Biometrics Explained
By Bill Perry ,
Director
Throughout history security and risk management have been synonymous. Intrinsically linked but often reduced in priority when pitted against business generation projects. Risk management is accepted and understood as being core to business profitability but what about security. This tiny word is often misconstrued, misunderstood and thus misplaced is the prioritisation schedules. A tiny word it may be, but a tiny subject it is not! Security is an all encapsulating environment ranging from the physical world of building to LANs/WANs and onto uncontrolled external networks (i.e. the Internet).

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Biometrics secure your identity
By Helén Jansson,
International Marketing
Customer endorsement On a personal, individual level there is growing irritation and frustration with passwords and PIN numbers. This is worsened by the inconvenience of carrying responsibly pockets full of keys and ID cards. The recent public support for customer service innovations that alleviate this burden has been close to one hundred percent. amongst those introduced: the Nationwide Building Society in the UK, and the Dresdner Bank in Germany have both drawn overwhelming endorsement from customer pilot groups who would much prefer to continue using the iris pattern of the eye as an easier and more secure alternative to the PIN code in automated teller machines (ATMs). However, both trial ATM programs have now concluded and neither institution has overt commercial development plans.

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