New banking technology and shifts in telephone usage are changing the economics of the smart card industry, where worldwide sales of cards containing microprocessors are set to outstrip sales of ...

The U.S. government has been stepping up its use of smart cards to help lock down its computer networks, but hackers have found ways around them. Over the past 18 months, security consultancy Mandiant ...

The U.S. government has been stepping up its use of smart cards to help lock down its computer networks, but hackers have found ways around them. Over the past 18 months, security consultancy Mandiant ...

After lagging behind Europe for years, the U.S. is starting to employ smart cards, with a number of government agencies adopting the technology. Being a late adopter has given the U.S. a different ...

Software giant tightens up in-house security after hacker break-in. With notable exceptions such as the U.S. Defense Department, smart cards that contain encryption-based digital certificates for ...

Today, there are three major initiatives for cards and credentials on college and healthcare campuses. Every security director needs to be aware of them. 1. Smart cards are becoming the credential of ...

July 9, 2003 – There has been a drastic rise in breaches of corporate computer networks this year. In the first quarter alone, there were 42,586 security incidents, compared with 80,094 for all of ...

Using embedded miniature computer chips, smart cards can store 100 times the information found on the magnetic strip of a typical credit card. Public transit authorities across the globe use the ...