Maybe If We Don't Talk About It The Problem Will Go Away.

When I was growing up there was a neighborhood kid whose parents chose to ignore his fits and general bad behavior, despite the fact that it was causing general discomfort to all those around him (myself included). Needless to say, he grew up to be the neighborhood bully, and eventually ended up going to prison for armed robbery. Ignoring him did not make the problem go away.

Unfortunately, that is the exact tactic many "experts" in the RFID industry are taking when it comes to RFID security. They are simply choosing to discuss nearly everything about RFID implementation EXCEPT security. Lets take, for example, an study recently published by ABI Research (a trusted research firm) titled Developing a Corporate Plan for RFID Adoption: Enterprise RFID Blueprint and Program Management Considerations. The publication is quite well written, and discusses practically all management considerations, with the exception of security.

A note to ABI Research and other experts out there. RFID security issues are not going to go away just because they are not discussed. I attempted to contact the authors of the article for comment, to no avail. EDIT: Both Mr. Collins and Mr. Liard did indeed reply to my request for comment. I wish to thank both of them.

That's okay. The RFID Security Alliance is not planning on going away either.