Kaspersky partners with jewellery
designer to protect unique human
biometrics in the digital world
approach to how we wear jewellery.
Usually, it is much more practical. Not
only is it considered beautiful, but it has
been designed with the aim of helping
to solve quite a serious problem in
today’s modern life. It helps preserve our
uniqueness in a world where everything
could otherwise be copied.”
Marco Preuss, Director, Global Research
and Analysis Team, Europe, added that
while the ring is just one of the possible
ways to tackle the current cybersecurity
problems related to biometrics, it is
certainly not a ‘silver bullet’.
aspersky has partnered with 3D
accessory designer, Benjamin
Waye, and creative agency
Archetype, to create a unique jewellery
piece – a special ring that has a printed
artificial fingerprint pattern that can be
used for authentication.
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The ring is just one of the possible
solutions for protecting people’s
biometric data in an environment where
there isn’t a 100% guarantee that real
biometric data will be stored by third
parties responsibly. With this kind of
accessory, people can unlock their
phone and use other systems that
require authentication via a fingerprint
without the worry that their biometric
data will be stolen.
Unlike a real fingerprint, the artificial
fingerprint can be changed and reset.
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It helps preserve our
uniqueness in a world
where everything could
otherwise be copied.
In the instance your biometric data is
leaked due to an attack, the ring can
be replaced with a new artificial
pattern – and your unique personal
data will be secure.
Benjamin Waye, the 3D accessory
designer who created the design of the
ring, said: “By combining the elements
of art and technology, the ring makes
the person wearing it stand out from
the crowd as a visionary. It is a different
“A real solution will involve creating
measures and technologies that would
guarantee the protection of people’s
unique identities. Such a solution is yet
to be developed and to be honest, the
current situation surrounding the safety
of biometrics is not where it needs to
be,” he said.
“Nevertheless, with the increasing
adoption of these technologies, it is
extremely important that we start the
conversation within the relevant industries
to develop a collaborative approach to
ensure this data is protected.”
Kaspersky believes that the current
cybersecurity landscape requires
a drastically different approach – a
transition from ‘cybersecurity’ to ‘cyber-
immunity’ where systems are designed
and built to be secure and should not
require security solutions to be included
as add-ons.
This is the future the company is working
towards via the development of Kaspersky
Secure OS that has been designed to
make technologies cyber-immune. u
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