August 24, 2006
RFID Roundup - Thur Aug 24/06
Paraben Radio Frequency Signal Blocker
Yet another company is offering a type of sleeve for smartcards and e-passports. Paraben's Passport StrongHold is a mesh bag made of nickel, copper, and silver which is designed to block unwanted radio frequency signals. [TG Daily via RFID Blog]
Other companies offering similar solutions include Identity Stronghold and Emvelope. Most of these solutions work on the principle of a Faraday Cage.
RFID Threats and Countermeasures
Bert Moore, Editor of RFID Insights at AIM Global outlines six specific security threats of concern in RFID: Skimming, eavesdropping, spoofing, cloning, data tampering, insertion of malicious code. [via AIM Global] I don't think I've seen anyone layout it out like that before. He also talks about AIM Global's REG (RFID Experts Group) and some of the countermeasures they're documenting for RFID threats. This is one of those must-read articles, if you have an interest in RFID-related security.
RFID Maker SkyeTek Wins Local Award
The Boulder County Business Report in Boulder, Colorado awarded embedded-RFID maker SkyeTek with the honor of "The Most Innovative Communications Company in Boulder County." [via Businesswire] Interesting. This obviously suggests that the editors of the magazine, at least, don't fear RFID technology. Congrats to SkyeTek.
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