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 ...

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 ...

IDEMIA's ID-One PIV® 243 smart cards are the first new addition to the Approved PIV Card list in four years, after receiving NIST FIPS 140-3 level 2 validation. RESTON, Va., July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ ...

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Sentry Enterprises has announced its partnership with Global Accountability Corporation (GAC), a technology company specializing in Near-Field Communication technology to produce a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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ORLANDO — Privacy is dead following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, according to Sun Microsystems Inc. CEO Scott McNealy. In a keynote session yesterday at the ...