I'm at the Infosecurity Show in London today, and one of my main goals will be to find out more about RFID and security. There have been a series of news stories about supposed weaknesses in RFID. I'd like to get a first-hand look at what the real picture is.
One of the presentations I'll be most interested in is one in which Adam Laurie, director of The Bunker discusses, "RFIDIOTS - practical RFID hacking without soldering irons".
Apparently, Laurie will caution, "From the moment we leave our houses to the moment we arrive at our desks, we are interacting with a surprising number of RFID tags.The one hidden in the head of my car key tells the engine management system my car isn't being stolen. Soon I will be able to enter and leave the country by placing my passport in an RFID reader and having my identity checked automatically against the biometrics stored therein. This is all very nice, and makes my life simple and efficient, but is it safe? Is it secure? What could possibly go wrong...?"
I'll be intrigued as to whether there really are issues with RFID security, or whether, as I've said before, these alleged weaknesses may be being overblown.