Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Episode 26: Who cares about ID technology standards anyhow?

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Atsec explains how every end user of security technology benefits
NIST, the GSA, and a series of international bodies may set the standards for ID technologies, but who ensures that the products we use are following them? Atsec information security is an independent, standards-based IT security consulting and evaluation services company with global reach. Testing and evaluation can be a long process, but as our conversations suggest it can be expedited by doing your homework. Executive Editor Chris Corum talks with Steve Weingart, Auston Holt, and Fiona Pattinson of Atsec at their Austin Texas location.



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