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Iris ID Technology Is Scalable

The word “scalability” is often used by manufacturers when they mention their products. But what does scalability really mean as it relates to the use of biometrics in security, national identity programs or time and attendance? Scalability refers to the ability of a product or system to keep up with an organization’s growth or other

2022-08-31T15:56:25-04:00December 10th, 2019|Blog|

U.S. Marshals Video Shows Iris ID Technology in Booking Stations

A recent video from the United States Marshals Service shows how Iris ID technology will be incorporated in booking stations operated in each of the agency’s 94 judicial districts across the country. When installed, these stations will include the collection of a suspect’s fingerprints, facial photograph, iris capture, signature and other demographic information. All components

2022-08-31T15:56:25-04:00December 2nd, 2019|Blog|

Iris ID Wins Third Prestigious ASTORS Award

For the third time in four years, Iris ID was named a platinum-level winner in the American Security Today’s annual ASTOR awards program. The magazine recognized Iris ID’s IrisAccess iCAM 7S identity authentication platform as 2019’s Best Facial and Iris Recognition product during a ceremony at the recent ISC East conference in New York City.

2022-08-31T15:56:25-04:00November 21st, 2019|Blog|

Multi-Factor and Multi-Layer Identification Are Not Necessarily the Same

By Mohammed Murad The use of two-factor identification (2FA) for authenticating a person’s identity is widely recognized as a best practice for enterprise physical and logical access control. Yet people often refer to multi-layer authentication (MLA) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) as though they are the same time. That’s not necessarily true. A good end-to-end solution

2022-08-31T15:56:26-04:00November 19th, 2019|Blog|

IrisTime: The Timeclock for the Modern Workforce

By Mohammed Murad Ensuring all employees are paid on time, accurately and in accordance with local tax codes, labor laws and corporate policies is one of the biggest challenges facing human resource managers. The process involves identifying employees as they clock in and out each workday and then integrating that data with payroll software applications

2020-02-07T19:52:53-05:00November 12th, 2019|Blog|

FBI Recommends Including Biometrics as Part of Multi-Factor Authentication

By Mohammed Murad Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become a popular tool for organizations to authenticate the identity of employees and vendors using the corporate network. These MFA efforts often include the use of tokens and multi-digit codes sent to smartphones in an effort to reduce successful cyberattacks. However, a recent FBI report found criminals have

2022-08-31T15:56:26-04:00November 4th, 2019|Blog|

SMBs Can Benefit from End-to-End Security

By Mohammed Murad A recent survey by a leading computer security and encryption provider found two-thirds of global small and mid-sized business had suffered a cyberattack within the past 12 months. That’s scary. But what may be even more frightening is that U.S. businesses report their attacks are almost twice as likely to come from

2022-08-31T15:56:26-04:00October 29th, 2019|Blog|

IrisTime iT100 FAQ

What is IrisTime™? IrisTime® iT100 is designed to bring connectivity, open architecture, ease of use and fusion of iris and face technologies.  IrisTime iT100 additionally offers a unique development platform for independent software vendors (ISV) app development and integration.  If an ISV wants to integrate the device into an existing infrastructure and use the App

2022-08-31T15:56:26-04:00October 21st, 2019|Blog|

Bringing Connectivity, Integration and Mobility to GSX 2019

One of North America’s largest security trade shows, GSX (Global Security Exchange) is coming Sept. 10-12 to Chicago’s McCormick Place. And Iris ID will be there exhibiting many of our iris recognition solutions for connectivity, integration and mobility. We’ll be showing how our Iris ID IrisAccess® 7000 platform connects multiple sites to provide a state-of-the-art

2022-08-31T15:56:27-04:00August 22nd, 2019|Blog|

Iris recognition: The Ideal technology for time and attendance

by Mohammed Murad Accuracy, speed and the ability to seamlessly integrate with payroll software has made Iris ID technology a favorite for time and attendance solutions around the world. Hand-written time sheets and mechanical time clocks are prone to many fraudulent practices. One is known as buddy punching in which an employee clocks in or

2022-08-31T15:56:28-04:00July 25th, 2019|Blog|