BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION (BI)

      What Is It?

      Why Is It Important?

            > Corporate Responsibility

      What Is It Used For?

            > Kidnap/Ransom

            > Disaster Situations/Incident
               Investigation

      Modes of Identification

            > DNA

            > Friction Ridge Skin

            > Facial Recognition

            > Iris Capture

            > Dental X-ray

            > Other Modes

      Risk Assessment & Custom BI

      FAQs

Modes of Identification: Iris scanning

The iris of the eye (the colored ring around the pupil) is a unique identifying feature of an individual. Iris identification uses 2,048 points on the eye using non-invasive digital capture techniques

• Iris identification has a number advantages as a component of biometric identification
• Iris identification is a high level identification method conducted by subject matter experts
• It can be used to verify “proof of life” photos in kidnap/ransom situations

• Cons
• Iris identification cannot be used as a stand-alone method of identification
• The iris degrades shortly after death, so this method of identification is not useful in disaster situations