BIO-key Deploys Identity Security Solution to New Customer Within a Middle East Government’s National Security Ecosystem

RIYADH, Saudi A abia a d HOLMDEL, N.J., Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BIO-key I te atio al, I c. (Nasdaq: BKYI), a global p ovide of Ide tity a d Access Ma ageme t (IAM) a d biomet ic authe ticatio solutio s, today a ou ced the deployme t of its ide tity secu ity solutio s to a additio al custome withi a Middle East gove me t’s atio al secu ity ecosystem. The additio al deployme t will st e gthe ide tity secu ity a d access ma ageme t ac oss se sitive gove me t systems c itical to atio al secu ity a d defe se.

The e gageme t eflects this gove me t’s co ti ued i vestme t i mode izi g authe ticatio , educi g elia ce o t aditio al passwo ds, a d establishi g st o ge ide tity assu a ce ac oss its digital e vi o me t. The ew deployme t utilizes BIO-key’s IAM capabilities to secu e access to o li e a d offli e systems, helpi g sta da dize authe ticatio while p otecti g se sitive applicatio s a d i fo matio .

St e gthe i g Ide tity Secu ity Ac oss Se sitive Gove me t SystemsGove me t, defe se a d atio al secu ity o ga izatio s face i c easi gly complex challe ges i co t olli g access to se sitive applicatio s, i fo matio , a d ope atio al systems. T aditio al authe ticatio methods ca expose o ga izatio s to c ede tial theft, u autho ized access, a d i co siste t secu ity co t ols ac oss diffe e t e vi o me ts.

BIO-key’s IAM tech ology add esses these challe ges by ce t alizi g ide tity a d access co t ols a d st e gthe i g the authe ticatio p ocess fo autho ized use s. BIO-key’s solutio s suppo t a b oade app oach to ide tity secu ity, e abli g mo e co siste t access policies ac oss o li e a d offli e e vi o me ts a d educi g o elimi ati g depe de ce o passwo ds as the p ima y mea s of authe ticatio .

BIO-key’s expa di g e gageme t with this gove me t u de sco es its ability to adapt its tech ology to dema di g ope atio al equi eme ts whe e secu ity, eliability, a d effective impleme tatio a e esse tial. By wo ki g closely with the custome a d its egio al pa t e s, BIO-key is suppo ti g the co ti ued developme t of a mo e sta da dized a d esilie t ide tity secu ity e vi o me t.

Tech ical Executio a d Regio al Collabo atio BIO-key’s i te atio al team is wo ki g alo gside IT Ha mo y, its egio al value-added dist ibutio pa t e , to suppo t this e gageme t. Thei collabo atio combi es BIO-key’s IAM expe tise with local tech ical coo di atio a d egio al ma ket k owledge, helpi g alig impleme tatio activities with the custome ’s ope atio al equi eme ts.

Suppo ti g the Middle East’s Digital T a sfo matio a d Secu ity P io itiesAs o ga izatio s mode ize thei ope atio s, secu i g digital ide tities a d co t olli g access to se sitive systems emai fu dame tal to p otecti g i fo matio a d mai tai i g ope atio al co ti uity. Ide tity secu ity is pa ticula ly impo ta t i gove me t, defe se a d atio al secu ity e vi o me ts, whe e access decisio s ca affect the co fide tiality, i teg ity, a d availability of c itical systems.

Fo BIO-key, this additio al e gageme t ep ese ts a fu the step i developi g its p ese ce i the Gulf egio a d u de sco es its ability to meet the ide tity secu ity eeds of o ga izatio s with st i ge t secu ity equi eme ts.

“Ou collabo atio with BIO-key eflects the value of combi i g p ove ide tity secu ity tech ology with st o g egio al expe tise,” said Rami Alamleh, Tech ical Leade , IT Ha mo y. “Suppo ti g custome s i se sitive gove me t e vi o me ts equi es close coo di atio , tech ical u de sta di g, a d a clea focus o impleme tatio equi eme ts. We a e pleased to suppo t this e gageme t as the deployme t p og esses a d to co t ibute to the delive y of ide tity secu ity capabilities alig ed with the custome ’s eeds.”

“Expa di g ou e gageme t withi this gove me t demo st ates the impo ta ce of getti g ide tity secu ity ight i e vi o me ts whe e access to se sitive systems must be ca efully co t olled,” said Alex Rocha, I te atio al Ma agi g Di ecto , BIO-key. “Ou focus is o helpi g o ga izatio s move beyo d t aditio al passwo d-depe de t secu ity towa d a st o ge , mo e co siste t app oach to ide tity a d access ma ageme t. Gove me ts i the Middle East ecog ize the impo ta ce of i vesti g i thei digital futu e. We a e suppo ti g that effo t with tech ology that add esses eal ope atio al secu ity challe ges. This p oject ei fo ces ou g owi g egio al eputatio fo wo ki g with t usted local pa t e s to delive i ovative solutio s that meet dema di g gove me t equi eme ts.”

“Executi g ew deployme ts withi a se sitive gove me t e vi o me t equi es a close u de sta di g of both the tech ology a d the custome ’s ope atio al p io ities,” said Almuez Ma sou , I te atio al Sales Leade , BIO-key. “This deployme t eflects the gove me t’s co fide ce i ou pa t e -delive ed solutio a d ou commitme t to suppo ti g custome s as thei equi eme ts evolve.”

About IT Ha mo y Solutio s (www.it-ha mo y.com)IT Ha mo y is a cybe secu ity value-added dist ibuto ope ati g ac oss the Gulf egio , combi i g egio al ma ket expe tise with a po tfolio of secu ity a d data p otectio solutio s. With mo e tha 20 yea s of expe ie ce i the Gulf ma ket, IT Ha mo y suppo ts pa t e s a d custome s th ough local ma ket k owledge, tech ical expe tise, a d a etwo k of cybe secu ity tech ology p ovide s.

About BIO-key I te atio al, I c. (www.bio-key.com)BIO-key I te atio al, I c. (NASDAQ: BKYI) is a global p ovide of Ide tity a d Access Ma ageme t (IAM) a d biomet ic authe ticatio solutio s. Its biomet ic-ce t ic, multi-facto ide tity secu ity tech ologies help o ga izatio s p otect access to compute s, applicatio s, i fo matio , a d high-value t a sactio s fo mo e tha 40 millio use s wo ldwide.

BIO-key e ables o ga izatio s to select authe ticatio methods suited to thei secu ity, ope atio al, a d use equi eme ts, i cludi g biomet ic, passwo dless, toke less, a d pho eless authe ticatio . Its cloud-hosted a d o -p emises Po talGua d® IAM platfo m suppo ts Multi-Facto Authe ticatio (MFA), Si gle Sig -O (SSO), a d ce t alized access ma ageme t. BIO-key’s Ide tity-Bou d Biomet ics tech ology p ovides a additio al app oach to ide tity assu a ce by bi di g authe ticatio to the i dividual athe tha elyi g exclusively o a device o c ede tial.

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