1. Introduction
This document discusses the security implications of the proposed new wireless IT infrastructure for Stores. This document primarily focuses on issues related to the risk of adopting pre-shared keys for authenticating devices, as the risks associated with the end user devices are documented elsewhere.
The following is extracted from the TAD:
Currently there are a number of store devices and applications that rely on the existing Stores RF Infrastructure. The current RF systems were first deployed in stores several years ago. The supplier of these systems, Symbol Technologies has announced end-of-life for all products that comprise the current Stores RF Infrastructure.
Based upon current store opening plans an amount of stock was purchased and stockpiled prior to the Last Purchase date which should provide enough Frequency Hopping equipment to cover replacements and new store openings until the end of May 2007; however this has recently been reduced to the end on Feb 2007. After this date, opening stores with the old RF technology will not be possible.
2. Current Environment
The following is extracted from the TAD:
The security implemented within the existing stores RF environment relies on three elements; the fact that the technology used is quite obscure, the fact that the frequency changes frequently and the fact that a MAC address list is implemented through the use of an in-house application called Hyena.
The Frequency Hopping wireless network makes use of a technology which allows the FH enabled wireless devices and the FH Access Points to switch frequencies simultaneously at regular rapid intervals. This makes capturing or sniffing conversations tricky and would mean that anyone wis...
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Additionally if the key on any device of a particular type that falls under PCI is suspected of being compromised then an incident needs to be raised and the incident response plan followed, probably resulting in the keys on all devices of that type being changed immediately to maintain M&S’s compliance.
IPOS-08
The current planned dates for the I-POS 08 delivery indicate that new hardware will begin to be deployed to the stores between September and October this year and with a completion date of mid-08 for the tills. Along with the new hardware an operating system upgrade to XP/Vista for desktops and WePOS for the tills will be undertaken at the same time. As these new devices will offer more support for a certificate based solution it is essential that a programme of work is undertaken to allow this to be developed and deployed with the new rollouts.
...ck and mortar stores and online stores. All these products flow through the same supply chain before they gets customers. However, JB Hi-Fi’s distribution is not thoroughly horizontally integrated. For example, customers could not order a product online and pick it up in a brick and mortar store. Even though JB Hi-Fi did not try to vertically integrate its distribution channel since it is only a retailer, it still tried to offer its customers with best services and efficiency by strengthening its cooperation with its suppliers. For example, customers could check the status of their order through the website of JB Hi-Fi which has integrated information from delivery companies. Customers could also order products that are not in stock since JB Hi-Fi could quickly place an order to its suppliers and have it quickly delivered after it reaches the warehouse of JB Hi-Fi.
wireless communication got a lot of attention when a message was transmitted that allowed for
Research suggests that managers and employees in the wireless industry have faced tough challenges in their daily work. Managers have had the difficult job of crafting appropriate business strategies and human resource practices in the face of technological uncertainty, volatile demand, and heightened price competition in markets plagued by overcapacity (Batts, Colvin, Katz & Keefe (2005). This paper will examine the challenges facing the wireless industry the near future and recommend ways in which my new organization, Twenty1Wirless, can meet those challenges. First we will discuss the challenges we are facing as an organization. Next, we will explore the opportunities Twenty1 Wireless has to overcome these challenges. Finally, we will discuss
In this section we investigate attacks and threats to our primary devices. These attacks and threats are built off of the vulnerabilities the previous section and help to determine which security controls would be most valuable against future attacks.
These RFID tags allow McKesson to electronically track pharmaceuticals throughout warehouses, allowing for less lost product. Health care in the United States is at one of its most uncertain and unpredictable eras in the entire history of the country. New technology, services, and ideas are being invented each day, and McKesson Corporation is at the forefront of this ongoing technology race. The McKesson Corporation is constantly working with other health care organizations to strengthen the health of their business, improve quality, develop new efficient means, and help them control costs. The McKesson Corporation’s mission statement is as follows, “Together with our customers and partners, we are creating a sustainable future for health care.
Home Depot’s improvements are been seen from stock prices to better customer experience through new technologies (www.forbes.com, 2015). The company’s stock increased by 175% and introduced FIRST phones, a mobile in-store technology (www.forbes.com, 2015). Therefore, the strategic plan is for this device is to increase customer interaction for information on products and checking its availability (www.forbes.com, 2015). Also, Home Depot put together another strategy which made same day shipping on customers that order online before 5 p.m. (www.forbes.com, 2015). However, Finance and Information Systems can’t be the only strategy focus for the company. It must consider all entities to ensure that all functional strategies are working together.
...The product will be able to move. Because they can see what is being sold and where people are buying it they have the ability to change forecasts on what they should do. Using the RFID the tracking system will help eliminate errors and ensure quality of the products.
This presents unique opportunities for attacks against wireless networks that are difficult to detect, since the attacker can present himself as an authorized client by using an altered MAC address. As nearly all wireless NICs permit changing their MAC address to an arbitrary value – through vendor-supplied drivers, open-source drivers or various application programming frameworks – it is trivial for an attacker to wreak havoc on a target wireless LAN.
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This report has clearly in detail described the meaning, benefits as well as the need and challenges of the RFID in the supply chain system. While RFID comes with a larger magnitude of benefits than the bar code, it’s an expensive medium and comes at a price that may be prohibitive to many businesses. On the one hand, RFID is advantageous in different areas of the supply chain and does not require line-of-sight scanning; it helps in labor reduction, enhances visibility of products and processes , and helps in inventory management. On the other hand, RFID is an expensive solution, lacking benchmarks or standards, suffers from some adverse deployment issues, and suffers from major privacy concerns. However with the ultimate aim to see the establishment of item-level tracking which should act to revolutionize SCM practices, RFID is here to stay.
This proposal is for a small office that will have users who are connected by Wi-Fi or cable. The network will include devices and resources that is shared among all the users. The network will need to have security measures in place to protect the entire network and keep the wireless access secure and available only to employees of the company.
With the increasingly ubiquitous nature of mobile devices and online availability, including smartphones and tablets, there is also an understandable concern about the level of security that is afforded to such devices. This can be considered as increasingly important given the proliferation of policies such as BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) which is being used by diverse organizations as a way of lowering the cost of ownership for such devices while also leveraging the flexibility advantages that their utilization can bring. It is therefore an area of immense interest due to the changing and emerging nature of both the technology itself as well as the security concerns.
Totty, M. (2009, June 2). Business Solutions New Ways to Use RFID. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 14, 2011, from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203771904574175882366028604.html
Introduction: This is a 21th century, technology is the most important and improved thing of the human life. It makes life easier and faster. Development of faster sophisticated technology we have better and fast life. So all we are connect each other by computer network. There are two different way of network: Wired and wireless. Now day we can found network almost everywhere. Home, business, public place, Airport, Planes, hospitals, school, train everywhere we can found networking. Therefore, almost every sector of the economy that has affected by wired and wireless technology. Wired network and wireless protect both has security, But in general wireless network is less secure than wired networks. For proper security AP (access point) and its antenna should be right position. Also add a wireless access point or use a wireless router we can connect to network wirelessly. AS we using more and more of devices (smart phones, tablet and computers) rely on wireless networking, we have to improve our network security too.
Rapid Replenishment. Another approach is to set up rapid replenishment and supply the stores with what they need when they need it. This allows for centralization of cooking capacity and low levels of inventory, but increases the cost of replenishment and receiving.