Physical security infrastructure is a critical component to an overarching security strategy. When making this significant investment, it is important to be aware of how far you can extend new and existing security protocols within your security hardware.

The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport implemented kiosks for a biometric scanning service for travelers. 

Harrow Council in the UK has successfully trialied a drug-test technology that uses fingerprints alone.

The FBI's face recognition office can now search databases with more than 641 million photos, including 21 state databases, says the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a recent report. 

The New York State Senate passed Senate Bill S3335, or the Fingerprint Bill, which requires all religious and private schools in New York to run fingerprints and a background check on potential employees. 

A forensic lab in Pennsylvania is using a new Vacuum Metal Deposition, which can reveal latent fingerprints on materials, according to a news report. 

A forensic team in the UK is using a new mass spectrometry technology that could help solve unsolved crimes, according to a news report. 

The European Commission has proposed that identity cards held by EU citizens be required to include digital images of the holder's fingerprints.

House lawmakers in Idaho rejected legislation allowing FBI background checks on some state employees.

 Half of American adults – more than 117 million people – are in a law enforcement face recognition network, according to a report.