Chip maker INSIDE Contactless and Cryptography Research (CRI) have signed an agreement regarding the use of CRI’s patented countermeasures that protect against a specific semiconductor attack known as differential power analysis (DPA). The countermeasures add security to tamper-resistant chips, such as INSIDE’s MicroPass and other secure semiconductor products. Under the agreement, INSIDE may use CRI’s […]

SCM Microsystems Inc., a provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, is expanding its smart card reader product family with three new models. The new handheld, USB or Near Field Communication connected readers are designed to be carried – on key rings, in pockets or purses – and used with contact […]

By Pamela D. Mitroff, Director of Public Relations and Communications, Secure Services Corp. Smart cards, available since the 1970s, contain a computer chip embedded on the card, making them a mini-computer. Because of this computing power, they are considered the “gold standard” for secure data exchange. Smart cards can be programmed with a multitude of […]

ActivIdentity Corp. and the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) celebrated the anniversary of the upgrade of its new government employee ID using ActivIdentity ActivID Card Management System and the successful expansion of the system by an additional 3,000 users in order to deliver a security solution to its 9,000 employees. The […]

The July meeting of the Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list […]

To solve the problem of replacing passwords and PINs with regard to online financial transactions or other means where sensitive information may be sent over an unsecured network, researchers from South Africa have developed a new way to use biometrics to both encrypt and unencrypt sent information, according to a Science Daily article. The system, […]

To solve the issues and hazards of anonymoity on the Internet, President Obama should appoint a cybersecurity czar dedicated to identification, said Robert Lentz, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber, identity, and information assurance in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense as well as the chief information assurance officer for the agency. […]