Despite hopeful initiatives, demise of passwords years away
FIDO Alliance, DARPA vow to create better authentication, but new systems will have to attract users and providers, say security pros
Taylor Armerding | 14 Feb | Read more
FIDO Alliance, DARPA vow to create better authentication, but new systems will have to attract users and providers, say security pros
Taylor Armerding | 14 Feb | Read more
What's in store for 2013? IT professionals need to be prepared for a mix of old (biometrics), new (3-D printing), borrowed (apps for watching TV) and blue (unemployed skeuomorphic designers).
John Brandon | 18 Dec | Read more
Biometrics — the security method for identifying an individual by making a match of fingerprints, iris, face, voice, DNA and other <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/092811-biometrics-war-machine-251352.html">unique physical traits</a> — scares people, an industry leader in the field acknowledged this week. But enterprise technology managers say there's no doubt biometrics is a boon to enterprise security.
Ellen Messmer | 03 Oct | Read more
In one of the bigger security news stories Microsoft struck a blow against an emerging botnet called Kelihos by using a legal tactic to take down the botnet's domain names.
Ellen Messmer | 01 Oct | Read more
TAMPA -- Using a portable kit to be able to quickly analyze human DNA collected in the field for investigative and forensics purposes has been a long-time dream for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), law enforcement and the Department of Defense (DoD).
Ellen Messmer | 30 Sep | Read more
TAMPA -- Biometric security breakthroughs are coming that would let the military capture from a distance an iris and facial scan of an individual and immediately match it to a biometrics-based "Watch List" of suspected terrorists, combatants or criminals.
Ellen Messmer | 29 Sep | Read more
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has the primary purpose of defending Australia against armed attack such as the Japanese air raids on Darwin and northern Australia during WWII. It also participates in UN peace keeping, operations with allies such as the USA and disaster relief. In essence the ADF is a form of “insurance” against security threats to our nation.
Neerav Bhatt | 25 Aug | Read more
The A/NZ Biometrics Institute is looking at the future of biometrics and seeing if community perceptions about Big Brother have changed with its latest industry survey.
Hamish Barwick | 10 May | Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has flagged facial recognition as an ongoing area of development in its increased use of biometric technology.
Tim Lohman | 19 Jan | Read more
Sydney Airport has expanded its use of facial recognition technology, launching new kiosks and a ‘SmartGate’ to allow international travellers to more quickly establish their identities and pass through security.
Tim Lohman | 05 Jan | Read more
Plans by the South Australian Government to roll out biometrics at a number of prisons acrosss the state have been delayed due to required construction work.
Hamish Barwick | 11 Nov | Read more
CIO of the Hong Kong Housing Authority, Raymond Chu, speaks with CIO about the recent use of biometric technology in the department.
Lisa Banks | 04 Jun | Read more
Taiwanese software manufacturer EgisTec is showing a product here at CES that lets you use your laptop's built-in fingerprint reader to launch applications, manage passwords and encrypt files.
The NSW Department of Corrective Services will implement mandatory iris scanning and fingerprinting across its 32 prisons to help verify visitor identities.
Darren Pauli | 17 Jun | Read more
NSW Police will have access to a new forensic information database within nine months along with a suite of centralised records management and field imaging systems.
Darren Pauli | 02 Jun | Read more