Biometrics has established itself as a powerful security and authentication option for the enterprise — and more recently consumer sector — but Belfast-based Core Systems is using the technology in prisons as part of a rewards and mentor networking program. As reported by the Belfast Telegraph, Core Systems’ software drives security systems in a growing number […]

Biometrics veteran Hector Hoyos has launched a new venture, Hoyos Labs, which hopes to rethink how biometrics is used to authenticate and secure identity. Hoyos Labs is a digital infrastructure security company that along with the Cambridge Innovation Center, maintains its own research and development division on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. […]

Stuart, Florida-based Martin Health wanted to protect patient privacy, cut down on fraud and abuse, and make sure patients and records were correctly linked together, says Carol Plato, assistant vice president for revenue cycle at the health care system. Various solutions were reviewed, but the decision ultimately came down to biometrics. Deciding on biometrics was […]

D.C. driver’s licences, ID cards to be personalized by Datacard Group Datacard Group announced that the District of Columbia has moved to a centralized issuance model, and will use Datacard’s MX series card issuance and delivery systems for personalizing, printing and issuing driver’s licenses and identification (ID) cards. D.C. is making the transition from over-the-counter to […]

Morpho iris capture device named world’s fastest Biometric technology specialist, Morpho, has announced the launch of its Morpho IAD (Iris at A Distance) solution, a device that combines iris and face capture. With a iris capture rate of just one second, the MorphoIAD is officially the fastest device currently available on the market. Capturing iris […]

Quantum Secure reveals enhancements to SAFE Software, secure mobile apps    Quantum Secure announced plans to enhance its SAFE Software Suite by incorporating a simpler, faster reporting engine. The enhancements will provide security management along with the insights needed to make better business security decisions, while new out-of-box templates will automate a wide range of […]

The latest smart card specification for U.S. government employees was released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Federal agencies will have 12-months to issue cards that comply with the revised standard. As expected, FIPS 201-2 will enable derived PIV credentials on mobile devices as well as a virtual contact interface that expands the […]

The Marine Corps Systems Command is giving its Marines in the field the ability to pick out the bad guys from the good with a new biometric enrollment and screening device. An Urgent Statement of Need was issued six months ago and the Marine’s Force Protection Systems team along with Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, […]

 South Africa to use Datacard Group’s  MX series for card issuance The country of South Africa is in the process of transitioning from paper-based ID credentials to smart ID cards, and has chosen Datacard’s MX series to facilitate the personalization and issuance process. Datacard’s smart ID cards will replace South Africa’s current green, bar-coded paper ID books. South […]

In the words of the famous Wild West outlaw Doc Holliday, “Why should I obtain by force that which I can obtain by cheating?” The use of biometrics to authenticate and verify identity is growing, and as the number of uses both personal and professional increases, so too do the number of biometric modalities. While […]