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A lot of people I know mix up their passwords because they have so many accounts online. Sometimes, it gets difficult to keep track of all the passwords you’ve created and used over the years.

Aiming to provide an alternative to passwords is eyeLock’s Myris iris scanner.

The Myris is exactly what its name implies. But how do you use it?

Well, first of all, you’ll have to set up a profile and key in all of your passwords. You’re then supposed to “teach” Myris how to recognize your eyeballs by following a short series of instructions. From that point forward, you will then be able to log in your email, bank, and social media accounts simply by having the Myris scan both of your eyes.

The team behind Myris claims that a double-iris scan is one of the most foolproof biometric security systems available, offering a false acceptance rate that is only bested by a DNA test. In fact, the chances of a false match are 1 in 2.25 trillion.

Myris will be available later this year and will be priced between $200 to $300(USD).

[via Dvice]

Wouldn’t it be awesome if websites had the ability to morph and shift its code on a regular basis to prevent malware from attacking it? That definitely sounds like a pretty awesome idea which is currently being used by a company called Shape Security. The company’s product, called the ShapeShifter is basically a network security appliance that relies on real-time polymorphism that will dynamically change the code in a website’s user interface into random strings that will prevent malware from attacking it, essentially turning it into a moving target that is much harder to hit. While it seems like a lot is happening under the surface, the website’s UI is apparently not affected and will retain the functionality of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, whichever is being used at the moment.

The polymorphism will allow ShapeShifter to block attacks such as account takeovers, application distributed denial of service, and Man-in-the-Browser. Apparently this is how some malware attacks websites but according to Shape Security’s VP of Strategy, Shuman Ghosemajumder, a malware attack uses “the same fundamental concept of polymorphism, but the implementation is different.” Unfortunately Shape Security’s ShapeShifter solution does not come cheap and is currently available as a hardware appliance for now, although a cloud-based version is under development, and is priced upwards of a million dollars. This means that the average joe looking to protect their website will have to look elsewhere, but websites belonging to financial institutions, health care, or major e-commerce institutions will most likely be potential clients for Shape Security.

ShapeShifter Will Morph A Website’s Code To Deflect Malware Attacks original content from Ubergizmo.

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