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September 22, 2006
RFID Risky; Could Expose Company Secrets, says Forrester
Consumers aren't the only ones who need to be concerned about the privacy and security downsides of RFID technology. A new report by Forrester Research is warning companies that "RFID is not mature enough yet to protect your company secrets," notes Evan Schuman, Retail Technology Editor for eWeek.com.
Forrester's report cites risks that include surreptitious modification of RFID data on tags and attackers monkeying around with data transmissions.
Read more at Schuman's StorefrontBackTalk:
http://www.storefrontbacktalk.com/securityfraud/forrester-report-rfid-not-as-secure-as-vendors-say
- Liz McIntyre
Posted by liz at September 22, 2006 10:02 AM