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 ...

A new smart card system being implemented at the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) campus in Denver will add a new dimension of physical security and offer cardholders better protection from ...

Government agencies and organizations need not shun the use of smart cards despite reports of security breaches targeting such cards as manufacturers are increasing their emphasis on digital and ...

As the business world struggles with data-security lapses and intrusions, federal agencies are preparing for strict new standards to protect their facilities and information systems. This week marks ...

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 ...

Warning: This week's column may be too technical for some. Programmers and CIOs should find it informative, though if you are a programmer or CIO and still cannot understand it, perhaps it is time to ...

AUSTIN, Texas - Schlumberger Smart Cards and Terminals, a business segment of Schlumberger Limited, today announced a landmark FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation for its Cyberflex Access 64K smart card, an ...

Want to learn more about smart cards…way more? The Smart Card Alliance has unveiled a six-hour, nine module $99 course that covers security, contactless cards, biometrics, card issuance, access ...

THE FULL POTENTIAL for smart cards, those intelligent, credit card-like access cards with the embedded solid-state memory chip, has been far from realized in the United States. That’s not stopping ...

A team of researchers have created a proof-of-concept piece of malware that can give attackers control of USB smart card readers attached to an infected Windows computer over the Internet. The malware ...

May 15, 2003 ORLANDO - Twenty-six new organizations have joined the Smart Card Alliance, a multi-industry organization working to accelerate the acceptance of smart card technology. Among those ...