Over the past several weeks, we've been breaking down the results of the annual FindBiometrics Year in Review survey, identifying prominent trends, pressing challenges, and changing perceptions in the biometrics industry. Now, we're concluding our … [Read more...] about Year in Review: Yes, Biometrics Are Controversial
Year in Review: When Will the Password Go Out of Fashion?
Despite the obvious superiority of biometric authentication as a security mechanism, the password has stubbornly persisted as the most mainstream form of digital security. Still, many believe that this is going to change, and that the password's days … [Read more...] about Year in Review: When Will the Password Go Out of Fashion?
Biometric Selfie-based Onboarding is Seeing ‘Explosive’ Growth in Wake of COVID-19: Acuity
"...Acuity projects that the overall global identity verification market will see revenues in the range of $15 to $18 billion by 2024." The COVID-19 pandemic is driving 'explosive' growth in the face-based biometric onboarding market, according … [Read more...] about Biometric Selfie-based Onboarding is Seeing ‘Explosive’ Growth in Wake of COVID-19: Acuity
Year in Review: Drawing the Line Between Authentication and Surveillance
Facial recognition technology has been rising in prominence over the last several years, thanks to a number of factors. On the one hand, it has become an extremely popular authentication mechanism on consumer mobile devices, a trend catalyzed by … [Read more...] about Year in Review: Drawing the Line Between Authentication and Surveillance
Year in Review: The Importance of Standards-based Third Party Testing
With biometric technology becoming increasingly mainstream and the state of the art has continued to evolve, standardization has become a more and more prominent issue. With so many biometric solutions now being offered by a range of vendors, many … [Read more...] about Year in Review: The Importance of Standards-based Third Party Testing
Year in Review: Low-Friction Authentication is Popular, and Cause for Concern
So far in our analysis of the results from FindBiometrics Year in Review survey, we've seen the various ways in which COVID-19 has directly or indirectly disrupted the industry in 2020. Contactless modalities prevailed as fingerprint scanning dropped … [Read more...] about Year in Review: Low-Friction Authentication is Popular, and Cause for Concern
Year in Review: How the Biometrics Industry Can Overcome the Privacy Obstacle
Privacy is important, but concerns about the issue are a major obstacle for the biometrics industry. That seems to be the takeaway from FindBiometrics' latest Year in Review survey, so far as privacy issues are concerned. The conclusion comes by … [Read more...] about Year in Review: How the Biometrics Industry Can Overcome the Privacy Obstacle
FDA Approves Wearable Biometrics Algorithms for Medical Use
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(K) clearance to B-Secur’s HeartKey algorithms. The news will allow technology developers to deploy the company’s EKG and ECG software into their medical and other products. The certification … [Read more...] about FDA Approves Wearable Biometrics Algorithms for Medical Use
Year in Review: Is This Liftoff for Expedited Traveler Screening?
As we've dug into the results of the latest FindBiometrics Year in Review survey – drawing from over 900 responses – we've discovered findings that pretty clearly show the massive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the new aversion to shared … [Read more...] about Year in Review: Is This Liftoff for Expedited Traveler Screening?
Year in Review: Gauging Compliance Confidence at the Dawn of 2021
With the FindBiometrics Year in Review survey having closed last month, we have been digging into the results – collected from over 900 respondents – to glean insights on how those most familiar with the biometrics industry understand some of the … [Read more...] about Year in Review: Gauging Compliance Confidence at the Dawn of 2021
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