Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Biometric Authentication Provides Better Mobile Device Security (Press Release via Marketwatch)
"Today's phones already enable contactless payments, mobile wallets and mobile banking, and these changes signal the need for secure services that can be performed wirelessly or with a smartphone," says Denise Culver, research analyst with Heavy Reading Insider and author of the report. "And as smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices continue to proliferate and provide users with powerful, mobile, networked multimedia computing options, the need to secure them will become even greater."

The drive behind biometric authentication on smartphones will occur from both the consumer and enterprise, Culver says