You can't grow a new fingerprint or iris if that information is divulged so, next solution (??) "Brain Password" - Sounds Strange?

Smartphones will be unlocked only by recognizing the brainwaves in response to a series of pictures - an advance that could better protect devices from hackers. According to the scientists at Buffalo University, electroencephalography (EEG) is currently a very easy system, through which the waves of the brain can be recorded.

http://www.ehackingnews.com/2018/06/no-more-need-to-remember-passwords.html

Authentication - PIN, Touch ID, Face ID - Pros and Cons.

Here is an excellent article that provides some clarification

https://www.troyhunt.com/face-id-touch-id-pins-no-id-and-pragmatic-security/

Fingerprints stolen? - Sounds weird but it happened. Now. have you thought of the consequences?

Nice one from my all time favorite Security Guru

From the article:

The news from the Office of Personnel Management hack keeps getting worse. In addition to the personal records of over 20 million US government employees, we've now learned that the hackers stole fingerprint files for 5.6 million of them.

There are three basic kinds of data that can be stolen. 

1. The first, and most common, is authentication credentials.
2. The second kind of data stolen is personal information
3. The third - Biometric data

The problem with biometrics is that they can't be replaced. So while it's easy to update your password or get a new credit card number, you can't get a new finger.

And we really don't know the future value of this data. If, in twenty years, we routinely use our fingerprints at ATM machines, that fingerprint database will become very profitable to criminals. If fingerprints start being used on our computers to authorize our access to files and data, that database will become very profitable to spies.

Not every use of biometrics requires the biometric data to be stored in a central server somewhere. Apple's system, for example, only stores the data locally: on your phone. That way there's no central repository to be hacked. And many systems don't store the biometric data at all, only a mathematical function of the data that can be used for authentication but can't be used to reconstruct the actual biometric. Unfortunately, OPM stored copies of actual fingerprints.

For More info:

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/stealing-fingerprints

Heartbeat - Another 2nd factor for authentication (Biometrics)

Wondering if this might be useful in a kidnap situation. Can there be a signature mismatch if the victim is tense.

(The article also has a youtube video)

From the article:

The Nymi Band offers a way to use  your heartbeat as a secure payment method and unlocking technique.  The band uses a biometric authentication technology called Heart ID that allows the band to confirm its user’s identity by monitoring the unique signature of his or her heartbeat.


For more information:
http://www.eedesignit.com/ditch-the-credit-cards-and-fingerprints-pay-with-your-heartbeat-instead/

Biometrics - New virgin territory "Ear Wax" (after "Under Arm")

Who would of thought of it.

Now, does this mean , if this is successful , the employees will be instructed to keep their ear dirty. This will work for the company but not for those would like to keep your company.

And same thing goes for "Under Arm Odor". Does this mean , I should stop taking bath?

According to the article:- 

Scientists from the Monell Center analysed the chemicals that give earwax its distinctive, pungent smell – and found that compounds in the wax could be used to identify the wax creator’s racial origins, with ear wax differing markedly between East Asians and Caucasians.

“Our previous research has shown that underarm odors can convey a great deal of information about an individual, including personal identity, gender, sexual orientation, and health status,” said study senior author George Preti, PhD, an organic chemist at Monell. “We think it possible that earwax may contain similar information.”

The links below has more information:-

http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/03/26/sniffing-earwax-could-offer-icky-new-frontier-in-biometrics