On March 11, 2020, WHO announced the pandemic of the new coronavirus (Covid-19), which was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Since then, the virus has spread rapidly throughout the planet, causing acute respiratory infections. Today we will tell you why, despite the widespread quarantines Read more…
You can cheat both a fingerprint scanner on a smartphone, and a large big data system. Today we’ll talk about measures to ensure the information security of biometric data: multifactor authentication, protection of digital templates and multiple verification. What is a biometric template and why is it needed in Big Read more…
In this article, we will look at how hackers cheat on a fingerprint scanner, confuse Big Data with street video analytics systems and impersonate a different person using the latest Machine Learning technology called Deep Fake. From the phone to Big Data video analytics: 7 real-life examples of hacking biometric Read more…
5 most popular methods of biometric identification Modern methods of biometrics: • recognition of physiological signs of the human body that do not change significantly over time and remain with their carrier throughout its life (fingerprints, face, iris and retina, palms, ears, DNA); • study of behavioral characteristics, the dynamics Read more…
In the last article, we talked about the largest data leaks from biometric Big Data systems. Today we look at the characteristic vulnerabilities of biometrics: the natural limitations of personal identification methods using machine learning (ML) and targeted attacks. 2 main vulnerabilities of biometric Big Data systems based on Machine Read more…
How biometric personal data flows: 7 striking examples over the past 5 years In August 2019, more than 27.8 million records with a total volume of 23 GB were publicly available, including biometric information (fingerprints and photos), unencrypted user logins and passwords, visitor logs, access level information, and personal data Read more…