Dates: May 11-14, 2009 Venue: NEC Birmingham Location: Birmingham, UK URL: http://www.ifsec.co.uk Description: IFSEC is the worlds largest annual security event that attracts 30,000 attendees from 125 countries, over 800 exhibitors and support from industry associations and countless media. View the 7 key areas of the sector including IP Networks & Integrated systems, Access Control, […]

Most have eliminated the Social Security number from the card, but what about the myriad of campus systems? By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor The ubiquitous nine-digit Social Security number is rapidly disappearing from the ID scene as colleges, governments and businesses attempt to stem a glaring ID theft risk. Colleges and universities long used the […]

Company has come a long way from seven guys wanting to make their own contactless chips INSIDE Contactless might never have seen the light of day had Gemplus 13-years ago accepted the suggestion of some of its engineers to begin producing its own chips. Gemplus, which later merged with Axalto to become the largest smart […]

Using smart cards to secure computer login, emails, encrypt files and access networks is becoming commonplace. But a serious hole exists in the network security if output such as scanning and printing is not secured as well. “It’s the weakest link in terms of security,” says Enrique Barkey, worldwide director of the public sector at […]