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New York State Department of Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa issued a determination that lifted the nearly three-year ban on use of biometric technologies in both public and private K-12 schools.

The new DHS policy includes a call for the use of all facial recognition and face capture technology to be “thoroughly tested to ensure there is no unintended bias.”

With a slim and compact form factor similar in size to a smartphone, it is easy to install and suitable for any door or building, from a small office to an enterprise environment.

Sentry teamed with Allegion and now supports end user owned encryption keys provisioned with Schlage’s Custom Encryption Key Service (SCEKS) — enabling these keys to be configured to the MIFARE DESFire chip embedded within Sentry’s biometric credential.

According to SDM’s 2023 Industry Forecast, more than 1 in 2 (56 percent) security professionals expect revenue from access control systems (on-premise and cloud-based) to increase in 2023, marking a healthy 10-point jump from the previous year.

This new pricing structure provides companies with the opportunity to upgrade their access control systems to the most secure and enterprise-grade solution available in the market at a more accessible price point than ever before.

The product detects much more sophisticated spoofing attempts based on 3D-type artifacts like those crafted from resin, latex, silicone and prosthetics.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named five female biometrics leaders as recipients of the 2023 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards.

Iris recognition technology is quickly emerging as the preeminent biometric solution for PIAM — here’s why.