Miros technicians have since fixed the problem, according to a company spokesman, and will ship an update disk to customers. Auditing is a great strength of TrueFace CyberWatch. An administrator can review any denied image alongside the best-matching image for that person on file. And if the person is indeed one and the same, the administrator can add the new image to the user's file on the spot, a convenient feature to have when a user returns from vacation with a tan and a beard, or from the hospital with a bandage. Identical twins would be tough for this system to differentiate.
Administrators can adjust threshold values to optimize image acceptance or rejection.
If extremely valuable data is at risk, most sites would be wise to add a second authentication factor, such as a password or token. Although TrueFace CyberWatch 1.0 does not currently include a fraud detection feature to lock out those who would attempt to use photographs of a legitimate user to gain access, Miros officials said that they have completed such a feature and will include it in the next revision, due later this year. TrueFace users must still remember to exit the application when they step away from their office, or someone could quickly sit down and go to work. Miros plans to introduce a utility later this year that will detect when the user leaves and lock down the PC, forcing re-authentication when the user returns. Administrators needing to guard ultra-sensitive data from prying eyes should consider Miros Inc.'s TrueFace CyberWatch 1.0.