Articles inside the category: Articles
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Wednesday, 3 Aug, 2011
Because on their impact on the applications, security vulnerabilities of RFID tag technologies, when they are uncovered, easily draw media attention. The wireless security and access control of some key recent RFID-based technologies have been, although, interestingly designed. From this article you will learn what three key RFID-based applications are doing to secure their wireless communications and chip access.
By Michel
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Thursday, 28 Jul, 2011
Everyone knows what RFID means. However, details behind this word are usually unknown or misunderstood. We provide in this article an introduction to the Radio-Frequency IDentification technology and highlight the related security and privacy issues related to this ubiquitous technology. This is an introducing article to RFID security issues. Read it before enjoying the rest of the content!
By Gildas
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Thursday, 28 Jul, 2011
Here’s a real-world scenario: You’re a successful executive at a large software company. You’re about to be robbed but it won’t be through cyber-crime or zero-day malware exploiting CVEs, as I usually write about. As you walk into your local
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Thursday, 28 Jul, 2011
A discussion on how radio frequency-enabled technology could leave people vulnerable to identity theft and then potential identity fraud. Read the article and find out why Expert Julian Evans claims, that it’s only a matter of time before someone or
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Thursday, 28 Jul, 2011
Dr. Ann Cavoukian is recognized as one of the leading privacy experts in the world. An avowed believer in the role that technology can play in protecting privacy, Dr. Cavoukian’s leadership has seen her office develop a number of tools
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Thursday, 28 Jul, 2011
As a Boss, have you ever tried to find out what your employee is working on with his office desktop? As a network admin, have you thought of finding who is flooding the network with trivial issues? As a parent,
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Thursday, 28 Jul, 2011
The EU has recently changed the law regarding the saving of cookies on users’ computers by websites. The
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) have been updated to increase privacy for website visitors and require websites to obtain consent from
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Thursday, 28 Jul, 2011
I was once talking to a friend of mine about client side attacks, and how they can lead to a full compromise of the companies private network. He told me that they were safe because: first – they use a
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Thursday, 28 Jul, 2011
The Astalavista Experience
Astalavista.com is an IT News & Security community. It serves as a starting point for IT and security news with its continuous news stream on the main page. But Astalavista is much more, for the technical interested and
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Saturday, 16 Jul, 2011
As the world of cyber space evolved, so did the various beleaguered complications. Nothing it seems comes without a loophole. The reach of internet in banking and shopping domain has increased exponentially in the past decade and so has the
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Saturday, 16 Jul, 2011
IP surveillance cameras are used extensively for monitoring of live targets. However, inherent design of web interface of IP surveillance cameras suffers from various flaws. This paper sheds light on the vulnerabilities that exist in the design and deployment of
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Friday, 15 Jul, 2011
ID theft is a crime that takes place when someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception for financial gain. You might be able to protect your fingerprints for some time,
