In order to simplify their installation and operation, modern home security systems must be able to monitor their environments wirelessly. This includes monitoring perimeter security, intrusion ...

Does radio frequency identification (RFID) technology come with inherent security or surveillance risks? That’s been a question raised periodically by members of the public and some legislators. In ...

RFID tag security and data privacy was a popular topic in 2006, so I am beginning 2007 with a review of the issues and a look ahead at some anticipated developments. The security topic made headlines ...

RALEIGH – Researchers at North Carolina State University have made what is believed to be the smallest state-of-the-art RFID (radio-frequency identification) chip, which should drive down the cost of ...

This article was originally published by RFID Update. September 2, 2008—Verayo is a new company that formed in Palo Alto, California to commercialize technology it says can make RFID chips unclonable.

Imagine a library system that knows where every book is and allows visitors to return and issue books automatically. That dream is slowly becoming a reality as libraries adopt the use of tiny Radio ...

[Gabe Schuyler] had a frustrating problem when it came to getting into his building’s garage. The RFID access system meant he had to remove his gloves while sitting on his motorcycle to fish out the ...

The wide variety of retail tags available for your business gives you different methods to track and secure your inventory. From simple tags for businesses on a budget to cutting-edge security ...

On our journey to better RFID security, we’ve learned what the major threats are, and the potential effects they can have. To get our organizations to a better place, we need to look at one ...

If you watch TV for any amount of time, you’ll notice that there are a lot of commercials for wallets and devices that protect your cards from being read by RFID. Like medical devices, RFID was ...

Reports that the military has started outfitting firearms with RFID tags for tracking have raised security alarms. The concern: What if the enemy uses the tags to track soldiers on the battlefield?

As far as wireless technologies go, radio-frequency identification (RFID) is one of the oldest. Patented in 1983 by the late British inventor Charles Walton, RFID made it possible for new, ...