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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The company said the reader, which will be available as a beta in July, is aimed at government users. It supports the U.S. Department of Defense's Common Access Card standard as well as S/MIME ...

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. – A new report by Smart Card Alliance, a nonprofit multi-industry association, describes security considerations for organizations that are intending to deploy smart card ...

Industries and companies that traditionally used machine-readable card technologies such as barcodes and magnetic stripes are gradually switching to smart cards. There has been an alarming rise in ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smart Biometric Technology Inc. (SBT) Smart Biometric Technology is pleased to announce it has created the World’s first multi-function security card, that is activated by ...

Chip maker Broadcom said Sunday that it will pay US$41.9 million for SC Square, a move that will bring expertise in smart-card security to the Irvine, California, architect of silicon for ...

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. — The Smart Card Alliance has released a white paper examining the security of smart cards. Titled "What Makes a Smart Card Secure?," it was developed by the Smart Card ...

A semiconductor company is suing a Dutch university to keep its researchers from publishing information about security flaws in the RFID chips used in up to 2 billion smart cards. The cards are used ...