Security industry fingered over biometric zeal

Vikingod · Jan 24, 2007, 02:33 AM

Source: PC Pro
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The IT industry has invested so much in biometrics as the solution for authenticating identity that it is refusing to acknowledge its failings, claimed a security professional.

Giving evidence recently to the House of Lords' Security Science and Technology Committee in an investigation into personal Internet security, Adam Laurie - director of secure hosting data centre The Bunker and independent security researcher - said that the trend to silo personal information into a single database and then rely on biometric authentication to secure it is a risky strategy.

Jan 24, 2007, 02:33 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Security industry fingered over biometric zeal Source: PC Pro __________ The IT industry has invested so much in biometrics as the solution for authenticating identity that it is refusing to acknowledge its failings, claimed a security professional. Giving evidence recently to the House of Lords' Security Science and Technology Committee in an investigation into personal Internet security, Adam Laurie - director of secure hosting data centre The Bunker and independent security researcher - said that the trend to silo personal information into a single database and then rely on biometric authentication to secure it is a risky strategy. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*