Assignment 7: Biometric Authentication for Employee Access in a Corporate Environment

Imagine you are an Information Security consultant for a large corporation that wants to enhance its physical and logical access controls. The corporation is interested in implementing biometric authentication for employee access to sensitive areas and systems. Write a three to five-page paper in which you:1. Biometric Modalities Selection: Evaluate different biometric modalities such as fingerprint recognition, iris scanning, and facial recognition. Recommend specific modalities that are suitable for employee access control in a corporate environment.2. Integration with Access Control Systems: Recommend strategies for integrating biometric authentication with existing physical and logical access control systems. Discuss the importance of seamless integration to ensure a smooth user experience.3. Biometric Template Storage and Encryption: Discuss the storage and encryption of biometric templates to protect the privacy and security of employee biometric data. Recommend encryption methods and storage best practices.4. User Education and Acceptance: Propose a plan for educating employees about the implementation of biometric authentication. Address potential concerns related to privacy, data security, and the benefits of enhanced access control.Your assignment must follow the provided formatting requirements, be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Describe the role of information systems security (ISS) compliance and its relationship to U.S. compliance laws. Use technology and information resources to research issues in security strategy and policy formation. Write clearly and concisely about topics related to information technology audit and control using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.Click5here5to view the grading rubric.Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric