Verint Systems Inc., a global leader in contact center monitoring, recording, analytics and “enterprise intelligence”, has agreed to acquire voice-based fraud prevention specialist Victrio.
Voice biometrics
Research Report: “The Case for Bimodal Authentication”
Opus Research report details how to combine voice biometrics plus facial recognition to achieve a high-level of authentication for personalized commerce, communications and collaboration.
Research Report: “Strong Authentication for Mobile Commerce”
Voice biometrics can be an effective way to combat imposters who use phone-based channels to perpetrate identity theft and “merchant fraud.”
Webcast: “Steps to Make Voice Authentication Mainstream”
Ways to integrate voice into mobile and multi-factor authentication initiatives and see the potential to make voice-based authentication foundational to personalized mobile services.
Authentify’s xFA(TM) Brings Smartphones and Unique Cryptographs Together with Voice Authentication
A new service, called xFA(TM), from Authentify provides a glimpse of multifactor authentication’s future. Building on the company’s legacy of certificate-based, out-of-band, phone-based user authentication, the company is employing a new, screen-based approach to replacing OTP (one-time passwords) or KBA (knowledge-based authentication) in order to log-on to a secure network.
Using Voice Biometrics for Strong Authentication and Risk Reduction
This era of self-service, cloud computing and Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) has significantly accelerated the occurrence of fraudulent access, data breaches and identity theft. Hackers and fraudsters have more avenues of ingress to steal credentials and have their way with enterprise networks and data. Voice and multi-factor authentication offer an effective alternative to the prevailing, often ineffective methods and practices.
Live Webcast: Bimodal Biometrics – The Case for Simple, Strong Mobile Authentication
Voice biometrics are a natural for mobile phones, but may not always achieve the level of accuracy that some banks or payment processors require to carry out certain transactions. Front-facing cameras provide a mechanism for adding facial to voice recognition… Read More ›
Voice Biometrics: Changing the Authentication Paradigm
Featured Research Financial institutions can reap significant financial gains by using voiceprints to authenticate through the phone channel. By our calculations, a large money center bank will see over $100 million in economic benefit from reducing fraud loss in the… Read More ›
McAfee’s LiveSafe Suite uses Face Recognition and Voice Biometrics to Protect Personal Information
Security software specialist McAfee (an Intel Company) has introduced a comprehensive new service called LiveSafe, to help individuals protect “unlimited number of PCs, Macs, smartphones or tablets.”
#VBCSF In Review: Real World Implementations, Open Issues and Future Opportunities
Voice Biometrics Conference 2013-San Francisco highlighted the growing need for better authentication and the role that voice biometrics can play far beyond its original presence alongside IVRs (interactive voice response systems) in enterprise contact centers.