http://www.silicon.com Results for biometric en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39635525,00.htm The new rollout date reveals how the government's schedule has slipped: volunteers living in the Greater Manchester area were originally due to be issued with the biometric identity cards in October. The controversial ID project has hit another... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:47:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812714p,00.htm Personally-Identifiable Information (PII) is information that can be used to trace an individual's identity, such as a name, social security number, or biometric record. According to a May 22.memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812951p,00.htm The explosive growth in IT infrastructures now requires organizations to pay critical attention to the security of user credentials. An organization must now verify user identity, consolidate the management of a vast number of authentication... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39588857,00.htm New to Windows 7 is biometric support. Here's a look at the security features of Microsoft's latest OS. The System and Security sub-section of the Control Panel acts as a clearinghouse for backing up data, preventing security breaches, and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:11:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60721592p,00.htm To deal with the threats to the PKI authentication system from the internet and the real world, based on the analysis of biometric identification and nonsymmetric key technology, this paper presented a new PKI authentication system through the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719906p,00.htm Safran wanted to optimize performance of the Printrak Biometric Identification Solutions (BIS) system used by criminal justice and civil agencies to manage identification data and ensure meeting contractual obligations for performance levels. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/nandan-nilekani-39550652.htm But this year Nilekani will embark on what is arguably his toughest challenge yet, delivering biometric ID cards to every one of India's 1.2 billion population. Most people would be satisfied with being a co-founder of the Indian outsourcing giant... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:12:56 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60651346p,00.htm Adding a wireless dimension to Biometric Identification Systems (BIS) provides a more efficient and reliable method of identity management across criminal justice and civil markets. Yet deploying cost-effective portable devices with the ability to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:20:53 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39482191,00.htm It soon became apparent I had no biometric fingerprint capability, no touchscreen and no wireless WAN. Despite the hiccups I now have a fully working Windows 7 desktop machine, and a laptop with no biometric security and no WWAN capability. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39478067,00.htm The Home Affairs Committee looked at the role of the National Biometric Identity Service (NBIS) in student visa applications as part of a report into migration processes. Under the scheme, students must submit their fingerprints and other... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:47:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39472095,00.htm The cost of providing the cards and biometric passports for UK citizens over the next 10 years will be £5bn. The rear of the card is embedded with the microchip that stores the cardholder's biographic and biometric information. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:03:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39462537,00.htm Spending on the wider ID cards project was revealed in the IPS accounts, which showed the IPS spent £85.1m on developing tech for the National Identity Scheme, which includes tech to support both ID cards and second generation biometric passports... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39451666,00.htm In April, IBM was awarded the contract to administer the National Biometric Identity Service (NBIS) database, which will hold identifying information such as facial images and fingerprints. The NBIS is used for biometric passports and for the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:24:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39446860,00.htm While it would be foolish to claim any system is 100 per cent secure, Vernon said, she claims that the security of people's personal and biometric details will be protected by the fact that the National Identity Register (NIR) will be made up of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:48:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39449787,00.htm The Home Office had hoped biometric enrolment for cards would take place in Post Offices, but this could be thrown into doubt by a report by the Business and Enterprise Committee that found "many or even most identity services may well be too... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:48:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39443428,00.htm Grayling's letter referred to two ID scheme-related contracts: one given to CSC to upgrade passport application systems, and another given to IBM to supply the biometric database. The programme to introduce biometric passports will be carried on by... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:26:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39441309,00.htm The other deal, a contract to provide the National Biometric Identity Service with a database to support the introduction of biometric passports and ID cards, was awarded to IBM. The biometric passports are part of a wider government strategy which... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:42:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39440342,00.htm Last year the head of biometrics at the National Policing Improvement Agency, Geoff Whitaker, claimed the Airwave network was not - "at present" - able to handle image file sizes generated by a trial of mobile biometric fingerprint scanners... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:17:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60600848p,00.htm Finger vein authentication is a new biometric method utilizing the vein patterns inside one's fingers for personal identity verification. Vein patterns are different for each finger and for each person; and as they are hidden underneath the skin's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:20:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39439895,00.htm Top of the list is the £5bn ID cards project, the scheme to provide a biometric identity card for UK citizens and foreign nationals in the UK. Following a week of political turmoil culminating in a cabinet reshuffle, silicon.com takes a look at the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:47:02 +0000