Identity Management / Biometrics


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Why Embedded Identity Protection Is Overtaking Standalone Solutions

Standalone identity theft monitoring tools are falling out of favor as consumers reject feature bloat and extra logins in favor of security native to their existing financial and insurance apps.

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HID Launches Facial Biometrics for North American Markets

New biometric readers bring seamless facial recognition security to small and medium-sized businesses.

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Neurotechnology Integrates NVIDIA Blackwell Accelerators Into AI Infrastructure

The biometrics company added advanced GPUs to boost model training and expand cloud computing resources.

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Enterprise Identity Management Flaws Expose Cyber Vulnerabilities

A joint study by the FIDO Alliance and HID reveals a sharp disconnect between perceived security readiness and actual access revocation failures.

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Iris ID Showcases Face and Eye Security Tech

New multimodal biometric scanners aim to secure borders and corporate workflows.

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Gallagher Security Automates Access Control With New Software Update

New features streamline credential approvals, introduce biometric integrations and connect reporting tools to business intelligence platforms.

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Trends of the Day: 8 Promising Trends That Are Redefining Identity In 2026

From invisible security in air travel to AI-powered fraud detection, discover the pivotal shifts making the person the ultimate credential.

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Alcatraz AI Secures $50 Million for Physical Access

The Cupertino-based firm will use Series B funding to scale its privacy-focused facial authentication technology globally.



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Converged Security Trends Take Center Stage at ISC West

More than 29,000 professionals gathered in Las Vegas to explore the integration of physical protection and digital infrastructure.

ROC Access Face1 Wins Top Biometrics Award

The Security Industry Association recognizes ROC’s new facial recognition reader as the premier biometric innovation at ISC West.

ASSA ABLOY Debuts New Access Technologies at ISC West

Company showcases integrated digital locks and biometric systems designed for commercial and residential security at Booth 8061.

Automatic Systems Unveils New Access Solutions

New innovations include a next-generation optical turnstile, a versatile parking gate series, and a high-security revolving door.

1Kosmos Named Leader in Enterprise Passwordless Authentication Report

KuppingerCole Analysts recognizes the platform for its identity-bound verification, device-centric security, and AI-driven threat detection.

Survey: 54% of Organizations Cite Technical Debt as Top Hurdle to Identity System Modernization

Modernizing identity systems is proving difficult for organizations due to two key challenges: decades of accumulated Identity and Access Management (IAM) technical debt and the complexity of managing access across multiple identity providers (IDPs). These findings come from the new Strata Identity-commissioned report, State of Multi-Cloud Identity: Insights and Trends for 2025. The report, based on survey data from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), highlights trends and challenges in securing cloud environments. The CSA is the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications, and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment.

Security Industry Association Opens Nominations for the 2024 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the 2024 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards, a globally recognized program presented by SIA with support from organizational and media partners AVISIAN, Biometric Update and SIA’s Identity & Biometric Technology Advisory Board and Women in Security Forum. The recipients of this year’s Women in Biometrics Awards will be honored at the 2024 SIA GovSummit, SIA’s annual government security conference.

New Benchmarks in Biometrics

New Benchmarks in Biometrics

For too long now, facial recognition technology has been caught in the middle, residing somewhere in between universal and extraordinary.

Moving to the Door

Moving to the Door

Biometrics have rapidly expanded into our daily lives, as millions of people use fingerprints to unlock their mobile phones, access cash through ATMs, and verify their identity in a growing range of use cases.

One Step Ahead

One Step Ahead

According to Aite Group, a research and advisory firm, losses incurred by account takeovers at contact centers are expected to reach $775 million in 2020, nearly double the amount from just five years ago.

The Game Changer

The Game Changer

Most access control systems are focused on improving security and protecting the business, ensuring that only the right people have the right access to the right areas. It keeps the bad guys out and the good guys in.

Biometric Technology Market to Grow to $59.31 Billion by 2025

Biometric Technology Market to Grow to $59.31 Billion by 2025

Due to the growing use of biometrics to counter security threats, the biometric technology market is expected to bloom over the next few years.

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    Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden Door Controls has relaunched its CV-7600 card readers in response to growing market demand for a more secure alternative to standard proximity credentials that can be easily cloned. CV-7600 readers support MIFARE DESFire EV1 & EV2 encryption technology credentials, making them virtually clone-proof and highly secure.

  • AC Nio

    AC Nio

    Aiphone, a leading international manufacturer of intercom, access control, and emergency communication products, has introduced the AC Nio, its access control management software, an important addition to its new line of access control solutions.

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    AITX ROAMEO™ and SARA™

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