Thought your fingerprint was secure ? Think again . The unique pattern on the tip of your fingers can easily be copied and used to access your most personal information . As PIN numbers and passwords prove redundant in protecting data , tech companies are looking to convert bodily features into secure identity authenticators . Bionym , the Toronto-based biometrics technology company , have introduced The Nymi -- a wristband that measures heartbeats to authenticate identity . Its embedded sensor reads the electrical pulses produced by your heartbeat , which is unique to each of us . `` You leave your fingerprints everywhere - you actually leave this impression which can be copied , '' said Karl Martin , CEO and founder of Bionym . `` In the future , you go into a store , you go to the terminal , you tap with your wrist and that 's it . You do n't actually have to go through any of the friction of pulling out a credit card . Your name pops up when you get to the ATM - you do n't have to enter a card or a pin because it knows who you are , '' he added . A future filled with devices that automatically recognize who you are may seem a bit daunting , however , as hackers become more successful in accessing personal information , these smart devices look to save users a lot of hassle . `` Our vision of the future is essentially everything that can be intelligent will be personalized to you , and will behave differently based on who 's there . '' says Martin . This new world of smart devices and the `` Internet of Things '' is a far cry from the past where anti-virus applications were the only way to keep hackers out . Now , such software is child 's play for those eager to get a hold of our information . `` In the old world it was all about keeping your data in the center of a network and building walls as high as you could with firewall , antivirus , all these boundary controls , '' said Alastair Paterson , CEO of Digital Shadows , a cyber-threat intelligence company . `` Today 's world just does n't work like that anymore , '' he added .
Fingerprints are left everywhere and passwords can easily be hacked . Technology firm Bionym have introduced a wristband that authenticates your heartbeat . Transactions will be fluid as devices , banks and stores will instantly recognize who you are .