TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– Reviews current vulnerabilities of US civil infrastructure and how they might be addressed with identification/authentication technologies.Design/methodology/approach– Paper presents brief overview of biometric technology – its history, evolution since 9/11 and current state of the technology. Paper then reviews identity‐based US civil infrastructure vulnerabilities and how they may be mitigated with the integration of biometrics into risk management systems.Findings– Much has been achieved in the maturation of biometrics in the past five years with respect to standards development, scalability and testing; thus making them far more applicable to large scale deployment.Practical implications– Biometrics, on a stand‐alone basis, but more often when integrated with other ID/authentication technologies can have a positive impact on the security of US civil infrastructure.Originality/value– Paper offers those responsible for civil infrastructure protection new approaches to identify assurance.
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
SN  - 0260-2288
DO  - 10.1108/02602280610640625
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02602280610640625
AU  - Ryan Russell
ED  - Geert Molenberghs
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Identity assurance and the protection of the civil infrastructure
T2  - Sensor Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 18
EP  - 21
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -