Intercede Group PLC New Android Security Platform
February 22 2016 - 2:01AM
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Intercede Group PLC
22 February 2016
PRESS RELEASE
Intercede and Solacia to unveil revolutionary Android security
platform at Mobile World Congress
New approach to leveraging hardware security on Android
smartphone enables greater choice for mobile network operators and
service providers
Lutterworth, England/Reston, VA, February 19, 2016 - Intercede
and Korean company Solacia today announce an integration of their
mobile security solutions to allow Android applications to execute
secure transactions in a hardware protected zone. Intercede's
Trusted Application Management (TAM) service now provides
application access to ARM(R) TrustZone(R) technology via Solacia's
Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) and incorporating digital
certificates from Symantec.
This is the first time an independent TEE has been installed,
post-factory, on a standard consumer grade smartphone and then
securely loaded with a Trusted Application (TA) using a multi-TEE
TAM service. This revolutionary solution offers mobile operators,
service providers and their application developers, greater control
of Trusted Applications on Android based mobile devices. An
end-to-end demonstration built on a LG V10 smart phone will be
showcased at MWC.
"This deployment heralds a new era in security for Android
handsets, giving service providers a new level of control over the
security features they can offer with their devices and
applications," said Richard Parris, CEO of Intercede. "They need
choice in their selection of TEE and cryptographic key provider for
reasons of interoperability, policy and cost while maintaining a
common management platform across mixed fleets of devices."
The TEE is a secure environment that benefits from the
protection of hardware based security such as TrustZone technology
that is built into billions of ARM processors. This allows
specially designed apps to execute secure transactions in a trusted
area that is completely isolated from the standard Android
operating system. Use of the TEE enables enterprises such as banks
and service providers to enhance their Android security measures
and ensure customer transactions and sensitive information aren't
vulnerable to attack by malware.
Sang Jin Park, CEO of Solacia added: "This is a great
opportunity for Solacia to demonstrate SecuriTEE on a commercially
available consumer handset. By installing the TEE post-factory we
are demonstrating that MNOs and service providers have real choice
in their selection of core security components.
When teamed with a multi-TEE TAM, such as MyTAM, the MNO can now
choose a cryptographic key management infrastructure that places
the root of trust under its own control. We believe this is a
fundamental requirement to enabling widespread adoption of secure
mobility, including the use of SecuriTEE, by unlocking the full
power of ARM TrustZone technology."
"TrustZone technology provides a secure walled garden for
valuable code and data. The ability to install or update secure
world software on connected devices is beneficial to service
providers, device makers and customers," said Marc Canel, vice
president, security systems, ARM. "We welcome Intercede and
Solacia's innovative approach to deploying Trusted Execution
Environments and Trusted Applications, it shows a new and elegant
way for secure software to be installed and managed on consumer
devices after they have left the factory."
"Establishing a secure root of trust is fundamental to any
TEE-based implementation," said Jason Merrick, Senior Director,
Information Protection, Symantec. "Committed to the use of open
standards in authentication across the security industry, Symantec
is pleased to be providing the digital certificates that are used
within this demonstration to secure the TA provisioning process
enabled by MyTAM."
The demonstration will take place at Mobile World Congress in
Barcelona, Hall 7, B81, and features Intercede's Trusted
Application Management platform, MyTAM, and Solacia's SecuriTEE
software, fully supported by LG, Symantec and ARM.
Enquiries:
Intercede Group plc Tel: 01455 558111
Richard Parris, Chairman & Chief Executive
Andrew Walker, Finance Director
finnCap Ltd Tel: 020 7220 0500
Stuart Andrews, Corporate Finance
Joanna Scott, Corporate Broking
About Intercede:
Intercede is a software and service company specialising in
identity, credential management and secure mobility. Its solutions
create a foundation of trust between connected people, devices and
apps and combine expertise with innovation to provide world-class
cybersecurity. Intercede has been delivering solutions to high
profile customers, from the US and UK governments to some of the
world's largest corporations, telecommunications providers and
information technology firms, for over 20 years. Intercede's
product portfolio includes MyID, an identity and credential
management system that assigns trusted digital identities to
employees citizens and machines. In 2015, Intercede launched MyTAM,
enabling trusted applications to be loaded into a mobile device's
Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), providing hardware-level
security for Android apps.
For more information visit: www.intercede.com or follow us on
Twitter: @IntercedeMyID
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