INTERPOL News

This new algorithmic solution, MBIS 5/MBSS, is fully integrated into the INTERPOL Bio HUB system. It includes increasingly accurate and relevant algorithms, allowing for easy and regular updates. The organisation’s 196 member countries can now query the Interpol database with fingerprints and facial images. The goal is to solve the most complex cases while optimising the use of tools, enabling criminal investigators to access post-event forensic analysis, covering fingerprints, palm pri...

On the occasion of INTERPOL’s 91st General Assembly – and 100th anniversary – the world’s largest international police organisation announces the launch of its enhanced BioHUB, powered by IDEMIA’s newest Multibiometric Identification System (MBIS). Multibiometric Identification System This latest version, MBIS 5, integrates new generation algorithms, which provide a higher matching accuracy rate with a shorter response time and a more user-friendly interface. The...

NEC Corporation and Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., an NEC Group company, announced their support for the INTERPOL Digital Security Challenge (DSC), a virtual cyber crime investigation event that took place from October 12 to 16. During the event, cyber crime investigation officers and experts in digital forensics from 50 countries came together to tackle a complex cyber crime scenario by exchanging knowledge and expertise. The DSC aims to improve the cyber crime investigation capabilities of th...

RealNetworks Inc.’s SAFR, globally renowned company in the field of facial recognition technology and computer vision platform for live video, has announced the appointment of Eric Hess as Senior Director of Product Management. In this new position, Hess will lead the product strategy and will be responsible for expanding and accelerating the core SAFR application globally, with a particular emphasis on the public safety and gaming markets. Video analytics and facial recognition  Er...

With IFSEC International fast approaching, 27,000 security professionals are preparing to come together at London’s ExCel to share the latest technology and best practices in the physical security industry. Last year’s show reflected the latest trends shaking the security market, including Big Data and cybersecurity. This year, we can expect speakers and exhibitors to develop these themes in line with recent developments. The industry will need to respond to end users’ questio...