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Enterprise Biometric Solution

Biometric technology is a good fit for every enterprise due to these common factors. Most organizations have IT infrastructure that require secured logon, physical facilities where restricted access control need to be provided and employees who clock-in and clock-out at work. All these processes become faster and more secure by implementing biometric technology in an enterprise environment.

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Enterprise Biometric Solution

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  1. ENTERPRISE BIOMETRIC SOLUTIONS SSO, ACCESS CONTROL AND TIME & ATTENDANCE BAYOMETRIC MARCH 12, 2017 Written & Compiled By Danny Thakkar CEO & Co-Founder

  2. “ The global biometrics market is expected to reach nearly 2.5 billion users and 4.8 billion biometric devices by 2020. ” ACUITY MARKET INTELLIGENCE The Definitive Source for Biometrics Market Intelligence

  3. BIOMETRICS IN EDUCATION INTRODUCTION Biometric technology is a good fit for every enterprise due to these common factors. Most organizations have IT infrastructure that require secured logon, physical facilities where restricted access control need to be provided and employees who clock-in and clock-out at work. All these processes become faster and more secure by implementing biometric technology in an enterprise environment. comply with the strict industry and government security regulations. Image Source: Payments Cards & Mobile Fingerprint biometrics provides strong authentication, user convenience and high reliability as the authentication factor is something unique to the users i.e. their fingerprints. THE RISE OF BIOMETRICS FOR ENTERPRISE SECURITY APPLICATIONS Image Source: Smart Fone Arena Many times system users may not be in a controlled environment such as in a cloud computing or bring your own device (BYOD) scenario. In such scenarios stolen passwords can be very dangerous but biometrics is able to mitigate that risk. Biometrics is also able to eliminate physical risks that involve using a stolen or shared building access card and buddy punching time clocks. The increasing number of data hacks calls for stronger authentication techniques that can provide user convenience at the same time. More enterprises are choosing to implement biometric technology to combat the continuously evolving security threats and Image Source: Clare Nelson, CISSP A number of recent research reports indicate a sharp growth in the implementation of biometric technology for enterprise security applications. The major factor for this growth is Bayometric sales@bayometric.com 1743 Park Avenue t. 877.917.3287 (USA) San Jose, CA, 95126 t. 408.940.3955 (INT)

  4. BIOMETRICS IN EDUCATION the increasing familiarity of mobile users with tools such as fingerprint identification for accessing their mobile devices. Fingerprint technology is used in majority of the apps and a recent report by Juniper Research forecasts that for each year 770 million biometric authentication applications will be downloaded by 2019. The increasing use of fingerprint scanners with smartphones is driving the adoption of fingerprint technology in a multitude of applications and industries. WHAT ARE THE KEY APPLICATIONS OF BIOMETRICS IN THE ENTERPRISE SECTOR? Here are some of the key enterprises applications to which fingerprint biometrics can be applied. Physical Access The primary reason for implementing an access control system is allowing authorised people access to specific areas. Authorised access can be guaranteed only by using a fingerprint authentication system. Systems that are card or PIN based only require that the individual should be in possession of the card or should know the PIN number to gain entry to the specific area. These systems have no way of knowing if the card or PIN is stolen. It also has no way of determining if the authorised individual is actually the one using the card or PIN. In another report by Acuity Market Intelligence, the global biometrics market is expected to reach nearly 2.5 billion users and 4.8 billion biometric devices by 2020. In the next three years, biometrics is set to become a slated feature on most smartphones as well as other mobile devices. This exponential growth has been propagated by the increasing demand for smartphones, tablets and other wearable mobile devices that integrate fingerprint technology. Fingerprint technology enables enterprises to control access to the main building and certain restricted areas within the facility easily and practically. The employees need to initially register their fingerprints which are then used to identify them through a fingerprint access control terminal. The increasing consumer acceptance of biometric tools is driving the deployment of biometric technology in organizations and the enterprise sector will occupy a major chunk of the global biometrics market by late 2017. Biometrics is the most effective way to validate the true identity of individuals and for tightly binding the individual to their action or event. This capability is of great importance in the enterprise segment since it encourages employees to act ethically and creates accountability. Logical Access Employees in enterprises have PC environments that are defined for their profiles. Conventionally, passwords were used by employees to access their PC profiles and corporate networks. But passwords are a very weak authentication mechanism as is evident from the increasing number of security Bayometric sales@bayometric.com 1743 Park Avenue t. 877.917.3287 (USA) San Jose, CA, 95126 t. 408.940.3955 (INT)

  5. BIOMETRICS IN EDUCATION breaches and data hacks. Passwords are highly vulnerable to being stolen or hacked. This calls for a stronger authentication mechanism that can inherently link the individual to their action. Fingerprint biometrics is a highly convenient and reliable technology for authentication. It can neither be stolen nor forgotten as fingerprints are inherent to the individual. Unlike password-based methods, the employee later cannot repudiate having taken an action as a concrete audit trail is obtained with fingerprint systems. In scenarios where only certain employees are required to have access to selected sites and databases within the corporate network, fingerprints ensures only authorised employees will have access. Enterprises lose huge amounts of money almost to the tune of billions of dollars due to employee time theft and identity fraud. Buddy punching is a major cause of employee time theft where one employee clocks for the other using his or her card. A fingerprint system eliminates the need for cards as it verifies the identity of the person using their unique fingerprint. The employee has to be physically present to clock-in at work. Fingerprints cannot be stolen nor can they be shared among the employees. Thus a fingerprint time and attendance systems allows tracking of employees by knowing if they are present inside the company premises and also ensures that employees are arriving and leaving on time by verifying their attendance records. Identity Services Fingerprint biometrics help enterprises to tackle their identity management challenges by providing a very accurate and reliable authentication factor i.e. fingerprints. It helps organizations to verify the identity of their employees and clients and validate that they are indeed eligible to receive services and benefits. Fingerprints are so unique in nature that even twins have different sets of fingerprints. The advantage of fingerprints is that the employee accessing any secure areas or network is not just an individual holding the proper credentials but is in fact the correct employee who has been granted authorised access. Security significantly improves in addition to having a concrete audit trail with fingerprint systems. HOW DOES FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION WORK? In order for a fingerprint system to work, the users are first required to be enrolled in the system and their information recorded in a database. So the process involves two stages – administering the process of initial fingerprint enrollment for employees and then using the live fingerprint for subsequent physical and logical accesses. The biometric sample i.e. fingerprint is captured and processed in each of the stages. Employees enroll one or more fingerprints using a scanner. A biometric algorithm converts the captured fingerprints to a digital template that is securely stored in a database and will be used for future fingerprint matching of employees. Surveillance and Monitoring Bayometric sales@bayometric.com 1743 Park Avenue t. 877.917.3287 (USA) San Jose, CA, 95126 t. 408.940.3955 (INT)

  6. BIOMETRICS IN EDUCATION When the employees want to log in, they simple scan their finger. If their live fingerprint sample matches against the stored fingerprint template, the employee is authenticated and granted access. This is known as the verification process. Implementing fingerprint biometrics in enterprise systems allows employees to easily authenticate themselves and gain access to the building, network, desktop and applications – all with a simple fingerprint touch. identification programs in integrated border management systems. In the commercial market though, the main drivers are the availability of mobile phones equipped with near-field communication technology. It allows the mobile phone users sharing of information, initiation of service, and payment and ticketing capabilities. However, these features require an extremely secure technology for locking the devices as well as authenticating high-risk and high-value transactions. Biometrics is the authentication technology that can provide this high security solution. Millions of mobile devices embedded with fingerprint biometrics are manufactured and made available in the market. Another major driver of fingerprints biometrics is the healthcare industry looking to biometrically protect their healthcare records due to its high accuracy and reliability. Also, new regulations that mandate enhanced protection of user information to combat the rising cases of identity thefts are also a major driver of biometrics. The biometric authentication process is explained with the simple diagram given below. Figure 1: Fingerprint authentication process The fingerprint matching process is not a binary comparison. When two biometric samples are compared, the idea is to determine the level of similarity and it represents the probability that the samples are from the same person. From this comparison, a matching score is obtained which is then compared against a preset threshold criterion to determine if the score is high enough to declare a successful fingerprint match. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF DEPLOYING FINGERPRINT BIOMETRICS IN ENTERPRISES? Fingerprint is the oldest and the most widely used biometric technology. Unlike traditional authentication mechanisms, fingerprints are inherent to the user and hence are much harder to compromise than passwords. WHAT ARE THE BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR BIOMETRICS IN ENTERPRISES? The primary factor driving the adoption of biometrics in the public sector is worldwide government mandates that call for electronic Fingerprint systems allow administrators to know in real-time when, how and from where employees accessed their desktops, the network or any other application. By implementing a fingerprint authentication Bayometric sales@bayometric.com 1743 Park Avenue t. 877.917.3287 (USA) San Jose, CA, 95126 t. 408.940.3955 (INT)

  7. BIOMETRICS IN EDUCATION system, enterprise can protect their data and the concrete audit trails help them to comply with regulatory demands. availability of low-cost fingerprint solutions from a variety of vendors and easy integration capabilities make fingerprint recognition an extremely viable technology for enterprises. Security is dramatically increased with fingerprint systems as they can provide a practical and guaranteed verification of an individual’s identity. Fingerprint systems have a reduced cost and complexity compared to traditional mechanisms. Once enrolled correctly, users have nothing more to do or remember anything. There is a huge cost saving as fingerprints eliminates IT helpdesk calls related to forgotten and lost passwords. Costs related to producing access cards and replacing of lost cards are also eliminated with a fingerprint recognition system. Fingerprint data has a very high accuracy and reliability as this data is unique to every person and remains stable over a period of time. With fingerprint, each logon can be accurately linked to the person and therefore any security breach can be rapidly traced back to the person responsible for it. The advancements in biometric technology and the availability of low-cost fingerprint solutions from various vendors make it a cost-effective security solution for enterprises. CONCLUSION Fingerprint biometrics can provide enterprises with high security solutions to manage both their physical and logical assets. Fingerprint systems provide a high degree of accountability and accuracy. Enterprises can experience higher return on investments as fingerprint systems are a cost-effective solution. The Bayometric sales@bayometric.com 1743 Park Avenue t. 877.917.3287 (USA) San Jose, CA, 95126 t. 408.940.3955 (INT)

  8. BIOMETRICS IN EDUCATION AUTHOR DANNY THAKKAR CEO & Co-Founder Danny Thakkar is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bayometric, one of the leading biometric solution providers in the world. He has been in the Biometric Industry for 10+ years and has extensive experience across public and private sector verticals. Currently, he is chief evangelist for Touch N Go. Bayometric sales@bayometric.com 1743 Park Avenue t. 877.917.3287 (USA) San Jose, CA, 95126 t. 408.940.3955 (INT)

  9. COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2017 Bayometric LLC. All rights reserved. This white paper was written, designed, and created by Bayometric. Information contained in this whitepaper is the copyright of Bayometric. This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published, and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this section are included on all such copies and derivative works. However, this document itself may not be modified in any way, including by removing the copyright notice or references to Bayometric LLC, without the permission of the copyright owners. This document and the information contained herein is provided on an "AS IS" basis and Bayometric LLC disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to any warranty that the use of the information herein will not infringe any ownership rights or any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. REFERENCES 1. Biometric Security Is On the Rise – CSO Online 2. Biometrics for Enterprise Access Control – Identity One Technology Services LLC. 3. Fingerprint Access Control and Identification – KIMALDI 4. The Role of Biometrics in Enterprise Security – DELL 5. How Biometrics Security Works – Webopedia

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