Biometric data protection covers the technical, organizational and legal measures that keep fingerprints, face templates, voiceprints and similar data safe throughout their life, from the moment of capture to final deletion. Because these identifiers cannot…
Administrator account security covers the measures that protect the most powerful login on a computer: the account that can install software, change security settings, read other users’ files and create or remove accounts. Whoever controls…
Liveness detection is the set of techniques a biometric system uses to confirm that it is capturing a real, present person rather than a photo, video, mask, artificial fingerprint or computer-generated image. Without it, a…
Guest accounts and privacy are closely linked: a guest account is a temporary, limited login that lets a visitor use your computer or phone without seeing your files, messages or signed-in services, and often without…
Fingerprint authentication confirms that you are the enrolled owner of a device, account or door by comparing the ridge pattern of your finger with a stored reference. It appears on phones, laptops, security keys, office…
User account separation is the practice of giving each person, and sometimes each role a person plays, a distinct account on a computer, so files, settings, browser data and signed-in services stay apart. It is…
Face recognition authentication lets you prove you are the returning owner of a device or account by showing your face to a camera instead of typing a password. It has become a default way to…
Least privilege on desktops is the principle that every person, program and background service on a computer should hold only the rights it needs for the task at hand, and only for as long as…
Biometric identifiers are measurable physical or behavioral characteristics, such as a fingerprint pattern, face geometry or voice, that can be used to recognize a specific person. Unlike a username or card number, they are part…
Operating system permission models are the rules a system uses to decide whether an app may use a protected resource, such as your contacts, photos, location or the files in your home folder. They determine…