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The latest Security Index report from Unisys contains encouraging figures for organisations considering implementing biometric authentication systems.

13,000 people in 13 countries were surveyed in the poll, which found 57% of UK adults are worried about identity theft, with 63% concerned about credit and debit card fraud.

Three quarters of UK respondents would be willing to use fingerprint authentication to verify identity with banks and government agencies.  This makes Brits more open to biometric technology than any other European country.  56% would be willing to participate in hand vein biometric scanning.

“It is necessary to put in place robust safeguards at the technology level, but also to complement these through training in good practice,” said Jim Norton, senior policy adviser for e-business and e-government at the Institute of Directors.

“Recent high profile stories of data loss should strengthen the call for a balanced approach using the appropriate authentication technology, but also focusing on the right processes and behaviours.”

Fujitsu today announced its new PalmSecure log-in kit, and mouse log in kit. The system is apparently “virtually impossible to manipulate or falsify”.

PalmSecure works by analysing the hand vein biometric. Infrared beams highlight the pattern of veins in a user’s hand, which is then digitised, encrypted, and saved as a template.

The pioneering technology is available as a USB add-on, or directly through an integrated optical mouse.

From the Fujitsu PalmSecure website:

As organizations search for more secure authentication methods for data access, physical access and other security applications, many are discovering biometrics, which has gained recognition as one of the mainstream security technologies.