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RFID Security and e-Pedigree Law Compliance
"Many people think of securing the pharmaceutical supply chain as encrypting data, when in fact many different security tools should be used in different combinations," Parks noted. "The level of security that is appropriate for particular pharmaceutical applications such as anti-diversion, e-pedigree, track-and-trace and cold chain management will also vary and must be balanced against the apparent and real risks."
April 1, 2008
Advance for Health Information Executives

Persistance Pays Off for Tech Startup
"The kind of perseverance Parks displayed is just one trait investors look for when determining where to place their bets."
November 26, 2007
Business New Haven

Finding the Way Forward in the Supply Chain
From the Product Security Guide 2007 supplement
September 2007
Pharmaceutical Commerce

Editor’s Choice for Embedded Computing Design:
RFID tag keeps info private
"Security in embedded devices is more than encryption; it also includes confidentiality. Preventing information from being disclosed to unauthorized contacts is a vital part of the security chain."
August 2007
Embedded Computing Design magazine

RFID Tag Launches in Pharma Market
Manufacturers and distributors can use the authentication and data protection features of the LIME Tag to address problems of drug counterfeiting by using a range of recognized cryptographic methods to create an unalterable electronic seal. The product also will help pharmaceutical manufacturers and other cold chain distributors track and monitor product temperature history with its temperature sensor.
July 2007
Pharmacy Times

Countering RFID Counterfeiters
Some RFID vendors are taking steps to outsmart counterfeiters.
June 2007
RFID Journal

Reducing Medical Errors Using Secure RFID Technology
RFID technology can successfully be used to reduce medical errors. This technology can aid in the accurate matching of patients with their medications and treatments. The enthusiasm for using RFID technology in medical settings has been tempered by privacy concerns. We discuss new encryption methods that address these concerns.
June 2007
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) SIGCSE Bulletin

Keeping the Secrets: RFID Vendors Look to Cryptography for Anti-Counterfeiting
“If the pharmaceutical industry wants to use RFID just as a carrier of an ID number, why not just stick with barcode?” says SecureRF’s Parks. “There is computational and memory capacity in RFID tags, why not use it?”
May 30, 2007
Pharmaceutical Commerce

SecureRF Announces Breakthrough In RFID Security
Comment: We saw the SecureRF tag demonstrated at RFID Journal Live and were very impressed with its functionality. Don’t be surprised to see this company become a major influence in the RFID sector.
May 11, 2007
Scan: The Data Capture Report

Rose-tinted view of RFID?
“Pharma companies need to look a little deeper and be aware that radio frequency identification (RFID) is not necessarily the foolproof solution to supply chain protection that some parties are touting, warned an RFID specialist a recent conference in New York.” Comments about Louis Parks' presentation at INTERPHEX.
May 8, 2007
US PharmaTechnologist

Through the Airways
Like your kids, you don't want your RFID tags to be promiscuous. But those high-tech inventory and access control devices have pretty much offered what they have to everyone in the neighborhood - until now.
May 6, 2007
Stamford Advocate

Hear And Know - RFID: What Do We Really Mean By Security -- And How Much Is Enough?
Lewis Parks, SecureRF's CEO, is interviewed by AIM Global for their podcast (available in audio and print version).
April 12, 2007
AIM Global

SecureRF Announces Temperature-Logging EPC Tag with Data Protection
The semi-passive tag uses the company's Algebraic Eraser and public and private keys to encrypt temperature history or other data an end user might want to secure.
April 2007
RFID Journal

New RFID Tag Promises Benefits for the “Cold Chain”
New battery-assisted passive tag includes built-in temperature sensor, data encryption.
April 11, 2007
Supply Chain Digest

Multi-talented RFID tag hits pharma market
The first radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that authenticates, encrypts data and monitors product temperature hit the shelves last week, aimed specifically at protecting the pharmaceutical supply chain.
April 10, 2007
In-Pharma Technologist

SecureRF CEO to Speak on Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Issues
April 2007
RFID News

Is wireless RFID sensor authentication / encryption possible? Maybe.
March 26, 2007
TechRepublic

RFID threats: Don't be alarmed, but be aware.
RFID holes create security concerns; Recent security glitches show RFID vulnerabilities
March 22, 2007
Network World

SecureRF's Security Solution For RFID Recognized By the American Mathematical Society
March 13, 2007
DC Velocity's RFID Watch Weekly

Next Generation Wireless: Secure RFID Tag
SecureRF tag features onboard security and cold chain management features, targeting pharmaceutical supply chain applications. The tag uses SecureRF's security technology to actively authenticate and encrypt reader/tag communications. This solution will help pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors provide a tamper-proof record down to the item level that will prove the packaged drug is authentic, and ensure privacy by allowing only authorized readers access to sensitive information.
January 2007
RF Design Magazine

Your Arsenal (Security Packaging Supplement)
In the war against counterfeiters and diverters, you need several weapons. Experts recommend adding several layers of security to your product and package to deter counterfeiters. The following solutions may help you get started.
January 2007
Pharmaceutical and Medical Packaging News

Mixed Signals
RFID gives businesses--and bad guys--an easy way to track and change information.
January 2007
Information Security Magazine (registration required)

Making RFID tag systems more secure
This technology "is already creating a buzz with promises to eliminate counterfeiting and enhance cold chain management with each tag carrying a built-in temperature sensor."
December 11, 2006
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

Peer Reviewed Paper
The American Mathematical Society has published a journal in their Contemporary Mathematics series called Algebraic Methods in Cryptography. It includes a peer reviewed research paper about our methods called "Key agreement, the Algebraic Eraser™, and Lightweight Cryptography." Read our press release: SecureRF’s Security Solution for RFID Recognized by the American Mathematical Society.
December 2006
Algebraic Methods in Cryptography

Where RFID, Sensing, and RTLS Meet New developments bring together RFID and sensors — and add location-identification capabilities.
December 1, 2006
Sensors

RFID: Not Just Vanilla Anymore
"More and more, RFID tags—which traditionally carried simple identifying information—are being paired with sensors. And lately they're being enhanced by other technologies, too, for sometimes-surprising effect. Take, for instance, SecureRF's new tag that offers both cold-chain management features (including a temperature sensor) and security capabilities."
November 17, 2006
Sensors Magazine

New Security-Laden RFID Tag Targets Pharma
"Security has been something that hasn't been completely lacking, but definitely lacking from the RFID market -- especially the UHF market," ABI Research analyst Sara Shah tells RFID Update. "It hasn't been a huge issue in the consumer-goods retail supply chain market, but with the pharmaceutical market, security is a much bigger issue. SecureRF and others have identified this."
November 17, 2006
RFID Update

SecureRF's New RFID Tag Keeps Pharma Data Intact
Data's encrypted, alright.
But that doesn't mean it's safe among slick drug counterfeiting types, who are capable of cloning captured tags.
What you need is strong readers and mutual authentication, say the folks at SecureRF, which just announced a new RFID tag with onboard security and cold-chain management features.
November 17, 2006
RFID News

RFID and True Security
Louis Parks, CEO of SecureRF, was interviewed by AIM Global about threats to RFID and security options. This Hear and Know column is also available as a podcast.
November 2, 2006
AIM Global's Hear and Know Interview

SecureRF May Have The Holy Grail For Encryption
SecureRF is targeting the RFID space with its new encryption technology, but this could be much bigger.
October 4, 2006
Electronic Design

SecureRF co-founder, Dorian Goldfeld, has published a new book:
Automorphic Forms and L-Functions for the Group GL(n,R)
(Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics)
L-functions associated to automorphic forms encode all classical number theoretic information. They are akin to elementary particles in physics. This book provides an entirely self-contained introduction to the theory of L-functions in a style accessible to graduate students with a basic knowledge of classical analysis, complex variable theory, and algebra.
View at Amazon.com.

SecureRF's Disruptive Security Gets Kudos at Conference
September 27, 2006
RFID News

Forrester Says RFID Security Falls Short for Some Apps
September 23, 2006
RFID Journal

RFID COMPLICATIONS: Tag switching and counterfeiting are security issues particular to RFID
February 2006
Manufacturing Business Technology

SecureRF debuts linear-based security solution
December 1, 2005
RF Design Magazine

SecureRF Creates New Encryption Method
The data security startup says its Algebraic Eraser is faster, requires less processing power and could be used on EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 RFID tags for protecting data transmissions.
November 9, 2005
RFID Journal

RFID security firm signs $1M funding
November 4, 2005
Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology

SecureRF Debuts with World's First Linear-based Security Solution for Passive and Active RFID Chips and Readers
October 27, 2005
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