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Byline: David Heun MasterCard Inc. does not explicitly require the use of a PIN with chip cards in the U.S., but its sliding scale of liability leaves little other choice. [...]

Researchers uncovered a new variant of the Sykipot Trojan that targeted smart cards used by a number of high-security companies and public agencies, including the United States Department of Defense.The [...]

Byline: Jennifer Toscano Integrating Smart Cards with Biometrics When creating an access control system, it is important to remember that there is no single, correct solution -- there are combinations [...]

Byline: Dave Adams The Evolution of Physical-Logical Convergence & Multi-Technology Systems The access control industry is experiencing dramatic changes on several fronts, including leaps forward in technology, the inevitable compromising [...]

SmartMetric announced the introduction of its security finger print activated SmartCard for bank cards and credit cards. According to SmartMetric, the chip in the the company's Biometric card is not [...]

Suited for federal, state, local, and critical infrastructure users, AccessNsite(TM) SmartPACS(TM) HSPD-12 hardware/software solution includes secure repository that maintains certificates extracted from smart card during enrollment via 3-factor reader. System [...]

WidePoint, a specialist in wireless mobility management and cybersecurity solutions, announced that WidePoint's Operational Research Consultants subsidiary received a $3 million order from its reselling partner, Conquest Security in support [...]

Suited for local and remote access to corporate network and applications, DIGIPASS® KEY 200 consists of USB device with PKI smart card and secure USB mass storage on single device. […]

Available in exit device, cylindrical, and mortise lock configurations, Harmony H2 Series integrates Grade 1 security into existing Wiegand-compatible access control system. System incorporates iCLASS® card reader, Door Position Switch, […]

Breaches of personal card data are on the rise. It is time to expand the debate about how smart card technology could play a greater role in providing security to [...]

The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council raised awareness of the security issues surrounding citizen-facing U.S. government identity initiatives last year, including enhanced driver's licenses and border crossing documents. The Council [...]

Staff The security of a widely used radio frequency identification (RFID) chip has been broken by European researchers. The SANS Institute said researchers at a Dutch university broke the security [...]

Designed to enhance thin clients, Linux firmware delivers security through smartcard authentication of RDP sessions with inclusion of Winconnect RDP client. Combined with already integrated Leostream client, solution lets organizations […]

Practical advice to protect your ID and money Out and about Skimming in-store A- shop staff take legitimate payment for goods but copy the card details, including the three-digit security […]

Contained entirely within ISO 7810/16-format smart card, FSC-3012 provides fingerprint imaging, enrollment, and authentication. This fully-embedded biometric system, comprised of fingerprint scanner, microprocessor, and capture and matching software, offers means […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and several states including Arizona, Vermont and Washington, have recently announced programs to develop and issue enhanced state driver's licenses that could be […]

The security technology in contactless cards makes them more resistant to fraud than standard magnetic stripe cards, but banks have been reluctant to tout this improvement to their customers. Instead [...]

Used to print secure photo IDs and access control credentials, RoHS-compliant Zebra® P630i(TM) produces full-color or monochrome cards and applies 1.0-mil laminate to one side. Tamper-resistant credentials last 5 years […]

A Template for Integrated Security Management Systems in Schools By Susan A. Brady, Editor in Chief Eric Schaeffer of Advantech makes the grade. Systems integrator Eric Schaeffer, president of Advantech [...]

Most EMV banking smart cards sport rather low-end security and proprietary software. But a more clone-resistant variety of EMV card-packing dynamic data authentication-finally seems to be gaining ground in the […]

Mounting security threats across the world and the positive spillover effects of smart card use in government ID and other applications continue to drive the growth of the global corporate [...]

SMART CARDS AND BIOMETRICS By Guest Expert Bashar Masad A MATCH MADE IN HIGH SECURITY Q: Sure, smart cards are an intelligent access control credential but that doesn't necessarily mean [...]

New identification projects moving forward in the United States could put smart card IDs in the hands of tens of millions of government workers and contractors, emergency personnel, transportation workers […]

Programmed with security levels appropriate to individual status and required data/facility access, CREDENTYSYS(TM) smart cards can be inserted into reader or passed by contactless-type reader. They meet U.S. Government Personal […]

When disasters occur, officials securing the scene need to be able to quickly verify that people showing up to help are qualified and legitimate. Police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, doctors, […]

Despite repeated calls from the industry to tackle cardholder not present (CNP) fraud, the government has not made the crime a priority or ascertained if levels will increase after the […]

As more consumer appliances are equipped to access content and services, chip designers need simulation tools to evaluate designs for possible leakage of confidential information, panelists told the Design Automation […]

As with any new technology, the trend toward passive entry is prompting engineers and designers to re-think some long-held assumptions about security systems and the way people interact with their [...]

Much attention in the past few months has focused on how airports and airlines can use IT to improve security in terminals and on planes. Fingerprint-identification technology can be paired […]

In a recent column, I brought down a hailstorm of protest by asserting that a voluntary national ID was all but inevitable in a shrinking world full of growing perils […]