Mobile IDs are powerful credentials, and there are numerous use cases beyond proving driving privileges. The prospects are endless, from sporting permits to travel documents and gun licenses to health IDs.
In the third episode of a four-part podcast series, SecureIDNews explores the current landscape of state pilots around mobile driver’s licenses. The mobile IDs are rolling out in a series of innovative trials and many additional state legislatures are instructing their DMVs to prepare. Hear about the ‘state of the states’ in this episode of our podcast series, Investigating Mobile IDs and Credentials.
In the second episode of a four-part podcast series, SecureIDNews investigates both the privacy concerns and the opportunities for privacy enhancement that arise when traditional ID cards and credentials migrate to mobile devices. Mobile ID is poised to play a role in credentials including driver’s licenses, sporting licenses, professional licenses and travel documents. But key to acceptance will be communicating the privacy-enabling features to a cautious citizenry. Learn the ins and outs from ...
The name Stephanie Schuckers is almost synonymous with liveness detection in biometrics. But it doesn’t end there. Dr. Schuckers is also a professor at Clarkson University, director of the Center for ID Technology Research, founder of a biometric startup and mentor to an ongoing crop of new biometric scientists. Last year, the startup she founded was acquired by a leading biometric company. This month, she is being honored as a recipient of the 2017 Women in Biometrics Awards.
Biometrics was neither a household term nor a ‘handset technology’ when Frances Zelazny began working with facial recognition two decades ago. During her career she has helped shape the use of biometrics for security, identity and now for payment applications. Throughout, she has advocated for responsible use guidelines and practices, something that has proven essential to the industry’s maturation.
Liane Moriyama retired last summer as Administrator of the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center and she is honored for her innovative career as a 2017 winner of the Women in Biometrics awards. She was instrumental in bringing the first AFIS to Hawaii and helping other states to follow suit. But it is her crossover between the use of biometrics for law enforcement and its use to protect vulnerable populations that defines her most significant contributions.
Creator of the FBI's Biometric Center for Excellence and Deputy Assistant Director of the Information Services Branch of CJIS, Kimberly Del Greco is a go to biometrics lead for the Federal government. She was instrumental in the Next Generation Identification Program that redefined algorithms and modalities to increase the agency's biometric match rates and image quality.
In this first episode of a four-part podcast series, SecureIDNews explores the use of IDs and credentials on mobile devices. Agencies and issuers are rapidly working to augment their physical ID cards and documents with mobile versions, expanding both security and functionality. Learn how and why from key industry leaders during this kick-off to our podcast series, Investigating Mobile IDs and Credentials.
“I came into this field not as an expert in biometrics. My background is in marketing and events,” says Isabelle Moeller, chief executive of the Biometrics Institute and a 2017 Women In Biometrics winner. Moeller joined the fledgling Biometrics Institute in 2002 to help grow the organization’s membership. The institute shares information and provides guidance in the responsible use of biometrics to and from a global list of member organizations.
In this podcast, SIA’s CEO Don Erickson and SecureIDNews Publisher Chris Corum talk about the 2017 Women in Biometrics awards, highlighting the program’s growth over the years and what it has come to mean to the international biometrics and security community. Nominations are open until Sept. 29 so don’t delay.
The eventual demise of the plastic card seems inevitable to many working with government issued credentials, thanks to the security and convenience of mobile as an ID. But will mobile be a replacement or a complement? In this podcast, we explore this question and preview a webinar that delves deep into the topic of co-existence.
In this podcast episode, SecureIDNews' Gina Jordan talks with Colin Wallis about Kantara's three pilots recently funded by the Department of Homeland Security. Each pilot focuses on a unique aspect of digital identity – such as addressing first responder authentication and the use of derived credentials from PIV cards. The pilot recipients include Lockstep Technologies, Gluu, and Exponent.
“We don’t want to confuse existing customers or future customers that Cogent’s been lost or disappeared,” says Gemalto’s Neville Pattinson, in this episode of the re:ID Podcast series. “It’s now an additional part of the Gemalto portfolio. So we’ll continue to brand it in terms of Cogent from a biometrics side.” In the podcast, you’ll learn just what the Gemalto acquisition of 3M’s Identity Management Unit brings to the company’s government and enterprise offerings and how it sets the company up...
In this podcast, part 2 of our conversation with Andre Boysen of SecureKey, we explore the specifics of how ledger-based cryptographic systems like blockchain can empower digital identity. Learn how he envisions strong identity across the Internet without risking personal data, breaches or privacy.
In this podcast, Andre Boysen of SecureKey talks about his company's work with the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) and IBM to develop a digital identity network using blockchain technology. He believes the world must transition from user name and password based authentication to secure methods that put the user in control of personal information. He says SecureKey's triple blind approach coupled with blockchain is an ideal solution.
The industry organization that for more than two decades promoted the use of smart cards is expanding its mission to include other secure technologies. The Smart Card Alliance recently became the Secure Technology Alliance to reflect this new focus. The group's longtime executive director, Randy Vanderhoof, talks about the organization's plans and the future of secure embedded technologies -- from wearables to IoT -- in this episode of the RegardingID Podcast.
The biometric authentication system of the future may include passwords sent through the human body. Researchers at the University of Washington have come up with a uniquely secure way to transmit data. They say it can be done using low-frequency transmissions generated by fingerprint sensors and touchpads found on devices we use everyday. Vikram Iyer, a PhD student in electrical engineering working in UW's Wireless and Mobile Systems Laboratory, spoke with Regarding ID's Gina Jordan about the p...
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks sent Dr. Nicole Spaun on a new career path. “The hijackers went through airports. They had surveillance and they couldn’t match up the faces because the automated systems didn’t exist at the time, and they didn’t have enough trained people to look at all the imagery,” Spaun says. At that time Spaun had a background focused on examining the geology of other planets. “That’s when I contacted a colleague I knew at the FBI and said, ‘Are you guys hiring?'” Fa...
Automobiles are vulnerable to being hacked these days much like computers. It’s becoming more common for modern cars to come equipped with on board computers and other electronic systems that connect to the Internet. But often forgotten in this equation is securing these systems with necessary authentication and security systems. Security researchers were recently able to hack into a Nissan Leaf – an electric car – adjusting the air conditioning and heated seats. Even worse, white-hat hackers we...
In the future, your access to secure areas may depend not on a password or fingerprint – but your brain. Researchers at Binghamton University in New York have developed a way to verify a person by measuring the brain’s response to certain stimuli. The team is reporting up to 100% accuracy with the technology, known as Brainprint. A problem for most widely used biometrics is that they are noncancelleable. For example, if fingerprint or iris images are stolen they cannot be changed. In this study,...
EveryKey, a device that can enable access to mobile devices, laptops and even a car or home, zoomed to 676% of its crowd funding target on IndieGogo earlier this month. The product also has a recognized name backing it, John McAfee, the guy who founded a wildly successful anti-virus company and is now running for U.S. president as a Libertarian Party candidate. McAfee is now EveryKey chief evangelist and talked with Re:ID’s Gina Jordan about the system.
Many bold claims were made about facial recognition technology in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. Vendors said facial recognition could spot wanted criminals in a crowd and perhaps stop terrorists from entering the country. The reality was quite different as it turns out that the technology works best with cooperative subjects and good quality images.
Innovations in biometric authentication are slowly moving consumers away from passwords for online checkouts. These advancements include the MasterCard Identity Check suite of solutions that prove a consumer’s identity while simplifying online transactions. A MasterCard global survey of about 10,000 consumers found that 53% of frustrated shoppers forget important passwords more than once a week, leading more than a third of them to abandon an online purchase. MasterCard just wrapped up pilots in...
NIST, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and the NSTIC National Program Office are working together on a new project focused on protecting privacy and security when reusing credentials online. The trio is accepting comments on the project, which will examine how commercially available privacy-enhancing technologies may be integrated into identity broker solutions.
Galois, a Portland-based company that focuses on cyber security primarily for the U.S. government, is the final winner of the fourth round of NSTIC pilots. Galois and its partners will build a tool that relies on biometric authentication to enable the storing and sharing of private information online. They also intend to develop transit ticketing on smart phones, integrating the secure system into an Internet of Things (IoT) enabled smart home. Galois Identity Research Lead Isaac Potoczny-Jones ...
The latest round of NSTIC pilot awards announced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) includes a two-time winner. MorphoTrust USA received a grant last year to pilot the creation of an electronic ID in North Carolina for accessing online services with the same security and identity authentication as in-person transactions. With the new round of funding, the identity company and its partners will continue work on an electronic ID while focusing on the prevention of state t...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced a fourth round of grant awards in support of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). One of the winners is HealthIDx, which is developing a privacy-enhancing technology that protects patients’ identity and information. This project will pilot a “triple blind” technology where medical service providers have no knowledge of which credential service provider an end-user chooses, credential service providers...
World leaders in the identity management industry will be in Washington D.C. September 28 and 29 for the 7th edition of the eID Conference. Some 300 delegates are expected for panel discussions and keynotes speeches about the global eID infrastructure, driver license technology and the digitalization of citizen ID documents. “It’s an opportunity for both government and industry to come together to talk about how electronic identity is going to assist us in getting to the next level in our identi...
World experts in terrorism and border security will be in Washington D.C. in September to discuss threats and solutions around the global movement of terrorists. The gathering is hosted by BORDERPOL, a nonprofit organization that supports border agencies worldwide. The group will examine one of the biggest culprits in successful terrorist travel: legal documents. Many terrorists are crossing borders using legitimate papers – sometimes with biometric documentation. Can improvements in biometrics ...
It’s been nearly three years since the first grant award winners were chosen for the National Strategy for Trusted Identifies in Cyberspace (NSTIC) pilot projects. Three rounds of pilot winners have been selected each year since 2012, and a fourth round will be announced in the coming weeks. We check in with all of the previous winners for the fall issue of Regarding ID magazine. All were asked to share lessons they’ve learned from participating in the pilots. Answers from five of them are featu...
