BIQ-key International Inc. an innovative provider of biometric authentication and security solutions announced that employees working within the Federal legislative branch are now using BlO-keys EcolD to access their Microsoft Windows devices.EcolD is a compact fingerprint scanner thats been tested and qualified by Microsoft to support Windows 10 biometric sign-in capabilities. Natively integrated within the Microsoft Windows Hello biometric sign-in platform users simply plug in the scanner enroll their fingerprints and have immediate biometric sign-on capabilities allowing them to utilize one-touch biometric authentication in place of passwords or PIN numbers.Cybersecurity is top of mind on Capitol Hill and the recent FBI Private Industry Notification report has put all IT leaders on alert. The FBIs research discovered that todays traditional authentication methods are vulnerable and recommended that a biometric or behavioral authentication method be added to be considered strong security.Were witnessing an accelerating trend of domestic and international government agencies recognizing that biometrics represent the strongest form of authentication stated Mike DePasquale Chairman CEO BlO-key. In this particular case BlO-key is working within the legislative branch of the Federal Government to provide a layer of biometric authentication to secure their devices. In this environment any device could contain confidential information that might be considered harmful if it were to get into the wrong hands and potentially put our country at great risk. EcolD helps ensure that the person signing-on to the device is the appropriate individual.
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448516414
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Publication Date
04 Nov 2019
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Information Technology (IT)
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Notice Type
News
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Location
United states
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