Online and Digital Identification, Securing Web 2.0, PKI and Digital Certificates

Probayes, IDmachines partner on keystroke biometrics

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Probayes Technologies has joined with IDmachines LLC to bring its keystroke authentication product based on Bayesian modeling to the U.S. market. Bayesian modeling is used along with statistical techniques to perform data analysis.

Probayes Keystroke Dynamics, Fraud Detection and Operational Risk Management products provide strong authentication and security in addition to predictive analytics. These end-user applications are supported and complemented by a Software Development Kit and Bayesian modeling toolkit to speed use of knowledge development for security and a wide range of applications across disciplines.


Security solutions need to address a wide ranging array of threats. Even better it would predict them. Probayes and IDmachines find that products such as keystroke dynamics and fraud/incident detection are a natural complement to other strong authentication techniques.

The end-user products are targeted at large-scale infrastructure and enterprises. IDmachines brings expertise with organizations that look to leverage the Personal Identity Verification Interoperability such as Federal, State and local government as well as financial services and other critical infrastructure sectors.

The ability to identify anomalies goes to the heart of most security solutions. Probayes solutions provide an ability to include new and broader information into analysis engines that can identity and predict these anomalies. Cyber security that combines strong authentication techniques with security in depth improves security measures and enables global transactions and access. The demand for enhanced cyber security solutions includes the need to access cloud computing services and is particularly true in the current environment of widespread attempts at fraud. [end] 

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