Silicone fingers, rubber masks that imitate a person’s face, ear molds made of gelatin, and recordings indistinguishable from a live human voice. These are some of the tools criminals use to deceive ...

Biometric authentication—using fingerprints, facial recognition or even iris recognition—has become an integral part of our society and digital security. I'm asked questions about about this topic ...

Biometrics vendors are doing their best to supplant passwords as the chief form of computer security, but Government Computer News Lab tests indicate that many of their products are not quite ready.

Some inventors are still trying to build a better mousetrap. Siemens AG has been busy building a better mouse that also traps intruders. The ID Mouse Professional is part of a new breed of mice with ...

The Pentagon is testing a new biometric mouse from Siemens Corp. that uses fingerprint sensors to eliminate the need for multiple passwords and uses an infrared scanner instead of a mouse ball to ...

Continuous, passive authentication: Behavioral biometrics analyze typing, swiping and other actions in real time to verify identity without disrupting users. AI-driven adaptability: Machine learning ...