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 ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) _ Widespread consumer use of ``smart cards'' in financial transactions is three to seven years away in the United States, analysts predict. The wallet-sized plastic cards with ...

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 ...

July 9, 2003 – There has been a drastic rise in breaches of corporate computer networks this year. In the first quarter alone, there were 42,586 security incidents, compared with 80,094 for all of ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...