Software giant tightens up in-house security after hacker break-in. With notable exceptions such as the U.S. Defense Department, smart cards that contain encryption-based digital certificates for ...

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 ...

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 ...

New banking technology and shifts in telephone usage are changing the economics of the smart card industry, where worldwide sales of cards containing microprocessors are set to outstrip sales of ...

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 ...