Biometrics

Biometrics- Biometric technologies are becoming the foundation of an extensive array of highly secure identification and personal verification solution. As the level of security breaches increase, the need for highly secure identification and personal verification technologies is becoming apparent. HSE will showcase innovation and technology advances in the biometric industry to the European sector.

RFID- In recent years the threat to Homeland Security has greatly come from the inability to efficiently track people, goods and military hardware. There is a real need for reliable tagging equipment, and now RFID enters the Homeland security arena to address these issues. RFID brings a new level of security to the World. HSE will examine how RFID has been introduced and will look at the value and limitations in Homeland Security.

E-passports- Immigration and illegal border crossing are at all time high throughout the EU. HSE will have an in depth look into the implementation of electronic passports into the European Union and how they can improve Homeland Security. There is huge emphasis on certification and testing through interoperability throughout the EU and on an international scale.

Technology and Services Profiled:

Advances in Biometric technologies

• Face recognition
• Iris / Retina
• Finger
• Hand
• Voice
• Signature
• Biometric solutions in evolving e-passport solutions

E-passports- Combating immigration, reducing passport fraud

• Assessing the recent implementation throughout Europelessons
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• Efficiency in Multi technology readers
• IC Chip & key security features
• Enhancing global interoperability of e-passports
• Securing RFID technologies in e-passports
• Interoperability and data sharing between the EU
• Certification and testing
• Smard Cards & ID Management
• Smart cards for government entities
• AIS- Automatic identification systems
• Smart Cards V's RFID

IT Security

• Data storage security
• Hacking Prevention
• Wireless Security
  

Topics under discussion

• RFID- Tagging and tracking people / goods/ military equipment
• The interoperability and international data exchange between EU countries and on a global scale.
• The need to evolve and enhance technologies to satisfy end user requirements in biometrics technology for e-passport solutions
• Innovation and technological advances in the Biometric industry and how they can improve Homeland Security
• Securely storing critical information and network communications from potential cyber threats and intrusion.

Articles

• Biometrics: 'More research needed' (silicon.com)
• Biometric passport cracked and cloned (silicon.com)
• Biometric border checks come into force (silicon.com)
• Researchers: E-passports pose security risk (news.com)