Biometric and Auditing Issues Addressed in a Throughput Model

This book proposes a Throughput Model that draws from computer science, economic and psychologyliteratures to model perceptual and judgmental processes whereby biometrics might beused to reduce risks to a company's internal control. The book also discusses challenges inemploying biometric technology and pinpoints avenues for future research. Biometrics is theexamination of measurable biological characteristics. In organizational security, biometrics refersto tools that rely on measurable physical and behavioral characteristics that can be automaticallychecked.The Throughput Modeling process enables organizations to employ trust systems in assistingtransactions that are motivated by ethical considerations. Auditing systems are by far based ontrust. Concepts of ethics and trust are aided by the employment of biometrics technology, whichenhances the transactions between individuals and organizations in an internal control environment. Issues pertaining to sustainabilityare also examined with the assistance of the Throughput Model.Finally, this book examines the potential use of an internal control biometrics system to lessen threats to identification and verificationprocedures. This book proposes an Throughput Model framework that considers both exposure and information risks as fundamentalfactors in classifying applications and organizational processes that might be candidates for the type of internal control biometrics systemthat biometrics can offer.