Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has sued a university in The Netherlands to block publication of research that details security flaws in NXP's Mifare Classic wireless smart cards, a market leading product used in public transport and building entry systems around the world.
A Dutch researcher rode free on the London transit system, having hacked the public transit's card system; he used a clone of a paying passenger's transit cards. His point? The transit smartcards, which are used by millions worldwide, are vulnerable to attack.
Free-software advocate Richard Stallman has spoken out against the association of open-source software with London's "unethical" Oyster-card system.
Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has warned of the dangers of flaws in Bluetooth protocols, claiming these vulnerabilities are unrecognised.
A US-based anti-spyware company has registered the ".com.au.com" domain name, which experts fear could be used by cybercriminals to create more convincing phishing attacks.
The technology that could eventually make your bus pass, bank card and coins obsolete is already here -- and it's on its way to your phone.
Cash faces stiff competition from electronic payment methods in the coming years as consumers realise the benefits of emerging technologies.
Telstra, National Australia Bank and Visa have joined forces to test out near field communications (NFC) -- a technology which allows users to pay for goods by placing their mobile phone on a reader.
SAP, the German supply-chain software company, has taken advantage of the Hanover trade fair, CeBIT, to launch a raft of service-oriented architecture offerings for medium-sized companies.
Andrew Schatz has just turned 25 and he's already in the comfortable position of having two very different professional career paths he can pursue--technology or the legal world.
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