Biometric scans can be used as a way of authenticating the user and providing access to those encryption keys in order to decrypt data. Fujitsu’s system uses elements extracted from the biometric scan ...

Fujitsu says it has developed software that uses biometric data directly as the basis for encryption and decryption of data, simplifying and strengthening security systems that rely on biometrics such ...

An employee scans the eyes of a woman for biometric data needed to apply for a passport, at the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021. Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent ...

Officially, SecBox is a hardware authentication and encryption device that strives to provide secure means of data transmission over insecure networks (which means any network, potentially). The ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echoworx, the industry leader in message encryption, announced today the introduction of biometric authentication to its Echoworx Email Encryption platform, enabling secure ...

In the early 2000s, biometric authentication technology seemed like something out of a movie. Fingerprint recognition was only used in places requiring special security. However, just a few years ...

A system that allows biometric data to be used to create a secret key for data encryption has been developed by researchers in South Africa. They describe details of the new technology in the ...

Rapid improvements in the worlds of security and privacy mean that, even as the world sees an unprecedented number of threats, both online and in the physical world, we are better equipped to defend ...

Most of the attention on Windows 8.1 Preview emphasizes the many interface changes and new features. In the background, Windows 8.1 also offers a number of security enhancements that will help keep ...

The new system improves on current biometric-based security systems Fujitsu says it has developed software that uses biometric data directly as the basis for encryption and decryption of data, ...