Millions of U.S. government employees and contractors have been issued a secure smart ID card that enables physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and provides access to government ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A smart card solution that combines GemplusÕ embedded software and STMicroelectronicsÕ ST19 hardware platform has earned security certification under the new ISO15408 standard, also known as Common ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME): Taking security for credit and debit cards to the next level, SmartMetric has created a nano biometric fingerprint scanner that sits inside ...

MIFARE DOUX, NXP’s contactless near-field communication (NFC) chip, integrates asymmetric and symmetric cryptography in one IC to simplify key management and distribution. The smart card IC enhances ...