Brainprint is the latest biometric that can enable access by measuring a brain’s reaction to different stimuli. Researchers at Binghamton University in New York have developed a way to verify a person by measuring the brain’s response to certain stimuli. Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Zhanpeng Jin spoke with Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan about the research.

Lawmakers have concerns about security at the nation’s airports. Nearly 15 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks pilot licenses still don’t have photos and there are numerous other issues as well, some of which were discussed at a congressional hearing last week.

Mountain America Credit Union deployed EyeVerify technology for access to its mobile app. The biometric feature went live for members last April as the credit union wanted to offer an easier way to access information.

Android.Bankosy malware isn’t new. The latest version does have a new twist, though, targeting Android mobile phones and intercepting voice-delivered, one-time passcodes for two-factor authentication.

EveryKey, a device that can enable access to mobile devices, laptops and even a car or home, zoomed to 676% of its crowd funding target on IndieGogo earlier this month. The product also has a recognized name backing it, John McAfee, the guy who founded a wildly successful anti-virus company and is now running for U.S. president as a Libertarian Party candidate. McAfee is now EveryKey chief evangelist and talked with Re:ID’s Gina Jordan about the system.

Iris ID has completed a new installation of its iris recognition solution at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research and hometo the Large Hadron Collider. Iris ID installed the first batch of its iris recognition solutions at CERN in 2008. The latest installation brings the total number of Iris ID devices at CERN to 80, and all have been upgraded to the latest generation.

The Federal Trade Commission approved facial recognition as a way for companies to obtain verified parental consent under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The method was proposed by London-based Riyo Verified, an identity and age verification company creates trust and regulatory compliance online by turning a smartphone or webcam into an ID scanning terminal that matches an ID holder to an identity document.

A study from UK’s Plymouth University finds that combining images with a one-time numerical code is an easy way to beat hackers. Researchers at the university’s Centre for Security Communication and Network Research created a system and wrote a paper about it: Secure Graphical One Time Password (GOTPass): An Empirical Study.

Atom Bank will deploy biometrics to ease the log-in process in the New Year. The move comes amid broader adoption of biometrics as both a means of identification and security.

Many bold claims were made about facial recognition technology in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. Vendors said facial recognition could spot wanted criminals in a crowd and perhaps stop terrorists from entering the country. The reality was quite different as it turns out that the technology works best with cooperative subjects and good quality images.