Andre Yoskowitz
25 Mar 2007 7:52
An American company, EM-SEC Technologies, has recently stated that they have successfully tested wireless-blocking paint. They applied their "Coating Solution" to a test facility last week and the paint sccessfully protected against "wireless devices and other electronic equipment".
According to the company, "a one-time application of the coating creates an 'electromagnetic fortress' by preventing airborne hackers from intercepting signals."
EM-SEC hopes that the paint will be useful in corporate offices, boardrooms, server and computer rooms, and R&D labs where wireless intruders would not be welcome.
In the past, EM-SEC has worked more with government and military customers earning some impressive validations in the process. The EM-SEC website claims that the coatings have been checked out by various groups including Sandia Labs and the Naval Surface Warfare Centre Crane Division (which tests technology for the Navy SEALS)
The paint is also approved as a TEMPEST countermeasure by the US National Security Agency (NSA).
At the moment, the paint may be too advanced for the regular consumer, especially those who would like to use a cell phone inside their painted rooms. However, this product could be bound for commercial use. A movie theater could use the paint to block incoming and outgoing cell phone calls, thus avoiding the legal issues with "jamming".
Source:
TheRegister