L-1 Identity (ID): Bet on biometrics
2009-04-01 15:00:00 "The CEO at L-1 Identity Solutions (NYSE: ID) has snapped up $4.1 million worth of shares," reports Karim Rahemtulla, investment director at Xcelerated Profits Report."One of our portfolio positions is defense sector firm, L-1 Identity Solutions. The company is one of the leading identity protection and security firms."The company provides biometric systems at both the federal and state levels in the U.S., as well as for governments around the world."Wall Street has given this firm a rough ride recently, but it’s not because of any negative changes in its business. Plus, it has very little competition and continues to grow both internally and through acquisitions."We’re- also paying attention to the ton of insider buying this year – most notably, the 879,200 shares that CEO Robert LaPenta has snapped up since mid February at a total cost of $4.1 million."With firms like L-1 it’s important to remember the long-term potent...
Goldiron wrote a new blog post: Combining biometrics and sensors: Fingerpri
2009-02-08 05:09:00 Goldiron wrote a new blog post: Combining biometrics and sensors: Fingerprints and faces can be faked, but not brain patterns Source: CORDIS Sensors able to identify individuals’ brain patterns and heart rhythms could become part of security systems which also use more traditional forms of biometric recognition, thanks to pioneering work being done by European researchers. Since 9/11, the need to secure important facilities from terrorist attack has become a top priority around the world. And one ...
By: BackBeat
Government Use of Biometrics Still Raises Privacy Concerns
2008-10-08 17:01:00 From CNET News.com: Is the idea of widespread biometric data collection still too spooky to win over the American public? At some level, it's already becoming commonplace: California and some other states demand fingerprints from driver's license holders. The Verified Identity P
Beyond Fingerprinting: Is Biometrics the Best Bet for Fighting Identity The
2008-08-19 15:44:00 From Scientific American: If you are like many people, navigating the complexities of everyday life depends on an array of cards and passwords that confirm your identity. But lose a card, and your ATM will refuse to give you money. Forget a password, and your own computer may balk
The York Science Festival and Biometrics - 2 Oct 2007
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DHS Proposes Biometrics Collection on Exiting Non-US Citizens
2008-04-22 19:27:00 WASHINGTON ? The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a notice of proposed rulemaking that will establish biometric exit procedures at all U.S air and sea ports of departure. The majority of non-U.S. citizens are already required to submit digital fingerprints and a digital photograph for admission into the country. The US-VISIT Exit ...
CCC Publishes German Minister?s Fingerprint
2008-04-01 14:52:00 Love the Gummi Bears. But, in this case it was a little more sophisticated. From Wired: To demonstrate why using fingerprints to secure passports is a bad idea, the German hacker group Chaos Computer Club has published what it says is the fingerprint of Wolfgang Schauble, Germany’s interior minister. According to CCC, the print of Schauble’s index finger ...
[Obvious] Biometrics are great, so long as no one else knows your biometry.
2008-03-30 18:42:00 The Register
10 Finger Prints Are Better Than 2, So Says The DHS
2008-03-26 21:27:00 The DHS now wants all 10 digits for foreign arrivals. Two fingerprints are apparently not sufficient anymore. Not too long until the probings begin I guess. From the NY Times: ?This felt like, What else do you want from me?? Mr. Docx continued. ?Pretty soon it?ll be a full naked body scan, with my irises and ...
A Step Back for Biometrics
2008-03-24 14:10:00 The debate over BAA’s proposal to fingerprint passengers at Heathrow’s new fifth terminal is a sign of the times. It’s part of the growing dilemma of how to optimise the balance between security, privacy and convenience. BAA claim that the extra security measure is needed to authenticate that the person arriving at a gate is the same one that checked in, thereby preventing domestic passengers from switching boarding passes with international travellers in the shared passenger lounge. Passport checks are clearly not sufficient, so just how do you design a system that's fast, easy, reliable and secure? Fingerprints seem a reasonable approach, especially if the system is secure and they’re thrown away after 24 hours (though one has to question whether four of them need to be taken). A few years ago, the Co-op retail supermarket trialled fingerprint reading with customers without any great fuss. At the time they claimed it to be "the least squeamish and the most acceptable...
Fingertip biometrics at Disney turnstiles: the Mouse does its bit for the p
2008-03-16 08:57:00 Today in my ongoing series from my travels, the fingerprint reader at Walt Disney World's turnstiles. These machines (which, I'm told, capture the shape of your fingertip instead of your fingerprint itself) are used to keep Disney World customers from sharing or re-selling their admission tickets, and are part of a general and growing polic...
AOptix Technologies Adds VP of Operations to Launch Advanced Biometrics Iri
2008-02-25 00:00:00 AOptix Technologies, Inc., a leading edge developer of advanced iris recognition and ultra-high bandwidth laser communication systems, announces the hiring of Doug McNeil as Vice President of Operations. via Earth Times
West Virginia University Named FBI?s Biometrics Research Partner
2008-02-12 02:47:00 From FBI Release (February 6, 2008) West Virginia University Named National Leader for FBI Biometrics Research WVU-FBI Partner on Biometric Center of Excellence Morgantown, West Virginia?West Virginia University (WVU) is the Federal Bureau of Investigation?s lead academic partner in biometrics research, under the terms of an agreement signed today on the WVU campus. ?West Virginia University has comprehensive, ...
Biometrics Standards Registry Seeks Public Comment: Deadline March 10
2008-02-10 00:00:00 An interagency subcommittee of the White House's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) issued a draft document today that lists recommended standards to enable government agencies to easily share biometric data. The NSTC Subcommittee on Biometrics and Identity Management is requesting public comments on the draft by March 10. Biometrics involve identifying
Sequiam Biometrics BioVault Fingerprint Safe
2008-02-07 04:10:00 Protect your property with the ultra-security of a fingerprint-scanning lock. Only authorized users with registered fingerprints can gain access to your stored valuables. Store your personal documents, medicines, firearms, rare collectables, fine jewelry… anything that you can fit into the cast aluminum and steel case. The BioVault 2.0 ...
By: GadgetGrid
?Biometrics?, widely used by Pinoys Today
2008-01-26 00:00:00 Biometrics is a term that used in describing a time keeping machine that is used most of the companies. when you are confused with the meaning of biometrics here I explain it later because when you search on the world wide web its meaning you can find this: ?Biometrics refers to ...
By: Pinoy Technology
Britons? ID Cards To Be Delayed
2008-01-23 13:24:00 The plan to roll out a national ID card for Brits has found itself moved off onto the back burner. The plan which was originally set to roll out in 2010 will now find daylight in 2012 instead according to leaked documents. From BBC: The Tories say the ID card scheme is “in the intensive care ...
Biometrics News and Events
2008-01-18 16:22:00 Courtesy of Michael Ostrolenk Please join International Biometric Group (IBG) for the latest free teleconference: The Intersection of Identity Fraud and Biometrics, being held Thursday, January 24th, at 1 pm ET. The staggering costs incurred by commercial institutions, governments, and consumers as a result of identity fraud have led to an increased emphasis on secure authentication ...
Biometrics used to open garage doors
2007-12-31 01:00:00 This is a great idea for people who forget their keys or remote controls, because with this system you are able to open the door up with just the press of a finger onto the sensor which is placed onto the wall. The Master Lock Smart Touch GDO (Garage Door Opener) is ideal for both ...
Biometrics 2.0 Fingerprint Safe
2007-12-29 02:27:00 I remember a moment when biometric scanners were things you only saw in science fiction flicks. by the last couple of years they?ve cropped up on laptops, flash drives and various other tech products. It?s great for keeping sensitive documents and other files safe and sound. It would only prepare sense that the same principle ...
By: koolgizmo
FBI Creates Enormous Biometrics Database
2007-12-28 16:49:00 The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics,... Bookmark/Search this post with: delicious | digg | reddit | technorati
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Sequiam Biometrics Biovault 2.0 safe
2007-12-27 21:44:00 Here’s another device you can give the finger too. For security reasons of course. Much like the Master Lock smartTOUCH garage door opener we covered earlier. The Sequiam Biometrics BioVault 2.0 is a safe that needs your finger to open it and get to the valuables inside. It recognizes your fingerprint and opens at your ...
By: SlipperyBrick
Master Lock smartTOUCH garage door opener
2007-12-27 18:02:00 The smartTOUCH garage door opener works with any manufacturer’s garage door opener, and stores up to 20 user’s fingerprints. You can also provide temporary access for contractors or visitors etc, by adding, deleting, and changing user profiles. I know, it’s all good until someone hacks your finger off, just like SmartScan, but what are ya ...
By: SlipperyBrick
FBI Aims For World's Largest Biometrics Database - InformationWeek
2007-12-26 15:16:00 eFluxMediaFBI Aims For World's Largest Biometrics DatabaseInformationWeek, N-Y - 4 hours agoThe FBI is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to help identify people at home and abroad, ...Report: US plans world's largest biometric database Monsters and Critics.comall 36 news articles
FBI Aims for Largest Biometrics Database
2007-12-24 20:48:00 FBI Aims for Largest Biometrics DatabaseThe US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home ...
FBI aims for world?s largest biometrics database
2007-12-23 04:40:00 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world’s largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home and abroad, the Washington Post reported on Friday The FBI has already started compiling digital images of faces, fingerprints and palm patterns in ...
FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics
2007-12-23 04:30:00 By- Suzie-Q @ 8:30 PM MST By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, December 22, 2007; A01 $1 Billion Project to Include Images of Irises and Faces CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world’s largest computer database of peoples’ physical characteristics, a project that would give ...
By: Suzie-Q
Biometrics Used To Identify Who Lives, Who Dies
2007-12-15 04:59:00 Found on blackpacket, this is a very disturbing development: Mobile Labs To Target Iraqis For Death Rather than relying on physical descriptions, U.S. forces could scan a suspect?s eyes or check his fingerprints — and instantaneously cross-check it with data stored in West Virginia — before deciding, in Duong?s words, “Do I let him go? Keep ...
Biometrics Face Maritime Challenge
2007-11-23 11:44:00 It's amazing how quickly technology becomes law. In Albany, New York, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) program mandates new biometric ID cards, initially required for 500 transportation workers, at a cost of $132.50 apiece. The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) inc
Prentice Hall - Biometrics and Network Security - Download ebook
2007-10-30 10:46:00 In Biometrics for Network Security, biometrics security expert Paul Reid covers a variety of biometric options, ranging from fingerprint identification to voice verification to hand, face, and eye scanning. Approaching the subject from a practitioner's point of view, Reid describes guidelines, applications, and procedures for implementing biometric solutions for your network security systems. Coverage includes:- An introduction to authentication technologies and biometrics Dealing with privacy issues - Biometric technologies, including finger, hand geometry, handwriting, iris, retina, voice, and face - Security concerns related to biometrics, including attempts to spoof or fake results - Deployment of biometric security systems, including vendor selection and roll out procedures - Real-life case studies For security, system, and network administrators and managers, as well as anyone who is interested in the application of cutting-edge biometric technology, Biometrics for Network ...
By: WinSecurityWar
Biometrics
2007-10-25 19:37:00 Yep! thats right!! hehehe.. i got a biometric appointment today at USCIS east york at exactly 12pm. I cant believe hows things are really fast.. it was just yesterday that...
Microsoft Mind Reading Patents?
2007-10-16 19:37:00 From New Scientist: Not content with running your computer, Microsoft now wants to read your mind too. The company says that it is hard to properly evaluate the way people interact with computers since questioning them at the time is distracting and asking questions later may not produce reliable answers. “Human beings are often poor reporters of ...
The York Science Festival and Biometrics - 2 Oct 2007
2007-10-14 00:00:00 Sorry all for being a bit quiet on the blog recently. Moving to the UK, finding houses, work, working too hard - these things slow you down! I have recently become an editor of Plus Magazine...
Biometrics Piloted At Gatwick
2007-10-10 03:29:00 Biometrics have found their way into Gatwick airport. They have rolled out a pilot program to check fingerprints for arrivals from Sierra Leone. The BioDev pilot has been running in the airport’s North Terminal since 18 September and is due to end in April next year. At present only arrivals from Sierra Leone who have been ...
Biometrics no Guarantee of Data Security
2007-09-22 23:11:00 Police are not the only ones taking fingerprints these days. Starting November 1, fingerprint data will even be stored in the passports issued by many countries. As fingerprints are unique, they have also drawn attention from manufacturers of equipment designed to limit access to computers. After all, pressing your fingertip against a reading device is simpler ...
By: groupstalk
Fujitsu Launches Palm Reading Security Mouse
2007-09-11 15:33:00 Fujitsu today unveiled a new product in PC security that uses “palm vein biometric authentication” to secure access to computers called the PalmSecure PC Login Kit. The kit comes in two versions, one as a standard which incorporates the palm vein scanner and the other that doubles as a standard computer mouse with the vein ...
By: SlipperyBrick
Government to install smart cards and biometrics devices at airports
2007-08-24 07:41:00 *This would be good for Bartronics.* NOW smart cards and biometrics-based devices would guard metro airports. The government is planning to invest Rs 346 crore in making airport security foolproof to avoid any attempt of hijacking and terror attacks. It is also proposed to have close-circuit televisions (CCTVs) at all airports. “It’s easy for terrorists to target ...
Biometrics
2007-07-25 21:05:00 Biometrics for Network SecurityBy Paul Reidhttp://mihd.net/m2b8ydBiome-trics, Computer Security SystemsBy Khalid Saeedhttp://mihd.net/cj7dz2Hand-book of MultibiometricsBy Arun A. Rosshttp://mihd.net/kps2u6Uncon-strained Face RecognitionBy Shaohua Kevin Zhouhttp://mihd.net/aj7hytCompu-ter Security BasicsBy Rick Lehtinenhttp://mihd.net/lx46p3H-andbook of Fingerprint RecognitionBy Davide Maltonihttp://mihd.net/nf4pu6Bi-osensing International Research and Development http://mihd.net/a58v2lStatistic-al Methods for the Analysis of Repeated MeasurementsBy Charles S. Davishttp://www.sendspace.com/f-ile/0z1cc2How Personal & Internet Security WorksBy Preston Grallahttp://mihd.net/0i7zyq
Biometrics
2007-07-24 21:28:00 Hitachi, JCB developing biometric payment system Posted Jul 24th 2007 8:46AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Misc. Gadgets Considering all the companies that have already (or almost) jumped on the cashless bandwagon, it follows logic that another duo of Japanese firms are bringing their own biometric payment system to the forefront. Reportedly, Hitachi and JCB Co. Ltd. are working hand in hand (ahem) to develop a system that would "identify the veins on a person's finger" in order to sync with their credit card or bank data and complete a purchase. As expected, the companies are pushing their creation as a safer and more reliable method of paying for items, and while there's no telling how quickly customers are apt to implement said technology, Hitachi has reportedly stated that it would "launch an experiment in September involving 200 of its employees to see if it is commercially viable to introduce the system in shops, banks and other businesses."
By: for bored mindz
Biometrics
2007-07-24 21:28:00 Hitachi, JCB developing biometric payment system Posted Jul 24th 2007 8:46AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Misc. Gadgets Considering all the companies that have already (or almost) jumped on the cashless bandwagon, it follows logic that another duo of Japanese firms are bringing their own biometric payment system to the forefront. Reportedly, Hitachi and JCB Co. Ltd. are working hand in hand (ahem) to develop a system that would "identify the veins on a person's finger" in order to sync with their credit card or bank data and complete a purchase. As expected, the companies are pushing their creation as a safer and more reliable method of paying for items, and while there's no telling how quickly customers are apt to implement said technology, Hitachi has reportedly stated that it would "launch an experiment in September involving 200 of its employees to see if it is commercially viable to introduce the system in shops, banks and other businesses."
By: for bored mindz
biometrics exam was hard!
2007-05-26 01:48:00 Last day of this trimester exam, 25th may 2007.Biometrics, 70% statistics + 20% facts + 10% some imaginations. So here it comes, and i was sure i am fully prepared the night before the exam.It turns out that my luck ran out, i couldnt get any sleep before the exam although the exam is in the afternoon. I tried to sleep in the morning, striving for 4 hours to sleep.... at last fall asleep at 1050.But then my phone rang!! which wokes me up again! it was a wake up call that i ask my friend to wake me up at 11 am. Oh shit...then i couldnt sleep again :(I got fed up of just lying on my bed, i decided to for the exam with only 10 minutes of sleep and havent slept for 26 hours. My head was slow as hell, heavy and tired! which makes me cannot perform well in the exam.I have to admit, Biometrics finals was damn difficult! Dr. Debashish expect us to memorize all the tutorial questions and answers?? and the 3 page mathematics DERIVATION?? fuhh!!Not fair!Hate it when this happens....oh well exa...
By: Willy Cool
Biometrics used to stop Wi-Fi hacking
2007-03-23 08:22:00 California start-up Shimon Systems has produced a biometrics package designed to make authentication easy on Wi-Fi networks. Despite endless iterations of Wi-Fi security specifications, users still have doubts, a lot of Wi-Fi networks are misconfigured, and 802.1x authentication is rarely applied at smaller businesses. Bio-NetGuard is intended to help those sites lock their Wi-Fi down ...
?Prosthetic Biometrics?: Microchips Under Your Skin
2007-02-12 17:37:01 Several years ago, I gave a talk at a local university on biometric authentication--the security applications of fingerprint recognition, iris scanning, and so forth. A faculty member approached me afterward to ask why I was bothering. After all, wouldn't we all be surgically implanted with digital authentication devices in the not-too-distant future? I laughed at the idea of "prosthetic biometrics." Gently, I hope. Today a company called VeriChip conducted an initial public offering. VeriChip sells small, encapsulated microchips (RFID tags) that transmit unique serial numbers over short distances via radio?surgically implantable authentication devices, in fact. Dogs and cats have been regularly implanted with RFID tags for years. That beta test, if you will, has been has largely successful: Many shelters are equipped to scan RFID tags in animals lacking other identification, and many pets and owners owe their happy reunification to the devices...
"Prosthetic Biometrics": Microchips Under Your Skin
2007-02-09 01:00:00 Several years ago, I gave a talk at a local university on biometric authentication--the security applications of fingerprint recognition, iris scanning, and so forth. A faculty member approached me afterward to ask why I was bothering. After all, wouldn't we all be surgically implanted with digital authentication devices in the not-too-distant future? I laughed at the idea of "prosthetic biometrics." Gently, I hope. Today a company called VeriChip conducted an initial public offering. VeriChip sells small, encapsulated microchips (RFID tags) that transmit unique serial numbers over short distances via radioâ??surgically implantable authentication devices, in fact. Dogs and cats have been regularly implanted with RFID tags for years. That beta test, if you will, has been has largely successful: Many shelters are equipped to scan RFID tags in animals lacking other identification, and many pets and owners owe their happy reunification to the devices... |
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