I'm not too concerned. The fingerprint reader on my work-issued Thinkpad is absolutely fucking worthless and is never able to identify me, so it won't do an attacker much good if they manage to add ...

Windows 10 users that would like to add an extra layer of security to their portable systems may be interested in a new Windows Hello Certified Fingerprint Reader which has been created by PQI and has ...

Microsoft introduced a new secure login system called Windows Hello with Windows 10. It allows you to login on some devices using a fingerprint reader, facial recognition, or iris scanner. But for up ...

Windows 10 has a lot of great features in it, but one in particular requires new hardware: Windows 10’s Hello biometric login and authentication system. If you don’t have a fingerprint sensor or ...

Cybersecurity researchers from Blackwing Intelligence successfully bypassed three fingerprint readers used for logging in or allowing specific actions with Microsoft’s Windows Hello system. The team ...

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Blackwing Intelligence have discovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Windows Hello fingerprint authentication system. The authentication system can be bypassed on ...

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CES 2017 brought a number of new and updated notebooks, with Intel’s seventh-generation CPUs and Nvidia’s Pascal graphics architecture making their way into the mainstream. One of the most anticipated ...

In brief: Microsoft and other tech giants are encouraging a general pivot toward biometrics – generally considered more secure than typical passwords. However, research has repeatedly shown that ...

A biometric fingerprint reader makes it convenient to sign into your computer, by just pressing or swiping your finger on the reader which scans your fingerprint. It bypasses the need for entering a ...