The Network Security. Org

RFID tags are vulnerable to viruses

A group of European computer researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to insert a software virus into radio frequency identification tags, part of a microchip-based tracking technology in growing use in commercial and security applications.

In a paper to be presented Wednesday at an academic computing conference in Pisa, Italy, the researchers plan to demonstrate how it is possible to infect a tiny portion of memory in the chip, which can hold as little as 128 characters of information.

Until now, most computer security experts have discounted the possibility of using such tags, known as RFID chips, to spread a computer virus because of the tiny amount of memory on the chips. Study says RFID tags are vulnerable to viruses | CNET News.com

More News

• HTTPS Cookie-Hijacking Tool CookieMonster Gobbles Personal Data
  



• Anatomy of a botnet
  



• Microsoft patches 8 critical bugs in Windows, Office
  



• Virtualization users should expect more attacks
  



• Threat From DNS Bug Is not Over, Experts Say
  



• Website infection rate triples
  



• How to Use Honeypots to Improve Your Network Security
  



• Microsoft Patch Tuesday Targets 26 Application Flaws
  



• SSL VPNs might not be as secure as you think
  



• 8 tips to filter spam effectively
  



• Onus on IP address owner to prove innocence
  



• How to install an SSH Server in Windows Server 2008.
  



• Several vulnerabilities closed in the Linux kernel
  



• 8 Best Practices for Encryption Key Management and Data Security
  



• Free Honeypot Client Could Sting Malware
  



• What Firewalls Do & Donot Do
  



• Symantec fingers D Link for bot attacks
  



• WhiteHat: 90% of Sites Still Vulnerable
  



• Red Hat releases free security code
  



• A new type of Bluetooth security