The growing use of biometric technology is raising concerns about privacy as well as identity theft and fraud, says attorney Paul Hales, who reviews recent legal and legislative developments.
Too many companies that are implementing behavioral biometrics to combat fraud lack a complete understanding of how to make the most of the technology, says David Lacey, managing director at IDCARE, Australia and New Zealand's not-for-profit national identity and cyber support service.
Continuous authentication can play a key role in combating fraud, says John Buzzard, lead fraud and security analyst at Javelin Strategy & Research, who discusses the role of behavioral biometrics.
Device biometrics technology has been enhanced to support detecting and fighting fraud at an early stage, says G. D. Balasubramaniam, a senior vice president at DBS Bank in Singapore.
Ramping up authentication as e-commerce continues to grow requires achieving a delicate balance of a frictionless, yet secure, consumer experience, says Robert Capps of NuData Security, a unit of Mastercard.
To implement passwordless authentication, organizations need to integrate multifactor authentication with biometrics, says Abid Adam, group CISO and group head of privacy at Axiata, a telecommunications conglomerate based in Malaysia.
To battle against a surge in cybercrime during the COVID-19 pandemic, enterprises need to take several steps, including periodic vulnerability and risk assessment tests and regular audits, says Rajan Pant, founder of IT-SERT of Nepal. Pant also is calling on the government to take action.
The identity and access management strategy for the remote workforce should ensure contextual authentication to establish the credentials of the users, apply risk-based authentication for measuring user risk profiles, and establish a multifactor authentication mechanism, a panel of experts says.
Fake fingerprints created with a 3D printer can bypass biometric scanners to unlock smartphones, laptops and other devices under certain circumstances, according to a study from a Cisco Talos.
Behavioral biometrics is seeing wide adoption and is helping organizations proactively fight fraud, says Alasdair Rambaud, CEO at SecuredTouch. who describes the latest innovations.
The Cryptographer's Panel, which sees five cryptography experts analyze and debate top trends, remains a highlight of the annual RSA conference. For 2020, the panel focused on such topics as facial recognition, election integrity and the never-ending crypto wars, while giving shout-outs to bitcoin and blockchain.
Improvements in behavioral biometrics and analytics are changing the way many financial services firms approach authentication. And more companies also are taking a "zero trust" approach to improve identity and access management, according to two security experts interviewed at RSA 2020.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report offers an analysis of the missteps that led to problems with the app used in this week's Democratic presidential caucuses in Iowa. Also featured: growing privacy concerns about facial recognition and business continuity tips for dealing with the coronavirus.
The European Union appears to be moving toward dropping a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition technology in public places, according to news reports. Some technology experts had argued that a temporary ban would be impractical and ineffective in preventing abuse.
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