GlobeNewswire·Oct 13, 2026, 8:29 AM ET

BIO-key Names Cybersecurity Veteran Stephen Morrow President of PortalGuard to Drive Accelerated Adoption of its Innovative IAM Solution

BIO-key International, Inc. appointed Stephen Morrow as President of its flagship IAM platform, PortalGuard, effective October 13, 2026.
Morrow succeeds Mark Cochran, who retired after 20 years leading the PortalGuard business.
Morrow previously served as Chief Solution Officer at AirMDR, where he built go-to-market teams & served as a technical advisor.
His prior roles include Global Vice President of Solution Engineering at Devo, where he led federal & commercial teams through acquisitions, & leadership positions at Flexera, Hyperlync Technologies, & Verizon.
Morrow holds a U.S. patent & a Bachelor of Science in Information & Technology with expertise in security analytics, AI, & customer-facing engineering.
BIO-key Chairman & CEO Mike DePasquale stated Morrow's experience will accelerate growth as Passkey:YOU achieves FIDO certification & AI increases identity security risks.
Morrow emphasized that Identity-Bound Biometrics provide a practical barrier against AI-driven phishing by verifying the person behind the credential rather than just the device or password.
BIO-key provides passwordless, phoneless, & tokenless biometric authentication to over 40 million users via its cloud-hosted or on-premise PortalGuard solution.