Encoders are a vital component in many applications that require motion control and feedback information. Whether a system’s requirement is speed, direction, or distance, an encoder produces control ...

An unexpected revisit to my earlier post on mouse encoder hacking sparked a timely opportunity to reexamine quadrature encoders, this time with a clearer lens and a more targeted focus on their signal ...

Qurakslab found vulnerability in MIFARE Classic smart cards made by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group The security vulnerability allows “card-only” attacks and not the corresponding card reader A ...

Rotary encoders sense changes in the position of a rotating shaft, then generate signals that send speed, direction, and position information to a receiving device such as a counter, drive, or ...

The recent compromise of Saflok's hotel lock system, potentially exposing three million hotel room locks, highlights this cybersecurity concerns related with devices in our technological world. The ...

Editor’s Note: This article, which was originally published by CS sister publication Security Sales & Integration, covers the vulnerabilities of some Saflok-brand RFID-based hotel keycard locks used ...

In a scenario that feels lifted from Oceans 11, a group of hackers have shown the vulnerabilities of RFID-based locks through a hotel room keycard. A team of security researchers recently revealed a ...

Researchers have developed a simple exploit capable of unlocking all of the doors at more than 10,000 hotels worldwide. Saflok-brand RFID-based keycard locks have been around for 36 years. But only in ...

Your next hotel room stay may not be as secure as you hope it is. A group of security researchers who were invited to a Las Vegas hotel to identify digital security ...