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News (21)

• Judge halts Defcon hacking speech

  A federal judge on Saturday in the US granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system.

• NSW buys old Brisbane bus kit after Tcard failure

  NSW transport has bought 300 old magnetic stripe ticketing machines to replace the defunct Tcard system.

• 'Aussie merchant card security standards a sham'

  Australian retailers are sluggishly adopting credit card security standards, according to Citrix chief security officer, Kurt Roemer, but competing standards and proposed amendments to the Privacy Act will cause even greater confusion for them.

• Centrelink ready for government smartcard, vendor claims

  Just weeks would be needed for Centrelink's identity management rollout to be streamlined to handle a proposed mass introduction of smartcards to either citizens or public servants, according to a vendor involved in the project.

• Phishers cash in on ATM cards

  Phishing attacks have led to an estimated US$2.75 billion in losses related to ATM and debit cards over the past 12 months, according to a new Gartner report.

Features and Case Studies (4)

• Helping the public travel smarter

  Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

• Biometrics special: Who are you?

  Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

• Counting on print management software

  Printer administration software, might not be the sexiest software around but if your organisation has a lot of widely distributed printers, your IT guys are not going to be happy little soldiers if you don't have any.

• Smart cards: Coming up trumps

  What's holding back smart cards from widespread use in Australia? Could it be that vendors haven't found the applications consumers really want?

Reviews (5)

• Motorola MC75

  Enterprises looking to deploy a rugged, versatile mobile device will be impressed by the Motorola MC75's range of features. However, you pay a premium for smartphone functionality in a hardened form; this phone is not only tough, it is massive to the point of being unwieldy.

• Helping the public travel smarter

  Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

• MasterCard AU monitoring US Nokia payment trial

  Australian MasterCard executives are awaiting the results of a joint trial with Nokia in the United States of new technologies that allow individuals to use their mobile phones as credit cards before implementing any local program.

• Nokia turns phones into credit cards

  Nokia and MasterCard launch a US trial of a new breed of mobile phone technology that lets people use their Nokia phones as credit cards.

• Biometrics special: Who are you?

  Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

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