{"id":4231,"date":"2015-03-31T02:46:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T06:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.m2sys.com\/blog\/?p=4231"},"modified":"2024-11-14T04:32:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T09:32:46","slug":"5-things-to-consider-before-deploying-a-biometric-system-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.m2sys.com\/blog\/workforce-management\/5-things-to-consider-before-deploying-a-biometric-system-for-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to Consider Before Deploying a Biometric System for Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The success of a biometric system for your business depends largely on how much thought & consideration was put into planning it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every business owner realizes that any kind of gap in security policies can lead to serious consequences. For example, you might get infected by a computer worm or virus, or even worse, your place of business may be infiltrated and vital information stolen.\u00a0 Perhaps you already have looked at various security tools, and feel that a biometric system is best suited for your place of business. But are you aware of the facts that you need to seriously consider before deploying a biometric system for your business in order to improve security and maximize your return on investment (ROI)? Today we are going to discuss the 5 most important factors an entrepreneur needs to consider before deploying a biometric system.<\/p>\n

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#1. Conduct an audit of your current infrastructure<\/h2>\n

Before deciding on which biometric system to implement at your business, it will be important to conduct an audit of your existing security infrastructure, and see how well it matches up against your current security policies. Conducting a security audit will give you the chance to know and better understand your current business processes.<\/p>\n

From our experience of deploying Bio-Plugin\u2122<\/strong><\/a>, we have observed that it is much easier to integrate a biometric system with an existing business process or system, rather than implementing a system from the ground up.\u00a0 As a result, your employees will be more accepting of a biometric system, which will make training and the learning curve a lot easier.<\/p>\n

Real Life Example<\/strong>: Our Australia based integrator Partner GTick integrated our Bio-Plugin\u2122<\/strong><\/a> solution for one of their clients who was a local mine workers association. The mining association had an existing employee profile management system and wanted to add biometric scanning functionality to it for duplicate checking and increase the accuracy of their workforce management data. Integrating a biometric system to their existing workforce management time and attendance system saved\u00a0 time, effort, and significantly reduced expenses.<\/p>\n

#2. Which biometric modality is best for your business?<\/h2>\n

There is no \u201cone size fits all\u201d strategy, when it comes to implementing biometrics in any business. Every business should consider some related factors when choosing a biometric modality. The most commonly\u00a0implemented biometric modalities include Fingerprint, facial recognition,\u00a0iris,\u00a0palm vein, and finger vein.<\/p>\n

Factors that must be taken into account when\u00a0implementing\u00a0a\u00a0biometric system include, but are not limited to: physical location,\u00a0security risks, task (identification\u00a0or\u00a0verification), the expected number of\u00a0end users, user circumstances, and existing\u00a0data.<\/p>\n

Each biometric modality has its own strengths and weaknesses that must be evaluated in relation to the application before\u00a0implementation. The\u00a0effectiveness\u00a0of a particular biometric system deployment\u00a0is dependent on how and where the technology is used.<\/p>\n

Real Life Example: <\/strong>Bahrain based Manufacturing and construction company Mass Contracting Co. WLL chose to deploy finger vein biometrics with our M2-FV\u2122 Finger Vein Reader<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong>\u00a0Construction workers are likely to have dry, cut or damaged fingers, so a traditional fingerprint modality which presents identification challenges due to poor skin integrity was not a suitable modality for deployment.<\/p>\n

If you are not familiar with these biometric modalities you should contact M2SYS<\/strong><\/a> for help.<\/p>\n

#3. Multimodal Biometric Vs Unimodal Biometric Systems<\/h2>\n

One of the most important rules of a good security policy is to never rely upon one means of security as your only line of defense.\u00a0 Instead, it is smarter to have multiple layers of security.\u00a0 In biometric terms, this means having a multimodal biometric system for your business.\u00a0 Before you implement your biometric system, it is very important to see how well you can implement it alongside your existing security systems.<\/p>\n

A unimodal biometric system captures and matches only one biometric trait resulting in an absence of sustainable ways to solve identification problems. Some of the limitations imposed by unimodal biometric<\/strong><\/a> systems can be overcome by using multiple biometric modalities. Such systems, known as multimodal biometric systems<\/strong><\/a>, are expected to be more reliable due to the presence of multiple, independent biometric traits. A good example of a multimodal biometric solution would be Hybrid Biometric Platform\u2122<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0<\/strong>Hybrid Biometric Platform<\/strong><\/a> is a multimodal biometrics system that supports any form of biometrics, including fingerprint, finger vein, palm vein, iris, and facial recognition.<\/p>\n