One way to help keep your employees safe is to deploy biometric security measures. You might already be familiar with this concept from science fiction movies where doors and other access points can only be activated by voice, fingerprint, or… Read More
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Biometrics in the News: MasterCard Plans for Transaction Implementation in 2019
In the past decade, biometrics have emerged as an advanced security measure for mobile devices, home security, and network security in office systems. Now, as we enter 2018, they are on the forefront of the finance industry, as MasterCard announces… Read More
Access Control Is More Than Just The First Line Of Defense
These days, verification is essential. Having a continually expanding video surveillance integration with access control and a variety of other business systems, it seems natural that security plays a huge role in almost every single aspect of any business. As… Read More
Biometrics For Additional Login Processes
When used in an effective manner, biometrics can surprisingly help contribute to safer cybersecurity measures. In fact, by moving beyond the basic password-protection authentication avenues, biometrics technology is giving an often desired additional layer of security. This additional layer is… 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
Building an ideal communication network
If you are under the assumption that you can accomplish your communication goals and the ideal communication network with one product, you have been misled. In order to build a network that meets both your current and long term goals,… Read More
Access control going electronic
Just how much is the popularity of electronic access control systems growing? This article provides some insight and states that they are one of the fastest growing sectors of the security industry. Biometric systems and smart card technology are among the developments spurring this growth.
Eyeing Iris ID
One of the most promising developments in biometric identification has been iris recognition systems. As this article explains, this technology makes use of the unique pattern of specks in each person’s iris to verify the identity of that person. Iris scanning has been used on a limited, experimental basis in both the U.S. and Europe and offers many advantages.
Biometrics in action
The last few years have seen a much wider application of biometric technology to improve access control and security. This article cites several of these uses, which demonstrate the potential of biometric identification. Here are a few of these applications.