RFID Security

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher Remko van der Togt, from Vrije University, in Amsterdam, led a study whose objective was “to assess and classify incidents of electromagnetic interference (EMI) by RFID on critical care equipment.” The results, which were published in the Journal of American Medical Association on June 25th, concluded that “in a controlled [...]

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher After various efforts to crack the Mifare Classic card from NXP (see http://www.securerf.com/RFID-Security-blog/?p=46 and http://www.securerf.com/RFID-Security-blog/?p=53 ), Dutch security researchers were able to hack and clone London’s Oyster card and ride the system for free. The Oyster card is also based on the Mifare platform. The Transport for London (TfL) has responded [...]

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher Back in February I wrote about how the California Senate approved a bill to outlaw skimming of RFID tags.  See http://www.securerf.com/RFID-Security-blog/?p=42.  The bill was sent to the California State Assembly. This update is from RFID Journal: California RFID Bill Takes Another Legislative Step The California’s SB 31 RFID Bill has unanimously passed [...]

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher I recently highlighted RFID privacy and security comments from two analysts, ABI researcher Michael Liard and Robert W. Baird & Co., and discussed how security functions can help provide privacy protection but security and privacy differ. Key RFID Industry Concerns – Privacy Vs. Security May 23, 2008 http://www.securerf.com/RFID-Security-blog/?p=59 RFID News, [...]