Computer System Attacks

Abstract

The study of computer system attacks is an important part RFID security and privacy. This chapter provides a general overview of computer system attacks organized by target. Attacks on EPC entities - tags, readers, middleware, and back-end systems - are categorized and discussed, as well as wired link attacks. Countermeasures to the attacks are summarized and evaluated based on the discussion. The Denial of Services (DoS) attack is highlighted in the discussion.