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What is a smart card?
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/what-is-a-smart-card/The Smart Chip Provides Simplicity and Reliability The Smart card chip can store large amounts of data securely in both read only and read/write formats giving the user the ability to safely add and remove data from their card as required. The smart card chip is contained within a button or module, which is embedded […]
The evolution of biometric security
http://www.rambusblog.com/2015/05/12/the-evolution-of-biometric-security/#new_tabWriting for Semiconductor Engineering, Ernest Worthman notes that Hollywood films have long portrayed a wide range of futuristic biometric security procedures. In addition, a number of mobile devices now offer optional fingerprint scans instead of a traditional password login. However, current biometric technology will have to further evolve if it is to meet the security […]
The evolution of biometric security
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/the-evolution-of-biometric-security-2/Writing for Semiconductor Engineering, Ernest Worthman notes that Hollywood films have long portrayed a wide range of futuristic biometric security procedures. In addition, a number of mobile devices now offer optional fingerprint scans instead of a traditional password login. However, current biometric technology will have to further evolve if it is to meet the security […]
Microsoft preps universal sensor driver set for Windows 10
http://www.rambusblog.com/2015/04/30/microsoft-preps-universal-sensor-driver-set-for-windows-10/#new_tabIDG’s Agam Shah recently reported that every Windows 10 device will feature APIs “for developers to work with sensors.” “The company has been incorporating a universal sensor driver set so Windows 10 can exploit a slew of environmental, biometric, proximity and motion sensors on devices,” he explained.
Microsoft preps universal sensor driver set for Windows 10
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/microsoft-preps-universal-sensor-driver-set-for-windows-10-2/IDG’s Agam Shah recently reported that every Windows 10 device will feature APIs “for developers to work with sensors.” “The company has been incorporating a universal sensor driver set so Windows 10 can exploit a slew of environmental, biometric, proximity and motion sensors on devices,” he explained. As Shah notes, Redmond hopes to usher in an era […]
U.S. EMV Payments: PIN or Signature?
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/us-emv-payments-pin-or-signature/One of the longest ongoing discussions about EMV in the US is the card verification method (CVM) to authenticate EMV payments: PIN or signature?
What’s worse than a password?
http://www.rambusblog.com/2015/12/09/security-whats-worse-than-a-password/#new_tabDid you know that a September 2015 US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) system breach resulted in 5.6 million leaked fingerprints? “We’ve all seen movies that included a clever way to get someone’s fingerprints, and I never thought much about it,” Jimmy Pike, an analyst Moor Insights & Strategy, wrote in Forbes. “Now a huge […]
FIDO specs bolster secure authentication
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/fido-specs-bolster-secure-authentication-2/The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance recently published final 1.0 drafts of two primary specifications: the Universal Authentication Framework (UAF) and Universal 2nd Factor (U2F). While the core 1.0 specifications are final, FIDO is also nearing completion of extensions that will incorporate Near Field Communications (NFC) and Bluetooth into the range of FIDO capabilities. According […]
Making sense of Big Data in the age of the IoT
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/making-sense-of-big-data-in-the-age-of-the-iot-2/Big Data is an all-encompassing term used to describe the collection of large and complex data sets. As Kirk Marko of Forbes notes, the rapid advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) means our data supply – both as individuals and businesses – will be shifting into overdrive. “Data collection and connectedness [are being] added to all […]
Bell ID Supports Macao Contactless ID Project
https://www.rambus.com/bell-id-supports-macao-contactless-id-project/The Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China has upgraded its Bell ID software infrastructure to enable the management and issuance of its contactless resident identity Card (BIR). The system was originally implemented by Bell ID in 2002 for contact-based smart cards. The project is now live in the marketplace and is […]
