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 ...

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 researcher hacked Nespresso Pro smart cards to dispense free, unlimited coffee. Researchers have demonstrated how to outsmart Nespresso Pro machines that use certain smart cards, hacking them to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...