ISS (Intelligent Security Systems) has announced the launch of a new cloud-enabled, multi-modal version of its SecurOS FACT (Faces As Credentials Technology) biometric solution.

Leveraging the SecurOS FaceX facial recognition technology, FACT enables organizations to turn their existing security infrastructure, including surveillance cameras and card readers, into a full-featured facial authentication solution for access control.  

In this updated version of the biometric solution, FACT, running on a virtual server, communicates with onsite cameras via a high-speed 5G network to verify the identities of credentialed users already enrolled in the access control system.

Once the user’s face is detected and authenticated, a process that takes less than 500 milliseconds, on average, the user then has ten seconds to scan their badge at the card reader to proceed through the turnstile or door.

According to ISS, using a multi-factor authentication (MFA) approach like this provides an additional layer of security, allowing for true authentication in access management and a reduction in the unauthorized access that single-factor authentication methodologies, such as proximity cards or keypads, often produces.    

“Since launching our first facial analytics in 2004, ISS has been one of the leaders in the development of cutting-edge facial authentication solutions,” said Matt Powell, Managing Director, North America, ISS.

“This latest version of SecurOS FACT highlights our commitment to continued innovation by offering end users the ability to leverage a cloud-enabled version of the solution running on 5G architecture, providing the flexibility that today’s organizations are looking for in their access control systems.”     

Biometric solution

With the biometric solution, organizations can use images of employees, vendors and others within their current access control or visitor management system without having to go through the expense and time required to re-enroll the entire workforce.

Additionally, if individuals make slight changes to their personnel appearance, such as changing to their hairstyle or eyewear, FACT will continue to work and deliver accuracy rates of 98% or better. 

Some of the other benefits of the biometric solution, FACT, include: 

• Multi-factor authentication (MFA) – While faces can be used as the sole means of granting and denying access, organizations can also continue to use physical credentials in tandem with FACT to create a multi-factor authentication solution where required
• Empowering zero-trust access control – With FACT MFA, the identity of credentialed users are automatically vetted, preventing malicious actors from using a stolen or mirrored badge of an authorized cardholder. When used in conjunction with our anti-spoofing technology, FACT creates yet another layer of security to mitigate against potential physical security breaches
• Eliminate bias – With deployments in more than 50 countries across six continents, ISS has incorporated a quarter-century of lessons learned into its algorithms and training data. This experience means that FACT works accurately with any demographic to enable the rapid recognition of personnel
• Advanced anti-spoofing technology – As with SecurOS FaceX, FACT analyzes face liveness at the door to ensure that printed or mobile photos presented at a reader will generate an automatic alarm
• ACS and identity management integration – Existing integrations with all major access control and identity management systems
• Robust data security – All personal data is encrypted in transit and at rest
• Tailgating detection – Identifies incidents of tailgating at access points and sends an immediate notification to security operators and/or other key stakeholders
• Loitering detection – Generates alerts regarding people loitering near doors and other sensitive areas to provide critical predictive notifications of potential criminal or other disruptive behaviors