Smart Card Talk : September 2008 : Volume 13 : Number 9 |
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Executive Director’s Letter
Dear members and friends of the Alliance,
It seems as if there are only two topics that people are interested in talking about these days–presidential politics and the national financial crisis. Since I have never been elected to a public office (although it seems that it doesn’t require as much intelligence as I once believed) nor have I ever heard of a “collateralized debt obligation,” I certainly am not qualified to handicap the upcoming election or solve the financial markets meltdown. However, as both a concerned citizen and a businessman, I can’t stick my head in the sand and ignore either issue.
Member Profile: Infineon
Infineon Technologies, a global leader in chip manufacturing, is a longtime Smart Card Alliance supporter and Leadership Council member. Smart Card Talk spoke with Linda Brown, Business Development Manager, Infineon Technologies North America Corp., and Vice Chair of the Smart Card Alliance Executive Board.
What are Infineon’s main business profile and company offerings?
Infineon Technologies offers semiconductor and system solutions addressing three central challenges to modern society: energy efficiency, communications and security.
Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley (Milpitas, CA), Infineon operates with marketing and sales offices across the U.S. and research and development centers in Morgan Hill, CA, Allentown, PA and a joint development center in East Fishkill, NY. Our strong technology portfolio is backed by nearly 22,900 patents and applications.
Feature of the Month
Transit Payment Systems: Security Considerations
Transit agencies worldwide have implemented automatic fare collection (AFC) systems that use contactless smart card technology for transit-issued fare media. These systems are popular since they deliver fast, easy access to riders and reduced operating costs and improved efficiencies to transit operators.
This article explores typical system-level security mechanisms that are used to prevent, detect and react to fraud in public transportation fare collection systems that use transit-issued fare media, thus mitigating the risk of tampering at the card level.
