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 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 ...

RESTON, Va., July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEMIA Public Security, the leading provider of secure and trusted biometric-based solutions and the leading provider of PIV-based smart cards to the U.S.

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 ...

Smart card technology: 6 types and their practical applications Smart cards power card transactions and show up everywhere. The credit card in your wallet, the badge that unlocks your office, the SIM ...

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 ...