RFID, Wi-Fi or any other wireless technology poses a series of security threats to an enterprise.
Regardless of transmission range, attackers can take advantage of a wireless reader or access point attached to the Local Area Network to launch an attack on IT assets.
While using firewalls on internet gateways is a straightforward reality, companies are often not educated on the risks of installing an RF reader. Generating an artificial RFID tag’s message, for example, an attacker can inject malicious code into database servers – a popular internet attack called ‘SQL Injections’. Other attacks can overload the system by transmitting fake RFID tag messages and where communications are not secured, spy and record supply chain activity from outside the facility’s fence.
The main reason why most competing solutions are not secured is the lack of bi-directional communications. Encryption keys must be changed periodically to maintain security and other measures must be implemented to protect both asset information and the local area network IT resources from attacks.

How is iLocate different?

The Precyse N3 asset network protocol and the iLocate product solutions were built to meet severe military security standards, which are no less relevant to commercial enterprise’s data security reality.
A multi-layered approach to data security was implemented to prevent attacks, block data espionage and maintain information integrity over time. The N3 over-the-air link protection and security aspects are:

1. Content protection – protecting the content of the data transmitted over the air to prevent fraud and industrial espionage by radio intercepting devices.
2. Communication link protection – to add another layer to content protection against data ‘eavesdropping’ and to prevent overflow or misguide attacks through data sent by unauthorized sources.
3. Protection from signal mimicking – removing the risk of attackers mimicking the exact pattern of an intercepted agent signal, even if encrypted, to prevent data fraud, system overflow and data consistency attacks.
4. Protection against unauthorized detection and asset localization while on the road – it is required to minimize the probability that managed assets will be located by unauthorized systems. This feature is extremely important for privacy and critical under battlefield conditions
5. Copping with unknown, future threats – New security vulnerabilities are always discovered. Whether it is outdated passwords or new forms of attacks, using new technologies. By supporting both encryption key updates and complete firmware upgrade on Smart Agent, the N3 asset network allows you to continuously upgrade your security. Unlike uni-directional RFID or WiFi RFID products, the iLocate capacity to change the Agent’s software on the fly is crucial to maintaining security in the future.