Standardized Testing for Biometrics: Cutting Through the Hype and Finding Integrity in Digital Identity [FaceTec White Paper]

Posted on August 21, 2019

There’s a New Sheriff in Town Standardized Anti-spoof Testing Brings Law and Order to the ‘Wild West’ Standardized biometric presentation attack detection (PAD) testing is finally here, bringing accountability to the biometrics industry, itself charged with providing trust in cyberspace. Over the past five years, the biometrics industry has experienced massive growth thanks to the…

ZenGo is First Ever Crypto Wallet with Biometric Account Recovery from FaceTec

“The lion’s share of credit for this achievement goes to FaceTec, which provided the ZoOm authentication software used by ZenGo.” Toward the end of June, cryptocurrency wallet provider ZenGo challenged its users — and any other interested hackers, really — to try to break into its wallet, offering a reward of one Bitcoin. And with…

New Facial Recognition Tech Enables Passive Liveness Detection

Posted on August 6, 2019

ID R&D has announced a new biometric authentication system based on facial recognition that is entirely passive, requiring no special effort from the end user. Called IDLive Face, the solution is designed for Android or iOS apps, or for web-based apps. Users’ faces are scanned as they use the apps, and their biometrics are matched…

ImageWare Launches Selfie-based Anti-spoofing Solution

“It’s a frictionless selfie authentication solution, with no requirement of special actions from the user like blinking or smiling; and it’s designed to perform its anti-spoofing analysis entirely on a remote server, eliminating the need to install bulky AI software on the user’s smartphone.” ImageWare has announced a new liveness detection solution for its portfolio…

NIST/ISO PAD Standard Gets its First Compliant Palm Biometrics Specialist

Posted on July 30, 2019

“…the subject of the testing was PalmID, Redrock’s Artificial Intelligence-powered software designed to leverage a high-resolution camera with an LED or flash light in order to take high-quality palm images for biometric authentication. San Francisco-based Redrock Biometrics has become the first palmprint biometrics specialist to attain Level 1 Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) compliance in testing…

HID Global Gets Another Perfect Score in ISO Anti-spoofing Testing

Posted on July 16, 2019

“HID Global’s multispectral imaging technology is designed to capture image data from both the surface of a fingerprint and its subsurface, helping it to detect presentation attacks that do no involve live, human fingers.” HID Global has another feather in its cap thanks to its Lumidigm multispectral imaging technology. The company has announced that its…

Money20/20 Europe: FaceTec’s Steve Cook on PSD2, GDPR, and Liveness in Biometrics [AUDIO]

FaceTec is one of a small handful of facial recognition experts that have been buoyed by the booming interest in selfie authentication technology of the last few years. But the company stands out from its peers with its highly sophisticated liveness detection technology, and its certifications from the NIST NVLAP accredited iBeta testing laboratory. In…

ZoOm 3D Biometric Face Authentication Protects ZenGo Cryptocurrency Wallet

Posted on May 17, 2019

“We encourage you to test the system for yourself by trying to restore your account with a picture or video of your face. It will fail, and you can rest assured those pictures of you on Facebook won’t unlock your ZenGo account.” – Tal Be’ery, Co-Founder, ZenGo A new cryptocurrency wallet called ZenGo has become…

FaceTec’s Rich Lobovsky Demystifies Biometric Liveness Detection in Conversation with FindBiometrics

Posted on April 2, 2019

In 2019 there are two critical trends developing in biometrics: liveness detection for authentication, and user education. That’s why FindBiometrics Managing Editor Peter Counter recently interviewed Rich Lobovsky, SVP Business Development, FaceTec. Their conversation centers around the biometric face authentication specialist’s latest entry in a series of educational white papers, “Liveness Detection: Biometric Frontline or…

‘Jumio Authentication’ Leverages FaceTec’s Biometric Liveness Detection

Posted on February 13, 2019

“With this technology now integrated into one of the most popular and successful mobile onboarding and authentication solution on the market, client organizations and end users will have access to a sophisticated authentication solution offering an unprecedented level of security.” Jumio has empowered its selfie-based authentication platform with the market’s only iBeta Level-1 and Level-2…

iProov’s Anti-Spoofing Technology Gets Certified by NPL and NIST

Posted on February 12, 2019

iProov has more proof of its anti-spoofing capabilities. The company has announced that it has met the requirements for Level B ISO/IEC 30107-3 certification, which means that its facial verification technology is highly resistant to even the most aggressive presentation attacks and won’t grant access to any unauthorized individuals. The testing was conducted by UK’s…

FaceTec Reaches a New Level in iBeta Spoofing Evaluation

“FaceTec says that, all told, its Level-1 and Level-2 PAD testing involved over 3,300 spoofing attempts over a period of 12 days.” FaceTec has done it again. The company announced that it has now become the first and only company to attain Level-2 certification in the iBeta Presentation Attack Detection evaluation. The news comes after…

IntelliVision Brings Liveness Detection to Facial Recognition Solution

Posted on January 31, 2019

“Liveness detection is an area of intensifying focus for many companies in the biometrics industry as concern over presentation attacks – or ‘spoofing’ – continues to grow.” IntelliVision has taken an important step forward in enhancing the security of its facial recognition technology, announcing that it has now integrated liveness detection in its solution. In…

INTERVIEW: Kevin Alan Tussy, CEO, FaceTec, Talks Spoofing and Liveness Detection [PART ONE]

FaceTec has had a big year. The company marks a successful 2018 with some high-profile integrations of its AI-driven ZoOm 3D Face Login authentication solution, which utilizes standard 2D smart device cameras and webcams to create 3D FaceMaps with its patented ZoOm motion technology. ZoOm is now securing user logins on five continents in several industries, including…

New FaceTec White Paper Highlights Importance of Anti-Spoofing Standards

“It comprehensively lays out the growing proliferation of biometric security, the serious risks that presentation attacks pose, and the consequent importance of independent, accredited industry testing…” Toward the end of this summer, FaceTec‘s ZoOm 3D Face Login authentication solution became the first in the world to attain Level 1 certification in iBeta’s Presentation Attack Detection…

Crossmatch to Continue On to Phase Two of IARPA’s Thor R&D Program

Posted on September 20, 2018

“Phase 2 of Thor will see a higher concentration of software work, building upon the prototype scanners developed in Phase 1. The work includes developing PAD algorithms based on biometric features, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning that work for both known and unknown presentation attacks.” – Bill McClurg, SVP & CTO, Crossmatch The first phase…

HID Global Fingerprint Solution Gets Perfect Score in iBeta’s PAD Testing

Posted on September 18, 2018

“Deployed globally, these fingerprint sensors authenticate billions of transactions annually. They provide trust whenever they are used to validate a person’s identity to grant access, deliver services or distribute funds, because each time they ensure that fingerprint data is from a real person rather than a fake or stolen sample.” – Michael Chaudoin, VP Product Management…

FIDO Announces Biometrics Certification Program

“As an organization that is driven by our members’ real-world business requirements, and already experienced at delivering globally scalable high-quality certification programs, the FIDO Alliance was the organization our members chose to fill this gap in the market.” – Brett McDowell, Executive Director, FIDO Alliance The FIDO Alliance is launching its own certification program for…

INTERVIEW: Kevin Alan Tussy, CEO, FaceTec

FaceTec has really made a name for itself over the last several months, thanks to its ZoOm 3D Face Login solution. While a number of authentication specialists have sought to leverage facial recognition since Apple began to popularize face unlock for its iPhone X last September, FaceTec’s system stands out for its use of 3D…