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SecureRF’s National Science Foundation Grant for Secure RFID Tags Has Been Extended
Security on RFID Tags Will Benefit Pharmaceutical and Other Industries
SecureRF Corporation announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has extended their Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop a secure radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for the Pharmaceutical supply chain. SecureRF, developer of the world’s first linear-based security methods, was granted additional funds to create security protocols for UHF passive RFID tags that will protect prescription drugs in the pharmaceutical industry.
Read our August 2008 press release about the this award.

Co-founder Dr. Dorian Goldfeld Awarded NSF Grant to Lead Research Training Group in Number Theory
The goal of the Research Training Group proposal is to make the New York metropolitan area a premier world center and model for the study of number theory. The project is a joint training effort involving three universities (Columbia-CUNY-NYU) with eight principal investigators and twenty-five other faculty all working in number theory and related areas. This project will be decisive in raising the level of number theory across participating campuses: cross-pollinating successful ideas already in existence, and creating approaches through collective interaction.
Read the May announcement about this award.

RFID Veteran to Lead SecureRF Engineering Team: Dr. Jeffrey Zhu will head research and development
SecureRF Corporation named Dr. Jeffrey Zhu, a top radio frequency identification (RFID) engineer, to head the product development and delivery of their highly secure RFID solutions to the marketplace.
Read our April 29th press release about this addition to our staff.

SecureRF to Present “What Do We Really Mean By Security for RFID -- And How Much Is Enough” at INTERPHEX 2008
Louis Parks, founder and CEO of SecureRF Corporation will give a presentation titled “What Do We Really Mean By Security for RFID -- And How Much Is Enough” on Wednesday, March 26th, 2007 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at INTERPHEX2008 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. In this session, he will detail security and privacy issues in deploying Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and the validity of these concerns. Various current and proposed solutions including authentication and data protection methods, and advice on how to select the right security level for a pharmaceutical RFID application will be presented.
Read our March 12th press release about this presentation.

View a copy of the "What Do We Really Mean by Security for RFID" presentation.

SecureRF Awarded National Science Foundation Grant for Secure RFID Tags
Security on Passive RFID Tags Will Benefit Pharmaceutical and Other Industries
SecureRF Corporation has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to promote the development of a secure radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. SecureRF, developer of the world’s first linear-based security methods, will be using this grant to adapt and implement strong security features on UHF passive RFID tags for use in the pharmaceutical industry.
Read our November 2007 press release about the this award.

CEO of SecureRF Corporation Selected to Present at Red Herring East 2007
Louis Parks will speak about the world’s first security platform for RFID
Louis Parks, CEO and co-founder of SecureRF Corporation, has been chosen to present at Red Herring East 2007. He will detail how SecureRF is bringing the world’s first security platform for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to market.
WHERE: Red Herring East 2007, Hyatt Harborside, Boston, Massachusetts (Room B)
WHEN: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 3:15 PM EDT
Read our June 26th press release about the this presentation.

SecureRF Announces Availability of the First RFID Tag with Onboard Security Features
LIME Tag™ authenticates and encrypts data communications on the tag itself
SecureRF Corporation announced the availability of its LIME Tag™ with Onboard Security™ and cold chain management features.  This battery-assisted passive tag uses SecureRF’s breakthrough in security technology that authenticates and encrypts data communications on the tag itself—an industry first.  It is an item-level solution that provides tamper-proof data storage on the tag, and ensures privacy by allowing only authorized readers access to sensitive information.  The LIME Tag will also help pharmaceutical manufacturers and other cold chain distributors track and monitor product temperature history.
Read our April 5th press release about the availability of the LIME Tag.

SecureRF to Present “RFID in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain - Security Challenges and Opportunities” at INTERPHEX2007
Louis Parks, founder and CEO of SecureRF Corporation will give a presentation titled “RFID in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain - Security Challenges and Opportunities” on Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 from 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM at INTERPHEX2007 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. In this session, he will detail security and privacy issues in deploying Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and the validity of these concerns. Various current and proposed solutions including authentication and data protection methods, and advice on how to select the right security level for a pharmaceutical RFID application will be presented.
Read our March 29th press release about this presentation.

SecureRF’s Security Solution for RFID Recognized by the American Mathematical Society
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 March 12th press release about the publication of our method for strongly securing RFID tags.

LIME Tag™ from SecureRF to Debut at RFID Journal LIVE! 2007
First RFID tag with Onboard Security™ features to be demonstrated in Booth 805
SecureRF Corporation will debut its LIME Tag™ with Onboard Security™ and cold chain management features at RFID Journal LIVE! 2007. This battery-assisted passive RFID tag uses SecureRF’s breakthrough in security technology that authenticates and encrypts data communications on the RFID tag itself - an industry first. It is an item-level solution that will help pharmaceutical manufacturers and other cold chain distributors provide a tamper-proof record that will prove the package is authentic, and ensure privacy by allowing only authorized readers access to sensitive information. The temperature sensor on SecureRF’s LIME Tag will monitor and securely record an item-level temperature history to address cold chain management issues.
Read our February 28th press release about the launch of the LIME Tag.

New RFID Tag First to Deliver ‘Onboard' Security for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain.
SecureRF announced a new RFID tag with onboard security and cold chain management features, targeting pharmaceutical supply chain applications. The new tag uses SecureRF’s breakthrough in security technology to actively authenticate and encrypt reader/tag communications, an industry first. This solution will help pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors provide a tamper-proof record right 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.
Read our November 14th press release about this RFID tag.

SecureRF's cryptography security recognized.
SecureRF’s new lightweight cryptography security was recognized as a disruptive technology at the Embedded Systems Conference 2006 in Boston. The event organizers, CMP Technology's Electronics Group, featured SecureRF’s breakthrough in the “Disruption Zone,” along with other high impact innovations.
Read our September 26th press release about this recognition.

First Strong Security Solution for RFID
SecureRF Debuts World’s First Linear-based Security Solution for Passive and Active RFID Chips and Readers. Read this press release (PDF 54kb).