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 ...

Companies are offering new smart cards with improved technology, including security and counterfeiting resistance, in hopes of hastening their broader use. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

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 ...

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ -- State governments should strongly consider using smart card technology to comply with the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act, the Smart Card Alliance Identity Council ...

Under a new homeland security directive, all government workers must authenticate their identities with "smart cards" before performing simple tasks like faxing or scanning documents over e-mail. The ...

If you have configured your Windows system to allow only smart card logon, and you need to troubleshoot some Smart Card logon problems which your computer users may be facing, then you need to change ...

Smart-card software maker ActivCard plans to announce a partnership with digital security firm VeriSign on Thursday to provide companies and governments with a secure way to log into computer networks ...

To prevent users from using smart cards on BitLocker removable drives, follow these steps: Following that, you need to create two REG_DWORD values. For that, right-click on FVE > New > DWORD (32-bit) ...

Retailer Target Corp., in conjunction with Visa U.S.A. Inc., said this week that it will begin to offer smart card versions of its Visa credit cards to Target customers throughout the U.S. The smart ...

Allies of "smart cards"--credit cards or ID cards with small computer processors--are improving the technology in hopes of hastening their broader use. Smart cards offer advantages such as better ...

Visa International is making a push with a new smart-card payment system that would allow hands-free transactions. The credit card company said Thursday that it plans to set up a new system that uses ...