Companies are to be offered a special
“wireless-blocking” paint which can be used to protect their
internal wireless networks.
EM-SEC Technologies says tests show that its
EM-SEC Coating System can stop hackers and wireless intruders
breaking into buildings’ wireless networks, including Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth and single building mobile phone networks.
“The use of EM-SEC Coating as an electromagnetic barrier for the
containment of wireless networks has opened a new realm of
possibilities for our company and for the future of wireless
communications,” said Robert Boyd, vice president and director of
technology for EM-SEC Technologies.
“As hackers, identity thieves and even terrorists become more
sophisticated in the methods they use to obtain information or
inflict damage, these tests confirmed EM-SEC Coating reduces the
threat from electronic eavesdropping and blocks out electromagnetic
interference for the protection of electronic data,” said Boyd.
The EM-SEC Coating System is a series of water-based shielding
products that restrict the passage of airborne radio frequency
signals.
The EM-SEC Coating was initially developed to aid the US
government and military in shielding operation centres in order to
safeguard mission critical information.
The test results showed that a one-time application of the
EM-SEC Coating creates an “electromagnetic fortress” by preventing
airborne hackers from intercepting signals.
EM-SEC said the product could also be used to stop electronic
eavesdropping of corporate offices, boardrooms, server and computer
rooms and research and development laboratories.
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