MIAMI, Feb. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Financial services firms, healthcare organizations and many other companies are realizing passwords, challenge questions and Over-the-Phone (OTP) pins won't secure them against today's threats. Preventing external and internal breaches calls for multimodal, multifactor protection that wraps layers of security around every transaction, every point of access.
According to Alessandro Chiarini, Fortress Identity's CEO, mobile developers are implementing the company's mobile SDK because it offers a combination of active and passive biometrics. "Even better," says Mr. Chiarini, "we offer developers more modalities and on-device biometrics to choose from. It's an all-in-one solution that allows system architects and developers to specify the combination of factors that best meets the requirements of their own security policies."
Developers are impressed by the ease with which they can add Fortress Identity's biometric security to new and existing applications. And it's a timely way to differentiate themselves from competitors. With Fortress, developers can quickly provide outstanding voice token identification capabilities and passive biometrics, such as the way an individual holds the phone, swipes, etc. Used in combination, these biometrics constitute impossible-to-exploit user identification.
End-users are another consideration. "A growing number are concerned about the security of their data," Mr. Chiarini observes. "But, just as important, they want a solution that's close to effortless, after all, they are on their phones. Voice authentication, speaking into one's phone, is easy for anyone. Once a person's voice is enrolled, a simple process, future identification is swift and conclusive."
In fact, anything less than biometric security is hard to justify today. More than half of all breaches are caused by compromised passwords. And new threats continue to proliferate. Recently, hackers used malware that intercepts OTP codes before they reach the device to steal millions from European banks.
Identifying an individual prior to a transaction or before granting access to restricted data or locations is no longer nice-to-have, it's mission-critical.
As Mr. Chiarini puts it, "Developers are expressing interest in Fortress Identity because they don't want half-measures. With Fortress you get bulletproof security plus a frictionless customer experience. You get ease-of-implementation plus multimodal, multifactor flexibility. You get superior voice authentication plus passive behavioral factors."
"In short, you can turn your system into a biometric fortress. That's an easy sell these days. That's what everyone wants. That's what everyone needs."
About Fortress Identity: Headquartered in Miami, Fortress Identity's mission is to create deeper trust between companies, their employees, and their customers through the power of easily implemented biometric identification solutions. https://fortress-identity.com
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