HYPR Corp. Joins the FIDO Alliance

Biometric Security Platform Provider Embraces FIDO Mission to Advance Authentication Beyond Passwords

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Apr 14, 2015, 07:47 ET

NEW YORK, April 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- HYPR Corp. today announced it has joined the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO^®) Alliance^tm, an industry consortium transforming online authentication with standards-based specifications. FIDO members commit to share technology and collaborate to deliver open specifications for universal authentication methods that are interoperable, more secure and private, and easier to use.

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FIDO specifications enable biometric identity verification that protects sensitive user information and eliminates the dependency on inconvenient and insecure password authentication. For its part, HYPR provides customers with:

Unprecedented, cloud-based security: HYPR is a biometric security platform enabling device-to-cloud security. By leveraging biometric sensors and trusted execution zones in mobile devices, HYPR links the device to the cloud with unparalleled security and convenience.
Improved authentication: HYPR enhances outmoded 2-Factor Authentication products with 3-Factor Authentication for secure enterprise and government deployments.
A modular, flexible approach: HYPR solutions are modular and can be implemented in various ways across the device layer, via BYOD or through the HYPR developer kit that will ship the beginning of Q3. The company's server-side solution is flexible and available in an on-premise or SaaS model, which provides an extremely flexible protocol for third parties.

George Avetisov, CEO at HYPR Corp., said:
"The proliferation of the Internet of Things is making biometric authentication a necessity. Security threats are increasing almost daily as cyber criminals circumvent passwords and two-factor authentication. New methods are needed, and having agreed-upon standards will ease the transition. The HYPR implementation helps to remove today's antiquated, fragmented and insecure authentication solutions by providing a framework for billions of mobile devices across the enterprise ecosystem. We are pleased to be a member of the Alliance."

Brett McDowell FIDO Alliance executive director, said:
"The FIDO Alliance is proud of our associate member HYPR for its dedication to open industry standards for strong authentication. They join a powerful FIDO ecosystem that promotes adoption of interoperable, simpler, stronger authentication that not only simplifies the user experience, but also raises security and privacy for all use cases."

About HYPR:
HYPR is an open platform enabling device-to-cloud biometric security. Additional information is available at: www.hypr.com

About the FIDO Alliance
The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance^tm,www.fidoalliance.org, was formed in July 2012 to address the lack of interoperability among strong authentication technologies, and remedy the problems users face with creating and remembering multiple usernames and passwords. The FIDO Alliance is changing the nature of authentication with standards for simpler, stronger authentication that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that reduce reliance on passwords. FIDO authentication is stronger, private, and easier to use when authenticating to online services.

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