People often use keys to lock their offices or organizations. This is a manual process that at any time can be tracked by unauthorized users, thieves, etc. and ultimately it can lead to the loss of important information. To eliminate the fear of unauthorized access and the greatest threat to personal and private information, biometric security systems are introduced. The introduction of this system is a boon for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C) companies around the world.

There are some of the basic parameters for biometric security systems such as:

1. Permanence: Records captured through biometrics in the form of fingerprint scanning, voice recognition, etc. they are permanent and cannot be deleted without the owner’s choice. The records are permanently stored and saved in the database.

2. Collectivity – It becomes quite easy to collect the records from hundreds of employees in the organization as the records are automatically generated in the form of an excel sheet. Save a lot of time.

3. Performance – It is better in terms of performance as different techniques are used in this system which leads to high levels of security.

4. Flexibility: It is flexible in nature, as it is less prone to errors and provides correct and accurate information.

There are different types of biometric equipment such as iris scanner and recognition, DNA biometric system, vein recognition, fingerprint scanner and reader, facial recognition detector, voice recognition and many more.

Advantages of the biometric security system

1. Individual identification: The individual identification of the person is one of the most important things in one’s life. If we talk in terms of biometric security systems, there cannot be any duplicate identification of the user, as with the invention of this new technology, the chances of making duplicate identification become almost zero.

2. User data and information remains safe: With this technology, it makes no sense for unauthorized users to be able to access the information of legal users. The chances of attacks by unauthorized users are lower as people do not need to remember long passwords and can scan parts of their body (iris, fingers, veins, etc.) with the device.

3. Less investment and fraud free: With this emerging technology, the chances of data theft or loss are minimal. It also requires less financing and is also easy to install.

4. Save time: This process has become one of the precise processes in terms of identifying an individual. User identification is accepted or rejected in seconds. It saves a lot of time and is preferable to other traditional security methods.

5. Generation of Reports: Through the device, reports can be generated from all the people in the organization in a quick time. For most devices, such software is not required for report generation. One only has to plug in the pen-drive or the data cable and the reports are generated automatically.

Disadvantages of the biometric security system

Apart from the advantages mentioned above, there are some disadvantages which are mentioned below:

1. Most of the time, the fingerprint recognition device does not work when the fingers are wet. For example: it’s raining outside and the user is completely wet. Prevents the user from entering an organization with wet finger scanning.

2. There are many new and modern technologies, such as iris recognition, DNA biometric system, and voice recognition, which require a large amount of database. This factor prevents some of the organizations from using such devices as these equipment and devices are very expensive.

Biometric security systems provide solutions for security in a more sophisticated way and can be of great help in combination with other technologies that will help eliminate fraud and waste altogether.