Thales Brings Passwordless Fingerprint Authentication to the Enterprise
18 Octobre 2023 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- New SafeNet IDPrime FIDO Bio Smart Card offers an easy, secure,
and quick way for users to access applications with just their
fingerprint
- Expands Thales’ robust portfolio of passwordless
phishing-resistant authentication solutions
Thales, the leading global technology and security
provider, today announced the SafeNet IDPrime FIDO Bio Smart Card,
a security key that enables strong multi-factor authentication
(MFA) for the enterprise. This new contactless smart card allows
users to quickly and securely access enterprise devices,
applications, and cloud services using a fingerprint instead of a
password.
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According to the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report,
the three primary ways in which attackers access an organization
are stolen credentials, phishing and exploitation of
vulnerabilities. In fact, 49% of all breaches involved stolen
credentials. With these threats top of mind for organizations
moving to the cloud, many are grappling with low user adoption of
MFA, which is often cited as cumbersome.
The SafeNet IDPrime FIDO Bio Smart Card facilitates end user
adoption of passwordless MFA, allowing users to easily enroll and
authenticate using biometrics. Instead of using a password, users
can access with a fingerprint, using the on-card sensor. The smart
cards also support contactless capabilities, which allows users to
simply tap the card on any device supporting NFC. For enterprise
users, this smart card provides multiple benefits including better
speed, security, and convenience than traditional passwords.
Using these security keys, users can be assured of strong
protection against account takeover and phishing on enterprise
devices. User biometrics are securely stored in the card’s chip and
never leave the smart card itself, ensuring a strong level of data
privacy. This solution can be used for all digital resources
supporting the FIDO2 standard, including Windows, Mac, Linux and
more.
Thales is a market leader in biometrics, proving success with
contactless biometric payment cards in highly regulated sectors.
The addition of the SafeNet IDPrime FIDO Bio Smart Card further
enriches its existing portfolio of FIDO security keys, now
providing enterprise customers with the same secure biometric
capabilities.
Danny de Vreeze, Vice President, Identity and Access
Management Products at Thales: “The human factor continues to
be a challenging pain point in the modern enterprise, with shifts
to remote work and the cloud expanding many organizations’ attack
surfaces. MFA adoption has been a common barrier to ensuring
security, as many users find it cumbersome and choose to bypass it.
The SafeNet IDPrime FIDO Bio Smart Card helps to solve this
challenge, introducing a physical form factor to strengthen
security, while also providing a user experience that is both quick
and seamless. Adding to a strong portfolio of FIDO-supported
security keys and solutions, this product is on the cutting edge of
phishing-resistant authentication.”
The Thales SafeNet IDPrime FIDO Bio Smart Card is available
today. More information is available here.
About Thales
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global
leader in advanced technologies within three domains: Defence &
Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Digital Identity &
Security. It develops products and solutions that help make the
world safer, greener and more inclusive.
The Group invests close to €4 billion a
year in Research & Development, particularly in key areas such
as quantum technologies, Edge computing, 6G and cybersecurity.
Thales has 77,000 employees in 68
countries. In 2022, the Group generated sales of €17.6 billion.
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