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Contributor: Vijaykumar Balasubramanian

Vijaykumar Balasubramanian
As Senior Product Manager handling product portfolios that include smart card readers, physical access readers and removable storage solutions, Vijay has helped shape the company's product portfolio across different verticals. During his time with Shuttle technology and Identive’s ID Infrastructure division (formerly SCM Microsystems), he has worked with industry leaders and engineering teams across different time zones. Vijay has 14 years of experience in the hi-tech field bringing technical and business perspectives for every opportunity. He has patents pending in USB port security and Guide rail systems. Vijay lives in Fremont, CA, US and has an engineering degree (Electronics and Communication) from Madurai Kamaraj University, India and MBA (Technology Management) from University of Phoenix, USA.
Recent Posts by Vijaykumar Balasubramanian:

Is Identity Theft Possible Through NFC?

Written on February 2, 2012 | Posted in NFC Technology, RFID Technology, Smart Cards / Contactless

The news segment above addresses electronic pickpocketing. AskIdentive received this link seeking clarification -  Is this level of identity theft possible through NFC? The short answer is “NO.” Contactless credit cards come with the benefit of less time spent per transaction at the POS terminal. This ease of use has had the side effect of raising some valid security concerns. An understanding of how NFC works and how the contactless cards work will help alleviate these concerns. The video attempts to demonstrate the drawbacks of RFID through credit cards that have an RF chip embedded in...

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How Can NFC Help Social Networking?

Written on December 22, 2011 | Posted in NFC Technology

The ever-growing buzz around NFC has been upstaged only by the bigger buzz around social networks. Indeed, social networking has been the story of this decade. NFC is a complementary technology that facilitates social networking in a secure way. Social networking is evolving beyond just interactions between individuals to include commercial nodes. A business can be enhanced or can even thrive solely through social networks. The popularity of social networking as a de facto medium of communication among the thinking public is dampened only by privacy and security concerns. NFC...

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