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Digital Defense™ Group Ensures Bioprivacy With Latest in Biometric Security

New Factor4™ and IronGate™ On-Card Self-Enrolling Biocards™ Are First of Their Kind in Security Industry (OMAHA, Neb., August 24, 2005) – With identity theft becoming an increasing problem in the security industry, Digital Defense™ Group, a developer and supplier of cutting edge biometric security products, has developed the industry’s first on-card, self-enrolling biometric security device that ensures complete biometric privacy while granting secure building and computer access through the use of a fingerprint. Representing the latest in biometric security access, the new Factor4™ on-card self-enrolling biocard™ is wireless, completely self-contained and takes the form of a credit card. Factor4 biocard features a self-enrollment process whereby a user’s unique biometric signature is generated directly onto the biocard based upon minutiae points of the fingerprint itself. This patent-pending technology eliminates the need for a centralized database or external software during enrollment and authentication, thus providing the highest level of security and biometric privacy ever offered. Digital Defense Group Vice President, Business Development Director Richard Ouaknine will be demonstrating the new Factor4 biocard at the ISC East trade show, Aug. 24-25, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. Digital Defense Group will be located at booth # 2264. “There is a greater need for biometric privacy now more than ever before and we’re very excited about the way the new Factor4 on-card self-enrolling biocard will revolutionize the security industry,” Digital Defense Group President Steve Campisi said. “Not only does it provide the highest level of security available, it eliminates the need for any external hardware or software and ensures complete biometric privacy. From enrollment to authentication, a user’s personal data never leaves the card.” Digital Defense Group began research and product development of a wireless, on-card self-enrolling biocard in 2001. To enroll, cardholders simply register their Factor4 biocard and then self-enroll their fingerprints by placing a finger or thumb on the card’s scan engine thereby creating their unique digital certificate. Once the Digital Defense Group biocard is registered and the digital certificate has been enrolled directly onto the biocard, only then can the industry’s first on-card 1:1 authentication process take place through the wireless transmission of a multi-frequency band sending only the digital certificate. A user’s personal data is stored nowhere else but on the Digital Defense Group biocard itself and is completely protected due to a proprietary anti-tampering technology that exceeds U.S. Government standards. If lost or stolen, the biocard is useless and the data is safe. Digital Defense Group is also scheduled to release a related product later this year called the IronGate™ on-card self-enrolling biocard™. IronGate biocard shares the same compact, secure on-card 1:1 authenticator as Factor4 biocard with the added feature of transmitting encrypted data up to 100 feet, making it ideal for perimeter security situations or exterior access control from a vehicle. Both the Factor4 and IronGate biocards are interoperable with widely-used Weigand 125KHz systems, as well as newer 13.56MHz 14443A-3 systems. This means both Digital Defense Group biocards are compatible with legacy infrastructures already in place and are easily implemented without installing any additional external hardware or software. With a standard 16MB operating and 1MB memory, as well as an optional 16MB memory upgrade, the Factor4 and IronGate biocards are extremely versatile and multifunctional, allowing for an immense amount of secure data storage. This includes any digital file, from multiple digital certificates to secure documents to high resolution images. Both Digital Defense Group biocards can also be programmed with e-commerce and Smartcard capabilities and are compatible with PayPass ISO/TEC 14443 systems. Factor4 and IronGate biocards have an on-card power source. They are recharged wirelessly using a USB device that can double as a wireless interface to a personal computer. By placing a finger on the biometric engine, the user can log onto their computer using a Digital Defense Group biocard. “Both the Factor4 and IronGate biocards are designed to provide top-level security for all types of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies to financial institutions and health care facilities,” Campisi said. “Our biocards can be easily used to protect facilities access, as well as network access.” To schedule an interview, contact Richard Ouaknine at 402.210.9088 or rouaknine@myDigitalDefense.com. To learn more about Digital Defense Group and Factor4 and IronGate biocards, visit http://www.mydigitaldefense.com/. #### Digital Defense Group is a developer and supplier of biometric security products located in Omaha, Neb. A subsidiary of Resilent, LLC, Digital Defense Group began research and product development of a wireless, on-card self-enrolling biometric card in 2001. Out of this emerged two innovative security devices: the Factor4 and IronGate self-enrolling biocards. Factor4 biocard is engineered for logical and physical access. IronGate biocard features proprietary technology that boosts its transmission up to 25 feet. For more information, visit http://www.mydigitaldefense.com/ or call (402) 397-CARD.