A rising number of companies, individuals and public bodies offer and make use of an ever greater number of online services. However much this speeds up and facilitates doing business, identity theft and data security are becoming more of an issue, both in terms of volume and technical sophistication. THALES, the industry leader in communication safety, has the answer.
Smart card technology allows for secure access, digital identity protection, and secure online transactions to enterprises, their employees, and their customers, but also to the public-at-large. Smart card readers are a basic component of each such system. They are connected to a computer or another device, providing for a simple and secure data transfer between the card itself and the online services.