authID Announces Out of the Box, Biometric Security Solution Aligned with PIV Security Framework for Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure
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News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, AUID declined 2.92%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +2.4% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -12.4% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 7 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $826K from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $27M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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AUID was down 6.04% while peers showed mixed moves: names like MOGO and CISO were up, while USIO, DVLT, and INTZ were down. Momentum scanner names BNAI and DVLT were both up, underscoring that AUID’s decline appears stock-specific rather than a sector-wide software or cybersecurity move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 05 | Customer expansion win | Positive | +10.1% | Major global retailer expanded rollout after strong biometric enrollment performance. |
| Jan 29 | Customer selection deal | Positive | +7.0% | Global retailer selected authID and partner to secure identity and privileged access. |
| Jan 15 | Platform integration | Positive | +72.3% | ServiceNow integration to deliver biometric verification across thousands of contact centers. |
| Jan 08 | Fraud prevention deal | Positive | -1.9% | Workforce solutions provider chose authID and TurboCheck to combat identity fraud. |
| Dec 04 | Corrections ed-tech win | Positive | -2.5% | authID selected to secure identities for online educational services in prisons. |
Recent positive commercial and integration news often coincided with price gains, though some wins drew mild negative reactions, indicating occasional profit-taking or skepticism even on favorable updates.
Over the last few months, authID has reported a series of commercially positive developments. On Dec 4, 2025, it was selected to secure online educational services in correctional facilities, yet shares fell. Early Jan 2026 brought new customer wins and a ServiceNow integration, with the Jan 15 news driving a 72.29% move. Late January and early February retailer wins also produced gains. Today’s PIV-aligned infrastructure launch extends this pattern of product and market expansion updates.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement showcases authID’s push into critical infrastructure by offering a PIV-aligned biometric solution for utilities and SCADA environments, extending capabilities beyond prior retail and contact-center wins. Recent history includes sizeable moves on integration and customer news alongside equity raises and going-concern language in the Q3 2025 10-Q. Observers may watch for concrete utility deployments, revenue impact, and any additional capital-raising activity as key follow-ups.
Key Terms
personal identity verification (piv) regulatory
nuclear regulatory commission (nrc) regulatory
north american electric reliability council critical infrastructure protection (nerc-cip) regulatory
scada technical
multi-factor authentication technical
agentic ai technical
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Power grid and other critical utilities to benefit from authID’s biometric platform
Denver,CO, Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- authID (Nasdaq: AUID), authID, a leader in biometric identity, today announced the availability of its biometric security solution aligned with the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) security framework for energy infrastructure companies and other utilities. authID’s industry-leading suite of biometric identity assurance solutions allows utility companies to secure US electrical, water, gas, and other critical infrastructures beyond standard homegrown defenses, with the highest grade safeguards.
Energy companies and other utilities are constantly targeted by state-sponsored infiltrators and cyber-criminals. Securing electrical, water, gas and other critical utility infrastructure is not just in the public interest, but also a matter of national security.
Utility threats are in the news every day. Iranian, Chinese, and Russian actors have compromised electric, water, and communications systems globally for many years. According to cyberthreat reporting from Check Point Research, there were 1162 documented cyberattacks on US utilities alone from January to August 2024, a
In 2025, the FBI alerted a major water utility in Massachusetts that Chinese hackers had infiltrated water utility systems, gaining the ability to control chemical inputs and potentially poison the water. According to the 2025 US Homeland Threat Assessment, Chinese state hacking groups like Volt Typhoon are pre-positioning hacks for high-impact future disruptions.
Despite mandates to modernize aging infrastructure and security technology from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and North American Electric Reliability Council Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC-CIP), experts worry that many defenses remain outdated, and inadequate for dealing with sophisticated foreign and AI-powered attacks.
The growing use of AI expands the threat surface. Gartner predicts that by 2027
Clearly these utilities require the top level of digital and facility security in the U.S. For public trust and social stability, public utilities must safeguard their services by preventing cyber-driven outages. The way to prevent these threats and lower the risk of bad actors accessing critical resources, is to tie access to a live person’s face with biometrics.
The highest level of identity security that infrastructure organizations can deploy is based on a federal standard called PIV (Personal Identity Verification). It relies on establishing definitive identity before issuing access, then enforcing that access for employees, contractors, and other authorized parties. In addition, credentials must be utilized in issuing physical access.
Energy companies also utilize SCADA (Supervisory and Control Data Acquisition) systems for real-time monitoring and control of physical processes. They require identity verification as well as Multi-Factor Authentication but this still often relies on vulnerable passwords. PIV mandates strict background-check-based identification for government facilities, in accordance with NIST standards for highest assurance credentials. Therefore applying a solution aligned with a PIV-grade security framework to utilities administration represents a massive upgrade.
Alignment with PIV-level authentication represents a major step up from standard civilian methods. It can be thought of as military grade authentication for energy infrastructure and many other global businesses requiring the strictest security. authID is now one of the first organizations offering an out-of-the-box biometric security solution that incorporates the methods and processes associated with the PIV security framework and applies them to civilian operations, locking down SCADA consoles, privileged engineering accounts, and contractor access to operational environments without the need for passwords or physical tokens.
“We cannot overstate the level of security needed for these locations,” commented Rhon Daguro, CEO of authID. “Interruptions to gas, water, or electricity delivery can cause widespread chaos. Nuclear facilities are especially sensitive. Our biometric identity verification solution ensures only authorized access to these critical systems, by binding an identity to a live human, and defending against spoofs, deepfakes, and imposters. There is no other platform offering that out of the box. We provide a scalable path to higher trust without user friction, and on Day One our clients can operate with confidence and security without the vulnerability of legacy tools.”
Three other authID solutions contribute to this unique biometric security platform: IDX, PrivacyKey and authID Mandate. IDX enables central management of identities across the ecosystem of a standard utility that includes not only employees but many contractors, vendors, and other third parties. PrivacyKey utilizes cryptographic keys to identify returning users, providing the most accurate biometric verification while achieving user privacy and strong compliance with laws prohibiting the storage of biometric data. Mandate locks down Agentic AI, allowing only authorized users to launch AI agents while providing the audit trail linking users to the agents they invoke.
Daguro added, “According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the top US energy suppliers are natural gas at
For a copy of authID datasheets on how to lock down access to critical utility sites, contact sales@authid.ai.
About authID Inc.
authID® (Nasdaq: AUID) ensures enterprises “Know Who's Behind the Device™” for every customer or employee login and transaction through its easy-to-integrate, patented, biometric identity platform. authID quickly and accurately verifies a user's identity, to enable only legit users. Leveraging a 1-in-1-billion False Positive Rate for the highest level of assurance, coupled with industry-leading speed and privacy-preserving technology, authID provides the most secure digital identity experience. Our IDX and authID Mandate solutions secure the distributed workforce of employees, contractors, and vendors, as well as bring authorization and accountability for AI agents. authID’s PrivacyKey ensures compliance with laws on personal data storage while protecting user privacy. By creating a biometric root of trust for each user, authID stops fraud at onboarding, prevents account takeover, detects and stops deepfakes, eliminates password risks and costs, and provides the fastest, frictionless, and most accurate user identity experience in the industry. For more information, please visit www.authID.ai.
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