http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2006/05/threat-modeling-the-library.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:02:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2006/05/threat-modeling-the-library.html/comment-page-1#comment-2142 Adam Sun, 07 May 2006 20:20:24 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=1685#comment-2142 The RFID enables thieves to conceal their activity a bit better. Today, they need to slip the books into a bag. With RFID they don't. I was responding to the "hard to imagine" bit. The RFID enables thieves to conceal their activity a bit better. Today, they need to slip the books into a bag. With RFID they don’t.
I was responding to the “hard to imagine” bit.

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2006/05/threat-modeling-the-library.html/comment-page-1#comment-2141 Scott Sun, 07 May 2006 19:59:58 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=1685#comment-2141 Is it my imagination or does the automation of the checkout process do exactly nothing to the theives (who are easily stealing the books anyway, as you point out, via a method that defeats the RFID as easily as the mag stripe) and does in fact make it a lot easier/faster for everyone else to get through the process? Sounds to me like the perfect application of RFID. No imaginary security benefit and lots of process improvement for the consumer. Is it my imagination or does the automation of the checkout process do exactly nothing to the theives (who are easily stealing the books anyway, as you point out, via a method that defeats the RFID as easily as the mag stripe) and does in fact make it a lot easier/faster for everyone else to get through the process?
Sounds to me like the perfect application of RFID. No imaginary security benefit and lots of process improvement for the consumer.

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2006/05/threat-modeling-the-library.html/comment-page-1#comment-2140 Adam Sat, 06 May 2006 18:03:53 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=1685#comment-2140 It was not. It was not.

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2006/05/threat-modeling-the-library.html/comment-page-1#comment-2139 Anonymous Sat, 06 May 2006 17:58:35 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=1685#comment-2139 That wasn't a gift for Tim May, was it? Inquiring minds want to know! That wasn’t a gift for Tim May, was it? Inquiring minds want to know!

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