The Security of RFID Cards: Interesting paper on the security of contactless smartcards
Browsing Posts published in June, 2006
Build Your Own RFID Skimmer: “How to build a low-cost, extended-range RFID skimmer,” by Ilan Kirschenbaum and Avishai Wool. To appear in 15th USENIX Security Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, August 2006.
Wireless Spectrum Analyzer on the Cheap:There’s an article over at TheTechLounge looking at the Wi-Spy wireless spectrum analyzer. Here’s a quote: ‘Although most wireless boxes are able to push through the lower amounts of interference, some people, such as those living in apartments or otherwise deluged with many wireless signals may have problems. It is with this dilemma in mind that the people at MetaGeek created the Wi-Spy spectrum analyzer.’ Cool thing is, it’s only $100…“
Brief: U.S. gov’t more active in piracy fight:U.S.
News: SCADA industry debates flaw disclosure: SCADA industry debates flaw disclosure
In June of last year, Sun Microsystems open sourced its flagship operating system Solaris. This article asks the question, where is the OpenSolaris project after one year of operation? It contains views from Sun itself as well as insights from an external contributor to the code.
IE 7 security
NSA Continues More Growth
