?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 devices bring a new dimension to access. My first exposure to smart credentials was using public telephones in Europe. Before the widespread use of cell phones, the easiest and cheapest way to ...

With smart cards, in addition to their functionality for multiple applications, these credentials also increase the security of information kept on the card and stored in the facility. Valid ID is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why is access control credentialing so hard? Most access control problems are not really about locks. They are about ...

Fortress GB , a United Kingdom-based developer and provider of multi-application smart card solutions, including its Smart Campus Scheme for universities, has added another stadium to its roster of ...

In healthcare and education, it’s critically important to identify and control who comes and goes, but the topics of physical access control and identification badges can be a bit confusing. Whether ...

HID Seos/iCLASS 522X dual-technology smart card The sheer volume of smart locks, lock management systems, connected readers and an increasing array of Internet of Things (IoT) devices complicates the ...

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2003--Rapidtron Inc. (OTCBB:RPDT), a provider of Radio Frequency (RF) smart card access control and ticketing/membership systems, and Smart Card ...

As more and more protected health care information is stored or transmitted electronically and becomes network accessible, health care organizations have become increasingly concerned with controlling ...