In an earlier post I reflected on 2 main issues: the need to replace identity proxies with real aspects of us, and ways to improve the accuracy of biometric matchers by leveraging a user’s contextual or activity data. So, at long last, it’s finally time to talk tip-of-the-iceberg approaches for better security. Like many research ventures, this one too begins with a hypothesis: not all authentication activities are created equally (and certainly not when we evaluate how they affect behavioral and cognitive biometric matching). The Question: How do Operational Environment Factors Impact Accuracy? Let’s return to our discussion of keystroke…
Smarter is EVEN Better for Security
My first post discussed why using more factors or identifiers for authentication is better, but is relying on more factors also a smarter approach? Identity proxies like passwords can be stolen, and so can ID cards. But, try stealing behavior. Yes, behavior – and I’m not talking about annoying mannerisms like laughing at your own jokes, but rather your routine habits, such as typing. My second post touched on the conceptual security benefits offered by the incorporation of behavioral biometrics. Let’s now dive into some particular examples of how fusion can alternatively limit or enhance the utility of behavioral biometrics…
Your Access Control System Needs Behavioral Biometrics
In our first post of this series we covered how the “more is better” approach can benefit access control systems, but developing a robust multi-factor authentication or access control system, say for continuous authentication, requires overcoming certain limitations in fusing identity data. Let’s set practical matters aside for a moment. Developing a robust multi-factor authentication or access control systems requires us to address some problematic conceptual issues – issues that provide ample opportunities and vehicles for improving security in access control systems. The use of behavioral biometrics can help surmount these two primary security challenges, but successful implementation requires –…
Why Your Access Control System Needs “Intelligent” Fusion
The potential security benefits of multi-factor/multimodal authentication or access control systems are frequently discussed, but difficult to achieve in practice. In this four-part blog series: Improving Multi-Modal Authentication, I will address ways we can pragmatically move toward enhanced security systems. First, we’ll contemplate a couple of key questions – why your access control system needs intelligent fusion, and why smarter is even better. Next, we’ll cover security challenges associated with access control systems, and how behavioral biometrics can help overcome these hurdles. Lastly, as an example, I’ll take a deep-dive into how a proposed behavioral biometric solution can be configured…
