Significant trends are beginning to develop in the Government ID market
The worldwide installed base of both smart and legacy credentials will grow from 9.8 billion in 2018 to 11.5 billion in 2023, according to ABI Research. With increased rates …
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Vulnerabilities in smart card drivers open systems to attackers
Security researcher Eric Sesterhenn of X41 D-SEC GmbH has unearthed a number of vulnerabilities in several smart card drivers, some of which can allow attackers to log into …
How the access control market has developed and should direct itself in the coming years
Smart cards have become synonymous with the access control market, continuing to be used across a variety of end markets including, healthcare, warehousing and storage, …
Estonia blocks certificates on 760,000 ID cards due to identity theft risk
On 3 November 2017 at midnight, Estonia will block the certificates of 760,000 ID cards. The decision is the result of the discovery of a security vulnerability in the …
Security flaw affects 750,000 Estonian ID cards
An international group of cryptographers has flagged a serious security vulnerability in the chip embedded in Estonian ID cards, the country’s Information System …
This year’s top identity technology trends
HID Global forecasts a shift in the use of identity technology that will lead to increased adoption of mobile devices and the latest smart card technology, a greater emphasis …
Unlocking Windows 10 PCs with smartphones, wearables, smart cards
With Windows 10, Microsoft is slowly moving towards removing passwords as the main authentication method for users to log in to their (locked) computers. Windows Hello, the …
Criminals hacked chip-and-PIN system by perfecting researchers’ PoC attack
When in 2010 a team of computer scientists at Cambridge University demonstrated how the chip and PIN system used on many modern payment cards can be bypassed by making the POS …
Guide outlines specifications of smart card-based PACS
Smart cards are increasingly accepted as the credential of choice for securely authenticating identity, determining appropriate levels of information access and controlling …
Flaw in Visa’s contactless payment system could lead to fraud
Researchers from Newcastle University have discovered a serious flaw in Visa’s contactless credit cards which could allow attackers to siphon large amounts of money off …
Crooks use stolen magnetic payment card info to make fraudulent chip-enabled transactions
The chip and PIN payment card system – or EMV – is considered to be more secure than the magnetic strip one, but it’s also not bulletproof. Nevertheless, US …
US switch to chip-and-PIN cards not a panacea for fraud
The massive breach that Target suffered late last year was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back and made the company decide to move to chip-and-PIN card …