Infineon Technologies AG is supplying its next generation of security controllers of the SLE 78 product family for the new German ID card. The German authorities have been issuing the new electronic ID in chip card format since November 1, 2010. Infineon is providing a significant share of the chips for Europe’s biggest ID project.…
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Smart grid security
By Martin Klimke and Chris Shire, Infineon Technologies To fight global warming and lower the dependency of fossil energy resource, smart grids will be deployed. Smart grids will transform the power grids into intelligent networks that need a solid security foundation. The article gives an overview on the role of security controllers in smart grids.…
European Specialists Team Up to Define Security Standards for Next-Generation Mobile Devices
Five partners from industry and academia have joined forces in a European research project, SEPIA (Secure Embedded Platform with advanced Process Isolation and Anonymity capabilities), to define security standards for next-generation mobile devices including high-end cell phones and tablet devices. As financial services, such as banking and payment, become increasingly accessed from mobile devices, it becomes increasingly…
Full speed ahead for infosecurity on the road
By Detlef Houdeau, Infineon Technologies Automotive security applications have been around for over 25 years. Parallel to the growth of electronic control systems, electronic security applications have been developed to protect vehicle and driver from misuse, theft as well as cyber attacks. Anti-theft electronics were included in the BMW 7 series in 1982 and a…
The Technical Progress of Hardware Security
by Marcus Janke and Dr. Peter Laackmann, Infineon Technologies AG Introduction Security processors are vastly utilized for protected processing and storage of data in many of today’s applications. Nevertheless, each security architecture automatically implies a preferred range of use and security lifetime. Consequently, selecting a product with the right security level is not a trivial…