M2SYS Desktop Biometric Suite Reviews & Tests

Rather than seeking more and weirder USB gadgets, why not enlist those ports to do something useful-like help protect your PC's security? Sure, most of the time PC security involves software-suites, spyware scanners, spam filters, and so on. Sometimes,...

Swipe-style fingerprint scanner reads prints below the surface so dirt and smudges won't interfere. Replaces username/password with fingerprint at Windows log-on. Can require fingerprint to return from screensaver

Application lock easily defeated in testing. Locked documents readily obtained from temp files using data-recovery software. Password management utility not useful for Web-based passwords

The swipe-style fingerprint scanner works well, and using fingerprints for Windows log-on will increase your security. Fingerprint security on return from the screensaver is good, too.