In addition to its new computers and monitor, HP has introduced the new HP USB Fingerprint Mouse, a computer peripheral with a built-in fingerprint sensor. The device was created to provide direct ...

The fun part of security audits is that everybody knows that they’re a good thing, and also that they’re rarely performed prior to another range of products being shoved into the market. This would ...

Freelance writer Tracey Capen is former reviews executive editor for PC World. Notebook computers are a systems security manager’s nightmare — and with good reason. Every day, thousands of notebooks ...

Researchers demonstrated that fingerprints could be cloned for biometric authentication for as little as $5 without using any sophisticated or uncommon tools. Although fingerprint-based biometric ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about disruptive companies, technologies and usage models. Synaptics is introducing a new ultra-small form factor USB ...

Biometric security, deemed as the pinnacle of protection, faces a credibility challenge on Windows laptops equipped with the Windows Hello fingerprint authentication system. Recent research conducted ...

I saw a security demo last week that literally blew my mind and I have to tell you about it. But before I do that though, I need to set some context. Passwords are increasingly recognized as unsecure.

Biometric security, at least in theory, has been around for a decade. But the use of biometrics for computer security and user authentication has failed to attract much practical interest to date ...