While biometrics has been around for a number of years now, until recently it has remained largely in the realm of physical access control. But recently, biometrics has begun to unify physical access control with logical access control. This has… Read More
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The Latest in Biometrics Technology
Biometrics technology has improved significantly over the course of the past decade. Today’s biometric systems are highly accurate, with a very low risk of a false negative identification. And as technology has improved, prices have come down, leading more and… Read More
Biometric Access Control Technology Continues to Advance
Biometric access control technology is continuing to advance at a brisk pace. Developments that were cutting edge even as recently as one year ago have already been outpaced by newer, better, and more effective biometric technology. Biometrics are quickly coming… Read More
Utilizing Biometric Access Control Without Modifying Infrastructure
Biometrics are making access control systems more effective than they’ve ever been. Biometric readers can verify the identity of the person requesting access with a degree of certainty that is much higher than a card reader or PIN reader alone,… Read More
Widespread Adoption of Biometrics Builds Confidence Among Users
For a long time, biometrics were slow to catch on. Today, though still not completely mainstream, the use of biometrics has increased, as businesses and organizations across various industries are becoming more comfortable with biometric verification systems. Enterprises are also… Read More
Simplifying Biometric Access Control
Biometric technology is the next big thing in the sphere of access control. This is because biometrics eliminate many of the potential shortcomings of the vast majority of access control technology that has been in use up to this point…. Read More
How Biometrics Are Making Hospitals More Secure
Security is a top priority in hospitals, specifically with regards to patient records. Within the last decade, records have moved at an astounding pace from manilla folders to electronic databases, making record access much easier and significantly improving workflow. Unfortunately,… Read More
Biometrics: The Future of Authentication Systems
Biometrics is often thought of as the stuff of forensic crime shows or spy movies. However, it has been making the move from the big screen to the real world for the past few decades, albeit at a slow pace…. Read More
Biometrics, Physical Access Control & Convergence
Despite a seemingly constant call for convergence from IT professionals, physical access control systems that are joined with logical access control systems are still hard to find. But why? Well, the answer seems to lie in the struggle between IT… Read More
Biometric Technologies are Transforming Campus Security and More
Biometric technologies are being utilized in universities nationwide in several ways, ways that may surprise you. Yes, biometrics are being used to keep students safe. But did you also know that many universities are using biometric technologies to more effectively… Read More