Viruses Threaten RFID Tags

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

RFID use has risen significantly in both the commercial and security markets due to its ability to track mobile workers and vital equipment in real time. However, according to a new study presented at the annual Pervasive Computing and Communications Conference in Pisa, Italy, RFID tags may be susceptible to software viruses or malware. The paper, entitled Is Your Cat Infected With a Computer Virus?, suggests that computer viruses could spread from RFID tags through readers into poorly written middleware applications and backend systems and databases.



http://www.mobileenterprisemag.com/APCM/templates/default_template_new.asp?articleid=2034&zoneid=62


Nothing is safe anymore from viruses!

[silverweb]

1. Good.

Anything that kills off the use RFIDs is fine with me.

[tuvor]

2. Agreed.

How do we start?

[silverweb]

5. I dunno.

I'm waiting for someone to come out with a detector/zapper to find and neutralize the damned things.

In the meantime, I guess we just try to make sure we buy nothing with RFIDs in them and let the stores/manufactures know it?

:shrug:

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

3. I wonder if Norton make a non bloat-ware fot this?

[aquart]

4. LOL!