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eBay Launches eBay Authenticate to Prevent Counterfeiting

January 13, 2017

eBay is developing a new authentication program for some of its higher-end items to create a network of professional authenticators it can use to verify that products are legitimate.

Survey Says 52 Percent of Consumers Want Biometrics Over Traditional Passwords

May 24, 2016

From baby boomers to millennials, 52 percent of consumers would choose anything but a traditional username and password account registration when given the option.

Common Pitfalls of Authentication-Based Security

David Hald

November 10, 2014

Ground chuck and filet mignon are two very different types of beef. Ground chuck is priced for everyday meals. Filet mignon, however, is a luxury cut, prized for its tenderness with a price tag to match. Beef may be what’s for dinner, but what kind clearly matters to the consumer.

Uses Heartbeats for Biometric Authentication

From Bionym

March 1, 2014

This wristband features an embedded electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor to use your unique heartbeat to unlock your identity.

FIDO Alliance Releases Draft Standards for Easier Consumer Authentication

February 11, 2014

The FIDO Alliance has released a public draft of new security standards that could someday make user passwords obsolete, Forbes reports. The FIDO Alliance, a security-minded industry consortium that includes Google, Netflix and PayPal, is drawing the support of major tech companies looking for login alternatives with greater security, which easing the authentication burden on consumers, who must create and manage passwords and credentials for the numerous sites they visit.

Lowers Two-Factor Authentication Costs for Small Businesses

From Duo Security

January 28, 2014

As enterprises grow, so does the number of system credentials, leaving users to reuse passwords across multiple accounts.

How High-Tech Identity Management Gets Personal

We’ve come a long way from a musician, John Wiegand, working for Echlin Mfg. Corp., an auto parts firm, and his twisted wire invention that still holds a big but diminishing influence in identity and physical security.

October 1, 2013

We’ve come a long way from a musician, John Wiegand, working for Echlin Mfg. Corp., an auto parts firm, and his twisted wire invention that still holds a big but diminishing influence in identity and physical security.

Why Two-Factor Authentication is a Statistical Necessity

Greg Sarrail

June 25, 2013

To minimize risk, two-factor authentication has become a necessity and is now generally being adopted. Two-factor authentication is the combination of two out of the three possible methods (something you know, something you have, something you are).

Strengthening Passwords with the FIDO Alliance

The average consumer has 35 passwords, but how secure are they?

June 1, 2013

How many passwords do you have? The average consumer has 35. The problem when you get that number is remembering them, duplicating them or losing them. That’s where the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance comes in.

Centralizing Hospital Credential Management at the Touch of a Finger

February 28, 2012

Requiring busy professionals to juggle multiple passwords in their stressful, fast-paced, mission-critical duties is extremely difficult. Enterprise single sign-on (ESSO), in tandem with the security and superior performance of biometric sensors, is essential in healthcare applications where security is a must but where it cannot interfere with critical care technicians.