biometrics
Consumer views and behaviors on creating and using passwords
17% of consumers would rather watch paint dry than create a unique password for every service they use, an Onfido survey reveals. The study polled more than 4,000 consumers in …
DefakeHop: A deepfake detection method that tackles adversarial threat detection and recognition
Army researchers developed a deepfake detection method that will allow for the creation of state-of-the-art soldier technology to support mission-essential tasks such as …
Consumers embracing biometrics to protect their information
Consumers across the U.S. and Canada have embraced digital banking and biometric identity proofing during the COVID-19 pandemic, a FICO study has found. The study found that …
COVID-19 creates a boom in biometric adoption
Goode Intelligence published a survey which captured the views and opinions of companies that have deployed or are thinking of deploying biometrics. COVID-19 has accelerated …
Number of users of software-based facial recognition for payments to surge
The number of users of software-based facial recognition to secure payments will exceed 1.4 billion globally by 2025, from just 671 million in 2020, a Juniper Research study …
The future of touchless visitor management lies with biometrics
With so many people making their way into an office building on any given day – whether as a prospective job candidate, a vendor with a delivery, or for a client meeting …
IT security budgets to increase over the next 12 months
IT security budgets are spiralling out of control as organizations adapt to the everywhere workplace, an Ivanti survey reveals. 92% of CISOs highlighted the need to deploy …
Total combined fraud losses climbed to $56 billion in 2020
While total combined fraud losses climbed to $56 billion in 2020, identity fraud scams accounted for $43 billion of that cost. Traditional identity fraud losses totaled $13 …
Most are concerned about data privacy, but few are willing to change habits
Today’s consumers are willing to trade their personal data for personalization, but also have fast-growing concerns about data privacy, according to a survey by Entrust. In …
Unsophisticated fraud attacks increase, first-time fraudsters more prevalent
The risk of identity fraud has increased significantly with attacks occurring more frequently since the start of the pandemic, Onfido reveals. Over the past 12 months, the …
Face recognition software making progress at recognizing masked faces
A study of face recognition technology created after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that some software developers have made demonstrable progress at recognizing …
Why biometrics will not fix all your authentication woes
As the number of data breaches shows no signs of decreasing, the clamor to replace passwords with biometric authentication continues to grow. Biometrics are becoming widely …