Biometrics Insecurity

Source: ASIS International

British security consultant Matthew Lewis has carried out a proof of concept attack demonstrating that biometric systems suffer from fundamental vulnerabilities. Lewis has developed a "biologger" capable of detecting and capturing data from iris scanners or fingerprint readers as it is routed across a computer network.

Analyst James Turner warns that consumer data may be in greater danger of theft with biometric authentication systems. "The problem with biometrics is that instead of a user's password or swipe card becoming a target of attack, the user becomes the target themselves: Their voice, their eyes, their fingers, their hand geometry, and so on," he says.

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