Last week our CEO, Steven Hope, joined leading
privacy, identity and security experts from across Europe to present at Building Trust on a
Hyperconnected World, an event hosted by EEMA and OASIS at the EMEA
headquarters of CA Technologies, Ditton Manor.
In the session entitled ‘Biometrics: the time has
come?’, Steven was joined by Professor JJ Nietfield from the University Medical
Centre in Utrecht, the Chair of the OASIS IBOPS Technical Committee, Abbie
Barbir and Executive Director of EEMA, David Goodman. During his presentation
and the panel debate which followed, Steven shared his perspective on the hype
surrounding the use of biometrics. He explained that whilst the technology does
have the potential to have a place in the identification and authentication
process, there is a reason why it has not yet taken off in the way many experts
had expected.
Steven argued that the proliferation of biometrics
on the latest smart devices is focused on delivering a convenient user
experience, and is not about delivering tight security, despite the worrying
efforts of some large organisations (especially those in the banking sector)
trying to find ways to exploit the likes of TouchID for authentication
purposes. He also observed how the word ‘biometrics’ has wrongly become
synonymous with security, and explained how smart devices operating
consumer-grade biometric sensors, could not and should not be expected to
deliver the accuracy and reliability of high-end biometrics equipment used in
the commercial world.
You can watch Steven's full presentation here...
