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Analysis: Physical/Logical Security Convergence: Page 30 of 30

Physical and logical security staffs, both tasked with protecting enterprise assets, are seeing increased technology and budgetary overlaps. Now, technological shifts, budgetary realities and a major government initiative are adding
November 17, 2006

Standalone PIN pads and other combination-style technology (including push-button combination locks on doors) are frequently encountered but fall short. Combinations can be recorded by nearby cameras, or recovered due to thermal residue--the lingering heat left on the buttons by the finger can be seen with a thermal camera; see for yourself.

Finally, scramble PIN pads (the numbers randomly change locations between uses) help defeat this problem, but the market is very limited on offerings. Hirsch Electronics, a primary scramble pad vendor, requires additional Hirsch components to use the system, leaving you stuck with a proprietary solution. --Jeff Forristal

Jeff Forristal is the senior security consultant at security consultancy Neohapsis. Write to him at [email protected].

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