According to the latest Unisys Security Index 29 per cent per cent of Malaysians, 23 per cent of Hong Kongers and 69 per cent of Australians would be happy to give banks, government or other trusted organisations their iris pattern, in order to enhance security and protect against identity theft.

"Our research indicates that residents in the Asia Pacific nations strongly support new technologies that provide greater security," said Webber.

2. More intelligent security solutions will be developed that combine information from multiple sources to proactively make informed decisions about security.

"To date companies have been slow to combine the security data they have at hand and analyse it in order to make timely and informed security decisions," Webber said.