Security

Top IoT Security Vulnerabilities

As consumers become more familiar with the Internet of Things, they’re opening their eyes to the IoT security threats that come with greater connectivity. And many of the threats that they fear the most are also on the radars of industry professionals. Consumers, according to a recent survey by Vormetric, fear hacking attacks on cars…

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How Big is Your Key?

In providing cryptography solutions for wireless sensors and other devices in the Internet of Things we are often asked, Can the encryption be cracked? We think this is the wrong question to ask when evaluating a cipher. Rather, we feel the question a user should ask is How long will it take to crack this…

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Security Is Not Just Encrypting Data

When I meet people and they ask me what my company does, the dialogue in 2010 often used to go like this: Them: What do you do? Me: My company provides security solutions for wireless sensors and RFID. Them: Oh, so you encrypt data. If I was running to catch a train, a benefit of…

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Privacy versus Security

If you have been affiliated with Automated Identification Technology (AIT), Machine to Machine (M2M) communications or the Internet of Things (IoT) in any way, you are probably very familiar with the worldwide concerns that have been raised around privacy and security. In fact, we often think of privacy and security as a single issue and…

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An Introduction to Cryptographic Security Methods and Their Role in Securing Low Resource Computing Devices

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher What is the difference between private key and public key cryptography? What is the difference between symmetric and asymmetric cryptography? What is the difference between Diffie-Hellman (Elliptic Curve) and RSA asymmetric cryptography methods? Since SecureRF’s Algebraic Eraser technology offers a combination of symmetric (i.e. private key or secret key) and…

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