Comments on: Legal Threats Over Black Hat RFID Presentation http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4141 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:31:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: CarlS http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4141#comment-1215896 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:05:41 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4141#comment-1215896 What, are they afraid someone will discover just how easy it is to defeat their locking mechanisms? That's almost the same as being afraid that someone will discover America in 2010. What, are they afraid someone will discover just how easy it is to defeat their locking mechanisms? That’s almost the same as being afraid that someone will discover America in 2010.

]]> by: John http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4141#comment-119902 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:12:30 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4141#comment-119902 Nice try, but NO. HID should go out of business for making a lack luster product. Plain and simple. Nothing would do better to teach a company like this a lesson. They promised security and obviously didn't deliver. Nice try, but NO. HID should go out of business for making a lack luster product. Plain and simple. Nothing would do better to teach a company like this a lesson. They promised security and obviously didn’t deliver.

]]> by: Adam Davis http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4141#comment-117865 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:38:29 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4141#comment-117865 HID should turn this around to their advantage: "We recognized that eventually our security solution would be compromised, and have actively worked to develop the next generation of security access and authorization products. They are drop-in replacements for existing card readers, will read the old cards and act accordingly so organization may make an easy transition. Some organization may choose to keep the older, less secure cards for areas and employees that don't need highly encrypted access, while deploying our uber-secure solution to those areas and employees most at risk." Then they make a mint with customers upgrading. Every company is in the same boat - it isn't a question of preventing the information getting out, it's a question of appearing to pro actively and adequately fixing the "new" problem. -Adam HID should turn this around to their advantage:

“We recognized that eventually our security solution would be compromised, and have actively worked to develop the next generation of security access and authorization products. They are drop-in replacements for existing card readers, will read the old cards and act accordingly so organization may make an easy transition. Some organization may choose to keep the older, less secure cards for areas and employees that don’t need highly encrypted access, while deploying our uber-secure solution to those areas and employees most at risk.”

Then they make a mint with customers upgrading. Every company is in the same boat - it isn’t a question of preventing the information getting out, it’s a question of appearing to pro actively and adequately fixing the “new” problem.

-Adam

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