?Access control refers to the process of granting access to certain entities or persons and refusing access to others. Access used to be primarily physical and was controlled via gates, locks, and ...

Smart cards and near field communication (NFC) are set to drive new growth in the $400 million global access-control credential market, according to a new study by IMS Research. Smart cards are ...

When creating an access control system, it is important to remember that there is no single, correct solution — there are combinations of solutions. However, when it comes to security, there is no ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. Just as chip-and-pin has become the latest in credit card technology, smart cards — plastic cards with ...

Someday, a single card, yours exclusively, will allow you to enter your government office building with a single flash or swipe. At your office, you will use your card to log on to your personal ...

We are considering moving from our Juniper MAG2600 SSL VPN to DirectAccess. The main drive for this is to streamline the process for our users to remotely connect to our network. We would also replace ...

A recent Datamonitor survey showed that 62% of enterprises have experienced problems relating to passwords being shared, borrowed or stolen from within their organizations. The survey of 200 ...

Northwestern University will replace dorm keys with smart cards for four residential buildings this fall, with the eventual goal of using smart cards for all buildings. While Northwestern is moving ...

Millions of U.S. government employees and contractors have been issued a secure smart ID card that enables physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and provides access to government ...

Under a new homeland security directive, all government workers must authenticate their identities with "smart cards" before performing simple tasks like faxing or scanning documents over e-mail. The ...