, plus a token that
connects to the USB port of a computer. Dropping biometrics completely from the equation and
replacing them with a username / password system again, as well as a token that people had to
carry them, seemed counterintuitive to what Bank of America had accomplished just a few years
prior. As a result, many predicted that at some point, people would have to get rid of usernames,
passwords and PINS completely and replace them with biometrics on smartphones since we
carry our phones with us nearly everywhere that we go.
Flash forward to today and studies from Ericsson, PayPal, IBM, Microsoft and the Ponemo
Institute all reflect this sentiment. According to Ericsson’s study The 10 Hot Consumer Trends of
2013, 52 percent of smartphone users want to use fingerprints instead of passwords, 61 percent
want to use fingerprints to unlock phones and 48 percent are interested in using eye-recognition.
Another study by PayPal shows that consumers “are OK” with biometrics and that 53 percent of
those surveyed are “comfortable” replacing passwords with fingerprints, and 45 percent would opt
for an iris scan. Microsoft Research funded yet another study titled The Quest to Replace
Passwords: A Framework for Comparative Evaluation of Web Authentication Schemes, and one
of its main conclusions is that the replacement for passwords should conform to the following
criteria: it should be easy to carry, efficient to use and have easy recovery from loss. It even goes
as far as to say that these criteria are achieved mostly by biometric schemes and that tokens are
not enough to achieve this. So how do we get biometrics-based technology into the hands of
consumers and corporations to safeguard their property?
Companies are able to figure out what makes their products successful through the adoption and
continued support of their offerings by consumers, who are focused on convenience and ease-of-
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use in their everyday lives. When it comes to biometrics, in some cases, it hasn’t become as
widespread as it should be at this point, because technology hasn’t become advanced enough to
eliminate spoofing efforts completely. For example, the iPhone 5S’s TouchID fingerprint
technology was hacked less than 48 hours after its release. As mentioned, some biometrics
technology still requires people to carry around extra gadgets or tokens, and there are now
password keepers that rely on even more complex master passwords and central databases to
store and protect private material.
But when it comes to the use of iris and periocular biometrics in particular, people can perform
many different tasks on their smartphones, including the ability to make financial transactions
quickly, seamlessly and securely. The core information in the face comes from the periocular, or
suborbital, eye area. Unlike voice recognition or fingerprints, periocular biometrics can be subject
to what’s called “liveness” detection through a series of proprietary computer vision techniques.
This determines whether the biometrics belong to a living person, not a high resolution
photograph or video. Voice, on the other hand, can be affected by background noise and is easily
spoofed (like fingerprints). It’s important to note, however, that biometrics are only as good as
their back-end systems, and as standalone hardware, they won’t get us very far, which is why it is
critical to have a complete, end-to-end solution with this new and constantly evolving technology.
Even in the short period of time since Bank of America deployed its iris-based access control
system, the world of identity assertion and biometrics has come a long way. Today, there are a
myriad of products on the market that seek to make people’s lives easier by eliminating
usernames and passwords once and for all. Some still require tokens, master passwords and
central databases while others allow people to do nothing more than take a selfie with their
smartphones to quickly authenticate their identities and access their accounts. It’s clear that
usernames and passwords are becoming a thing of the past, but for technological progress to
continue on track, it’s imperative for those who are working in the biometrics and IT fields to
remember that convenience and security are key components to ensuring that biometrics are a
lasting solution.
Identity assertion technologies that don’t utilize biometrics have continued to be built on the
premise that “identity” is defined by a set of numbers, letters and characters – be it a Social
Security Number, username, password or Apple ID. With biometrics technology, we are changing
the way that people and companies view identity. Identity should exist in the technological field as
the single, unique set of unchangeable biometrics that each person is born with. Rather than
burden people with a growing string of codes, PINs and passwords that they need to keep track
of (which can easily be hacked or stolen), people can use their own biometrics to identify and
verify themselves in the purest way possible – with the unique, physical attributes that they were
born with.
Hector Hoyos has been in the biometrics and IT fields since the mid-1980s as the founder and
president of various biometric companies. He co-founded and presided over Biometrics
Imagineering Inc., creating state-of-the-art technologies, such as fingerprint identification systems
and interactive financial transaction systems. He also helped incubate the Praetorian technology,
a real-time video surveillance technology, which, in February 2008, was awarded a training/video
surveillance contract by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Additionally, Hoyos served as the CEO of EyeLock Inc., an iris-based identity authentication
company, and Global Rainmakers, Inc. (GRI). He also invented the highly acclaimed HBOX,
Eyeswipe and Eyelock iris biometrics-based access control family of products. His inventions
have been implemented in multiple verticals including border control, education, healthcare
facilities, airports and financial institutions, among others, both in the U.S. and abroad.
Currently, he manages a digital infrastructure security company, Hoyos Labs, located at the
Cambridge Innovation Center on MIT’s campus. Hoyos Labs is the company behind 1U, a B-to-B
and B-to-C app that leverages a person’s smartphone to acquire his or her biometrics – facial,
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periocular, fingerprint, iris – to securely and conveniently protect online accounts without utilizing
extra gadgets or tokens, master passwords or central databases. 1U uses a unique, proprietary
“liveness” detection system that distinguishes a real person from an image or video in recognition
that there is only one you (1U).