Instant messengers and security threats

    What was the first thing that attracted you when you were introduced to Internet?   Instant Messaging comes to our mind instantly, doesn’t it? But how many of us realize that this addictive feature of the Internet is indeed the gate opener for many an intruder? Many internet users have inseparable relationship with [...]

Basics of RFID technology

  Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology which uses radio waves to track, trace and identify a tagged entity. This process can be undertaken in various ways, a common one being initially storing identification data on an RFID tag which is attached to the entity. The tag consists of two components- a microchip which [...]

Biometrics: a key technology in the security industry

    The events of 9/11 shattered world peace and sent out a chilling message. Not even the strongest country in the world could secure itself from the clutches of terrorism. This ushered in an era of growth for the electronic security industry, with countries spending billions of dollars to acquire and deploy sophisticated state [...]