--- title: "Publications Archives - Page 5 of 11 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/publications/page/5/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/publications/page/5/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Publications # Category: Publications ### The True Cost of Data Breaches in the Payments Industry Publication Date: March 2015 Click here to download the white paper. Data breaches are increasingly impacting businesses across the globe, with the average cost paid by a breached organization reaching $5.9 million at the end of 2014.   The white paper, “The True Cost of Data… ### Technologies for Payment Fraud Prevention: EMV, Encryption and Tokenization Publication Date: October 2014 Click here to download the white paper. Businesses processing credit and debit payments can help protect themselves against new and evolving fraud threats by implementing EMV chip technology, tokenization and encryption security technologies in conjunction. Today, payments industry stakeholders are looking at… ### Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 101:  A Technology Primer with Example Use Cases Publication Date: June 2014 Click here to download the white paper. The inclusion of BLE in smartphones held by consumers is expanding rapidly.  As enabled devices become more common, a range of user benefits become available across a number of market verticals.  These… ### Card-Not-Present Fraud: A Primer on Trends and Transaction Authentication Processes Publication Date: February 2014 Click here to download the white paper. As the U.S. moves to EMV chip technology to significantly curb counterfeit card fraud at the retail point of sale (POS), criminals may turn their attention to committing card-not-present (CNP) fraud via online or… ### Smart Cards in Healthcare FAQ Series – Smart Cards and Healthcare Providers In this FAQ What is a smart card? How can smart healthcare cards help a payer? Are any payers using smart cards today? How is an eligibility check performed with payers? Can smart healthcare cards handle discrepancies in information in practice systems? Do… ### Smart Cards in Healthcare FAQ Series – Smart Cards and Healthcare Providers In this FAQ What is a smart card? How can smart healthcare cards help providers? How can healthcare cards help hospitals? Are any hospitals or healthcare systems currently using smart cards? How can smart card technology improve critical or emergency care? What are… ### Smart Cards in Healthcare FAQ Series – Smart Cards and Patients In this FAQ What is a smart card? How can the smart healthcare card help patients? How would patients use healthcare cards? How do smart healthcare cards protect personal healthcare information? 1. What is a smart card? A smart card is a small card… ### Smart Cards in Healthcare FAQ Series – Smart Cards and the Healthcare Ecosystem In this FAQ What is a smart card? Who benefits from smart cards? How many smart cards are currently deployed in the healthcare market? Have any stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem deployed smart cards? What are the major barriers to implementation? How… ### Smart Cards in Healthcare FAQ Series – About Smart Cards In this FAQ What is a smart card? How do smart cards work? How are smart cards used? What kinds of healthcare information can smart cards store? What smart card security features can protect personal healthcare information? Do smart cards have advantages over magnetic stripe… ### Smart Card Technology in U.S. Healthcare: Frequently Asked Questions Series These FAQ documents were developed to answer questions about how smart cards work and how the technology is used to manage patient identity and protect a healthcare consumer’s personal information. This FAQ series provides easy-to-use resources for understanding how smart card technology is used for… [ ** ](#)