Posts Tagged ‘Biometrics Access Controls’

Physical Access Controls in Information Security

Physical access controls are designed to protect the organization assets (including information assets, premises, and others) from unauthorized access. These controls should limit access to only those individuals authorized by management. This authorization may be explicit, as in a door lock for which management has authorized you to have a key, or implicit, as in [...]

Biometrics: an Access Controls

Biometric access controls are the best means of authenticating a user’s identity based on a unique, measurable attribute or trait for verifying the identity of a human being. This control restricts computer access based on a physical (something you are) or behavioral (something you do) characteristic of the user. Traditionally biometric systems have been used [...]