In this podcast, Andre Boysen of SecureKey talks about his company’s work with the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) and IBM to develop a digital identity network using blockchain technology. He believes the world must transition from user name and password based authentication to secure methods that put the user in control of personal information. He says SecureKey’s triple blind approach coupled with blockchain is an ideal solution.

Caryn Seidman-Becker started her career as a risk arbitrage analyst in the early 90’s and is now chairman and CEO at CLEAR.
Seidman-Becker led the acquisition of CLEAR with other partners and helped lead the company out of bankruptcy.

Meet the first of eight finalists for the 2016 Women in Biometrics Awards: Liane Moriyama, administrator, Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center. Moriyama has more than 20-years experience in biometrics and helped bring the first AFIS system to Hawaii.

The biometric authentication system of the future may include passwords transmitted through the human body. Researchers at the University of Washington have come up with a secure way to transmit data. They say it can be done using low-frequency transmissions generated by fingerprint sensors and touchpads found on devices we use everyday.

Authentication is important for governments seeking solutions for improved security, privacy, interoperability, and better customer experiences. The FIDO Alliance has grown since its inception and is now making the push for its specifications to be used by government’s spanning the globe.

Sick of dealing with password resets, El Paso Area Teachers Federal Credit Union has turned to biometric authentication for employees at all nine of its branch locations. The institution reports a 70 decrease in help desk calls since deploying the solution.

Data breaches and poor security controls are putting consumer personally identifiable information into the hands of cyberthieves. Retailers gather more than payment card data when consumers conduct a transaction and standards are being researched to protect this and other data.

EMV can help stymie fraud in stores but online it’s a different story. The feds wants standards for multi-factor authentication for e-commerce purchases using existing web analytics and contextual risk calculation.

Prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks Dr. Nicole Spaun had a background focused on examining the geology of other planets. But after those events she went to the FBI to help train personnel on the art of facial recognition. While automated systems have come a long way employees still need to be trained in facial recognition as well.

Legal identity is important, without it individuals can’t get access to health care, education or financial services and even be placed at risk without it. Two groups are working to bring legal identity to everyone through a UN goal.