the future at airports

Remember the movie Total Recall? Commuters were x-rayed to reveal concealed weapons. It’s coming to airports soon ... to proceed to the security checkpoint. At the checkpoint, an agent waves his rfid reader tag in front of the wallet in your pocket, and you stick your hand in a biometric ID reader. The agent stares [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 06:03:03

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25C3: Many RFID cards poorly encrypted

25C3: Many RFID cards poorly encrypted http://api.postrank.com – Karsten Nohl, the security investigator who had a big hand in cracking NXP's Mifare Classic chips, says many RFID smartcards from other manufacturers are also vulnerable to a simple hacker [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 20:29:52

Public Library to Install RFID Security System

Tagging of some 50,000 circulation items has begun, and installation is expected to be completed by the end of November. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 20:17:00

Privacy Issues Highlighted in the September issue of Scientific American

Via Dan Solove: Daniel J.  Solove, Do Social Networks Bring the End of Privacy? ... Steven Ashley, Digital Surveillance: Tools of the Spy Trade Katherine Albrecht, How RFID Tags Could ... of Privacy May Mean Loss of Security Anna Lysyanskaya, Cryptography: How to Keep Your Secrets Safe [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 17:27:19

Can a plant in mid flower recover from nute burn?

Can a plant in mid flower... by green_nobody Today 04:48 AM ... Security Issues Discussing Precautionary Measures. Lightbulb RFID Blocking Wallet [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 01:28:35

Welcome to The Ministry of Love

Tom Zoellner recently wrote an excellent article on the appointment of Janet Napolitano as Minister of The Ministry of Homeland Security under the ... we’re not headed to a police state, RFID chipping, presenting papers at checkpoints and a whisper away ... , below. Partners in Pink UnderwearJanet Napolitano’s embarrassing history with Sheriff Joe Arpaio [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 16:59:39

Two Historic RFID Regulation Bills—Important to Our Privacy and Safety--Await Governor Schwarzenegger’s Decision

Zack-Kaldveer.gif By Zack Kaldveer Consumer Federation of California Tiny computer chips called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ... and other government issued cards without our knowledge. These “human identification systems” pose clear information security risks that can threaten individual privacy and public safety. RFID chips allow [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 12:06:05

Hospital hazards, "Holy Crap" Department

We take for it granted that technology can be used to tag objects in various ways, useful and otherwise. The anti-theft devices used on retail clothing stores are a familiar example. Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) are used for this purpose as well as for security access. I have a device [more...]

Date: 2008-06-29 19:49:32

Researchers show how to crack popular smart cards

Researchers have published a cryptographic algorithm and source code that could be used to duplicate smart cards used by several major transit ... the workings of the chip by analyzing communication between the chip and the reader. An RFID-compatible device ... . Their presentations show how to circumvent the security mechanism of NXP Semiconductor's [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 11:49:49

Useful Travel Accessories For Your Vacation And Business Travel

by Dorothy Yamich If you would like to find out about some of the travel accessories that are available to make your trip more comfortable, easier, ... . Another unique accessory is the RFID blocking passport ... packing. What is a non-slip security wallet and how does it work? One accessory you should consider [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 13:32:35

Bio-Rhythm Disruption Frequency Identifier for Human Intentions

It appears we have found many identifiers for Bio-Metrics to identify people ... . Some of the newest forms of security include retina scans, voice prints, palms, DNA, Implanted RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 17:41:53

GPS replacement works underground too

GPS replacement works underground too Geomagnetism and more used to cut out satellite blind spot Satnav | 5 hours ago More tech news RFID robot spells doom for human shopkeepersBig Brother camera spots security threatsYahoo! claims ... application premiered [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 08:07:46

How to hack RFID-enabled credit cards for $8

A number of credit card companies now issue credit cards with embedded RFIDs (radio frequency ID tags), with promises of enhanced security and speedy transactions. But on today’s episode of Boing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 14:49:16

FasTrak's RFID System in California COMPLETELY INSECURE

How insecure? According to research published at Hackaday.com, there's no security at all in the devices. With little difficulty, anyone with RFID experience could "wander through a parking lot with an RFID reader and pick up the ID of every tag in the lot." But that's j....... [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 19:20:23

Pacemaker Wireless Power Off Exploit and Countermeasure

A recent study by Kevin Fu, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and director of the Medical Device Security ... . After WISPer receives a sequence of wireless requests from the RFID reader, it emits constant ... generated by the Alien ALR-9640 nanoscanner, a UHF RFID reader running the EPC Class 1 Gen [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 16:26:32

ORG 3rd Birthday

The UK Open Rights Group has now been around for 3 years, and they have released their 2008 Review of Activities ... . Surveillance, ID cards, RFID passports, all are being touted as necessary to keep us secure. But when it’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 19:09:44

RFID tinkering kit

Radio frequency identification tags are not the most secure things in the world ... in concealed locations. Hide readers in an equal number of places around my house. Then, when you put ... lair… For added security, one might put the last reader in the bookshelf itself, and the last tag [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 22:44:17

Protecting against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID data attacks

Speaker at hacker conference warns about security risks inherent in everyday electronics and suggests taking a hammer to your passport. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-19 17:07:59

Defcon: 'Subway Hack' talk gagged [News]

A presentation demonstrating major security weaknesses in the MiFare Classic-based CharlieCard RFID system has been gagged via court order this weekend. [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 08:02:37

New RFID SD Card for Mobile Market Unveiled

"RFID usage has been widely deployed in inventory tracking and supply chain management as well as some health care and security checking in consumer market. In view of the high demand, DAILY RFID, a China based leading supplier for RFID devices ... hardware change. The SD format based RFID reader is compatible with 13.56MHz RFID tag in various formats [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 03:22:02

Pirelli Has Smart Tires

Safety is the most important thing for any driver. No matter how fast you’re flying, you want to feel secure while driving your car right? ... is an intelligent tire with an RFID microchip inside which will be always in constant contact ... will be just some of the transmitted information by the tire. Pirelli is counting on those sensors to make the car [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 01:12:30

Events, Observations and Vehicle Location

I got some good comments on my last post on event identity from my readers, some of which can be found in the comment section of my previous post ... RFID scanner which is known to be located inside zone A. Security notes that a vehicle has passed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 10:05:23

MBTA drops lawsuit against MIT subway hackers

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has dropped its federal case against three MIT researchers, “the subway hackers” ... at Defcon. It’s a shame no one ever saw it because it covers a lot of interesting ground. A PDF ... and physical security. Our favorites by far were using GNU Radio to sniff the RFID card’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 16:00:24

Impinj Speedway

Impinj Speedway A key element of the Impinj GrandPrix™ solution, ... . Industrial Portals MOD2 RFID Portal Domino: RFID-Enabled Data Center Management bielomatik ... ) - TAP Model 701 MIKOH SubScribe: Security Seal more... [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 15:05:21

ID Cards Don’t Work

The Guardian:Brandishing an example of the baby pink and pale blue polycarbonate document, Jacqui Smith promised it would combat identity theft, ... Security Center Partners with Davis + Henderson to Offer Card Patr…NY state inserts RFIDs into licenses [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 14:27:53

125kHz Low Frequency(LF) RFID Reader from GAO

These well-performing devices are designed for verifying code numbers of RFID transponders and are widely used for personnel identification, POS systems, security systems, and access systems. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 05:35:03

RFID and Mobililty

File under: technologies you’ve heard about, but aren’t sure what the possibilities are. Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) ... key card with you all the time. If you commute through a toll booth you might have an RFID transponder ... s an RFID transponder that sends a one-way signal to an in-store security system, saying “hey, I’m here [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 22:45:52

Intermec solutions

Electronic items have become ubiquitous these days and their contribution in every field has enabled us to improve the quality of the service that we ... are RFID readers , Intermec printers like tag printers , Bar code scanners , high speed computing , secure [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 03:07:00

Liveblogging the Clinton Global Initiative Opening Plenary

Monday’s blogger meeting with Bill Clinton, I was surprised at how relaxed the security was for the meeting. Not so today ... a sensor that detected the RFID inside of my press badge and instantly displayed my name and picture on a connected laptop, a metal detector, a handheld wand that could detect the RFID in my badge [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 14:09:44

Digital passport security

Digital passport security: Hackers have released a source code that allows the ‘backup’ of RFID-protected passports, although the tool can potentially be used to create fake or cloned documents [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 07:07:48

You've already used RFID

Image via WikipediaHave you ever walked out of a bookstore and walked between the unassuming shoulder-height bars at the door? ... (or security guard) will approach you to see what set it off.Guess what? That was an RFID tag printed ... higher for barcodes. What's keeping RFID from replacing barcodes is privacy issues and standardization [more...]

Date: 2008-04-13 00:59:00

Secured Digital wins $1.76 million contract from New Alliance China - Computer Business Review

The contract is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2009. According to Secured Digital, its EyStar Warehouse Management System (EWMS) integrates bar code, radio frequency identification (RFID) and WiFi data collection to track inventory ... [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 05:33:42

RFID in Retail

RFID solutions enable retailers to explore new avenues to increase revenue and improve operational efficiency ... movements tracking across the retail process, phases or floors, RFID provides real-time inventory tracking, with minimal human intervention, allowing you to: Improve security against shoplifting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 15:01:45

Timeouts for Clinical Applications

I've recently been asked to describe our approach to security timeouts for clinical applications ... physical detection such as face recognition or signals from an RFID chip on (or in) the user. However ... try to infer user presence from available data.The ED Dashboard is a web based application [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 11:00:00

Virus Bulletin: VB100 award

# Security Fix: October is Cyber Security (Un)Awareness Month Posted: 02 Oct 2008 21:49:01 # The Register: ... California outlaws RFID tag skimming Posted: 02 Oct 2008 21:44:55 # Page 2 News in audio: Info | Podcast | PC Feed Send a quick memo to Rootsecure.net [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 19:52:20

Visit IT Planet

Visit IT Planet Have you ever heard of IT Planet? IT Planet is a worldwide distributor of auto-id equipment and accessories. Using the internet, telephone, fax and mail, IT Planet has been selling bar coding, RFID, point-of-sale equipment and labels for over 12 years. They have this digital security camera that use [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 00:13:43

Is Amazon the Wal-Mart of Cloud Computing?

John Pescatore, information security analyst at Gartner, ... its industry and supply chain to adopt more efficient practices such as RFID and supplier-managed inventory [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 19:08:41

Hack your local subway

Hack your local subway by Grant Martin Aug 13th 2008 @ 1: ... tracking and billing are via magnetic strip and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). And every nerd ... to network hardware and find and copy employee identification. On looking into the security [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 18:07:22

Opening an Oyster with Crapto1

p2pnet news view | Security:- “A decisive breakthrough has been made in the cryptanalysis of the Crypto1 encryption algorithm of the MiFare Classic RFID system used in many contactless travel payment systems including the Transport for London Oyster card,” said Heise Online back in April, going on: “According to a newly published report [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 12:58:40

How to hotwire your own car

Filed under: misc hacks, transportation hacks, security hacks ... to identify which wires to connect, potential pitfalls of newer cars that require an RFID chip in the key [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 17:00:00

For the Paranoid in Your Life

drive.jpg A USB Flash Drive disguised as broken cable. 2GB of extra security at least until the TSA puts it on the watch list. (Via Schneier) Or consider the (likely more useful) RFID Blocking Wallet and the RFID Blocking Passport Billfold. Did you know that there are people out there who specially target paranoids? Update: pointers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:43:59

Cali, Nevada, Massachussets Pass Data Security Protections

New protections at the state-wide level are being enacted, covering a wide range of topics from RFID tags to encryption. Here’s a look at the states moving forward now: California — Our Governator passed a law making it illegal to secretly scan RFID tags He then killed a bill that would limit the amount of time [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 16:44:03

Researchers Reveal Security, Privacy Vulnerabilities in ‘Enhanced’ Driver’s Licenses

Researchers Reveal Security, Privacy Vulnerabilities in ‘Enhanced’ Driver’s Licenses November 4th, ... , it is a technically straightforward matter to copy the data from a Passport Card’s RFID tag into another, off ... an individual’s citizenship status. They are also equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 09:12:38

Defcon 16: MIT Boston transit presentation gagged

Filed under: transportation hacks, cons, security hacks , , and ... by finding unlocked, back door routes into the subway, spoofing magnetic and RFID cards, and attacking [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 20:45:00

Smartcard Hack Can Be Published

A Dutch court ruled today that a group of researchers who figured out how to break into RFID tags used in smartcards around the world can publish ... programmers make such mistakes and to provide information to consumers about the security [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 17:59:41

New hot stock options

Security systems provider companies witnessed a sudden action in terms of both orders/enquiries as well as stock changes in the last 3 days ... and internationally. It also offers Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) solutions, smart cards ... , library management, application tracking, vehicle tracking, warehouse management, work-in-progress [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 03:15:56

News 2008.09.09 Late Edition

Wavecom Announces Q26 Extreme, Q26 Elite Wireless CPUs Wavecom (Paris:AVM) (NASDAQ:WVCM) ... for the security or automotive industries. The new Q26 Elite offers CDMA 2000 1x wireless voice and data ... to ATA2270-EK1 125-kHz RFID Evaluation Kit Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced an enhancement [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 23:01:20

The most interesting security hacks and tools in 2008

Even for seasoned IT professionals, the constantly shifting field can be befuddling.  In case you missed it earlier, I highlight some of the most interesting hacks of 2008 for your attention. ———————————————————————————————— WPA packet injection now possible German Security researcher Erik Tews and co-researcher Martin Beck have found a way to [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 09:00:08

Someday you WILL want your phone swiped. To make a purchase.

No, I don't mean swiped as in stolen, although that might be a good way for me to get Barb's iPhone replaced since it has a cracked screen ... here but I don't leave home without my American Express card. It has RFID functionality built ... or Near Field Communications technology so it can act as an RFID tag. Interestingly, it also [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 12:59:21

Going Green Means Going R

By Robert Atkinson President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Cross-posted as part of our Breakthrough Special Innovation Issue Global warming may finally get the political attention and action it deserves. Indeed, it’s hard to go a single day without reading something about the crisis and what we should do about it [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 23:52:16

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