Hello,

I need two responses of at least 150 words each for the below students discussions for this week. Also in the bold below are the questions the students at answering.

Please see the following activities for this discussion forum:

1) Research and discuss the best practices in deploying a new biometrics system.

Student one:

Hello everyone,

This week we are discussing the process of — or best practices in — deploying new biometrics system.

Deploying a new biometrics system is a huge undertaking. There has to be a justification and target performance rate to substantiate deploying a new biometric system. There are also several factors that can make the new system not applicable or totally irrelevant for use. Some of those factors are: If it is too costly to implement; if the technology is wrong, if the target environment (populace) is incorrect, and if it is not properly calibrated or vetted for accuracy.

Given those factors to look out for (there are most likely others), it is possibly time to begin deploying a system. The general process to creating and deploying a new biometric system, once it is realized to be applicable and implementable, is to conduct research then test. There is first and foremost and overwhelming amount of research that must be involved to effectively and accurately respresent a new system. There must be: human factors research; stability research, modality research, InfoSec Research, and testing / evaluation research. Once all of that research is complete, the testing phase will begin. There must be a multitude of tests conducted to analyze the data, user accessibility, and changes to the data. Once tests are complete there may be more research. It is important to note how the new system relates in regards to privacy, performance, reliability, flexibility, and scalability.

Once rudimentary research and testing is complete and everything is found to be copacetic, it is time to scale up the research and testing, as well as develop a strict policy for use of the system and the application in regards to users and systems or databases — keeping privacy and intrusion in mind. Goverment or social aid might be necessary for this step due to the scaling.

After all research and testing is complete, it is time to launch operational testing, wherein the new system is fully deployed in the state it is meant to be in and where it is meant to be implemented. Changes can take place along the way as the system is tested and utilized.

Cheers,

Cory

References:

National Research Council. 2010. Biometric Recognition: Challenges and Opportunities, ch. 5-7. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved July 17, 2019, from https://doi.org/10.17226/12720.

Modi, Shimon. Biometrics in Identity Management: Concepts to Applications, Ch. 14. (2011). Retrieved July 17, 2019, from https://library-books24x7-com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/as…

Student two:

If a company is to implement a new biometrics system there are many things that they must consider before doing so. It also depends on what a company is trying to accomplish in implementing a biometrics system, are they looking for more security online to prevent worms and viruses, or are they looking for more physical security in ensuring no one is able to access their place of work to steal information.

The first step if you are going to implement a new biometrics system is doing a security audit first and foremost. You will want to stack up whatever you plan on implementing against your current security policies and see what value you can gain before spending the actual money on a new system. You will also need to determine what kind of system you want to implement. The most typical you will see are fingerprint scans, facial recognition, iris scans, palm veins, and finger veins. You will need to sit down and determine what fits best with your company.

The next step would be determining if you want a multimodal biometric system or a unimodal system. A multimodal biometric system is basically multiple biometric systems that when used together allow for much less of a vulnerability. Using multiple systems eliminate spoofing and add extra layers of security that would be very difficult to penetrate. A unimodal system is just one biometric system used, what system is up to you and what you would choose for your company.

The last step would be choosing what kind of biometric hardware you would want to use and how would implementing all of this affect your return on investment or ROI.

All of these steps are crucial when trying to implement a new biometrics system and should all be worked out well before anything is ever purchased but if implemented it would give you a substantially higher level of security.

-Kevin