The Possibilities of Cloud Powered Biometrics

Patrick BarryCEO, BluBØX Security, Inc.

Authentication Factors Knowledge§ PIN§ Password

Possession§ Access Card§ Key Fob§ Mobile Credential

Biometrics§ Finger§ Face§ Iris

Knowledge and Possession factors are characterized by 0% False Reject Rate (FRR). And 100% False Accept Rate (FAR).

Biometrics balances these two reciprocal errors: For example 0.5% FAR @ 0.5% FRR

In our predominantly card based deployments today, we let in the card not the person – and that’s just not secure

The Perfect Authentication Factor

If I can determine who you are…

Do I need to know anything else?( Like a card, mobile device or PIN? )

Three Factor Authentication has historically been used because each factor by itself was imperfect. However, as biometric identification accuracy and robustness are driven to 100%, the need for the other two factors will disappear.

Security vs. Convenience

In balancing convenience and security, convenience has historically been weighted more heavily. We have accepted a lower level of security to make it easier on ourselves.

Convenience and Security

When we can provide convenience and security our industry will expand naturally and people will be safer and more secure

Authentication Trends and Drivers1. First came Multi-Factor Authentication to improve security

§ Two or more dissimilar factors§ Ex: Swipe your credit card and enter your zip code at the gas pump§ Ex: Card + PIN for EAC

2. Then came Biometrics to further improve security

1. Followed by Multi-Mode Authentication to reduce FTE§ Ex: Answer two personal questions§ Very common in Biometrics

§ Driven by the need to improve Failure to Enroll (FTE)§ FTE is non-zero for many biometric technologies§ Ex: 3%-5% of the population can’t be fingerprinted§ 98% enrollment rate on 2,500 users => 50 users not enrolled

2. Biometrics are now being used for convenience also

As we continue to rapidly move to True Mobile Security, we will need a way to ensure who is interacting with a system remotely – just like what is happening in e-commerce today – driving a rapid shift to biometric identification/verification

Biometrics is Here to Stay

Biometrics Total Market1

§ Size Now: $2B in 2015§ Grow to: $14.9B by 2024§ Rate: 25% CAGR§ Key verticals: Finance, consumer

devices, health care, enterprise security and government

1. Source: Tractica, Biometrics Market Forecasts: Global Unit Shipments and Revenue by Biometric Modality, Technology, Use Case, Industry Segment, and World Region: 2015-2024

Outside of Physical Security biometrics is growing rapidly, gaining public acceptance and being used for security and convenience

Biometrics in Physical Security

1. Source: Memoori: The Physical Security Business 2014 to 2018; Access Control, Intruder Alarms & Video Surveillance2. Source: Multiple sources including IHS

EAC Total Market1

§ Size $5.6B§ Growth at 10%

Only 6-11% of PACS readers are biometric2

Despite Physical Security being the inventors and drivers of biometrics in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, it still represents a small part of the physical security market today

Biometric Barriers in Physical Security

Biometrics barriers in Physical Security have created a headwind that has limited significant biometric adoption.

Product cost - systems and readers.

Administration – enrol lment and database duplication.

Convenience – ease of use. Performance – speed, rel iabil ity and robustness.

Privacy and biometric data security and ownership.

Lack of standards and interoperabil ity.

PACS Admin

Biometric Admin

Pillars of Cloud Architecture

The pillars of Cloud architecture and their enabling technologies offer approaches to overcoming some of the biometric barriers of physical security

Do more with Cloud architecture.

Own less of everything.

Get better software. More often. Automatical ly. Protect yourself against

disaster. Operate eff iciently.

Secure your data.

Cloud+Biometric Physical Security

Cost§ Eliminate the need for mult iple servers

(PACS & Biometric ) § Scale more cost effect ively across an

Enterprise (multi-site)§ Use Biometrics wherever you need

them

Administration§ Remote enrollment w/ mobile devices § Self-enrollment w/ mobile devices§ Administer from anywhere, on any

device - operat ional efficiency

Standards/Interoperability§ Unify Biometric templates in the c loud

from different PACS § Administer across mult iple sites and

disparate systems§ A single record w/ card, pin, mobile,

and mult iple biometric templates

Do more

Own less

Secure your data

Better software

Redundancy &High Availability

Operate efficiently

Convenience§ Spawn a whole new generation of

mult i-biometric multi- factor readers and solut ions

§ Security and convenience

Performance§ Unlimited computing resources to

calculate biometric templates§ Unlimited storage to record proof of

presence§ Unlimited computing resources to do

self learning a lgorithms

Privacy/Data Security§ Use biometrics for secure access and

mobile login w/ True Mobile Security§ Data security of the c loud§ Cyber security protection§ Redundancy and high availability

Cloud+Biometric Architecture/Solutions

Company D

Company C

Company B

Company A

Site 2

Company C

Site 3

Company C

Site 1

Building Security System

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Biometric Self Enrollment

Biometric Secure Remote Login

Biometric Self Enrollment

PACS

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PACS

Type 1

PACS

Type 2

PACS

Type 2

Cyber Security Protection

Data Security Protection

Integrators’ PerspectiveSimplified Design§ All administration is in the cloud§ Simple integration with PACS

Simplified Installation§ Faster commissioning§ Less time on site

Lower Total Cost of Ownership§ Lower initial system§ And lower recurring costs

More Options§ Expanded Interoperability§ Easy to scale up systems

Another Arrow in the Quiver

Conclusion

The Cloud Can Help Propel Biometrics Forward in Physical Security§ Lower TCO§ Unification with PACS§ Cyber Secure Databases§ Mobile Access§ Scalability§ Interoperability§ Adaptive Learning§ Remote Enrollment

Questions ?

Thank you

Patrick BarryCEO, BluBØX Security, Inc.