The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a standard for the use of biometric authentication at financial institutions but banks are unlikely to invest in the technology.
An intensifying assault on the security of Australians' identification and financial information should push government and industry to embrace biometric technologies, a leading expert in the area said today.
A global survey has revealed that 39 percent of financial institutions experienced at least one security breach within the past year.
The Australian Law Reform Commission yesterday released a report recommending Australia introduce data breach disclosure laws but Senator John Faulkner said that bridge would not be crossed by government at least for the next 18 months.
HSBC faces possible investigation by the UK's financial watchdog after admitting losing a CD containing the details of 370,000 customers.
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