Giesecke & Devrient Secure Flash Solutions GmbH

iOS preferred over BlackBerry and Android on corporate networks

S. Paulussen — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:44:18 +0000

According to a survey commissioned by security specialist Check Point, Apple devices running iOS make up the largest share of mobile operating systems on corporate networks. The IT employees surveyed rate Android as the system with the greatest security risk and believe that users are a greater security threat than hackers, regardless of the operating system.

Published by h-online.com on 20 January, 2012; link to the article.

Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona

S. Paulussen — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:40:26 +0000

The Mobile World Congress 2012 takes place from 27 February to 1 March. Visit the Giesecke & Devrient booth B65 in hall 8 to see the latest developments and products.

For more information about the world’s biggest conference for the mobile industry, click here.

RSA Conference USA in San Francisco

S. Paulussen — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:38:48 +0000

The 2012 RSA Conference takes place from 27 February to 2 March.

For more information about the major security event in the US, click here.

Your Identity Up for Grabs

S. Paulussen — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:19:24 +0000

Security was a big issue in 2011 with more sophisticated and a wider range of threats than ever before wasting even more of everyone’s time at a cost of billions of dollars.

Published by CIO.com on 13 January, 2012; link to the article.

Tech Trends You’ll See in 2012

S. Paulussen — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:08:21 +0000

From data-only cell phone plans to HTML 5, these ten advancements are ready to go mainstream in the year to come.

Published by Computerworld.com on 29 December, 2011; link to the article.

Interview with Fabian Guter of G&D SFS about smart card security for USB sticks (in German)

S. Paulussen — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:38:49 +0000

The German online publication All-about-Security.de did an interview with Fabian Guter of G&D Secure Flash Solutions and Robert Korherr of ProSoft about the importance of smart card security for secure authentication and data storage with USB sticks.

Omnicard 2012 in Berlin

S. Paulussen — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:06:20 +0000

Omnicard 2012 takes place from 17 to 19 January in Berlin.

For more information about this yearly meeting of the smart card community, click here.

GlobalPlatform and the SD Association Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Align Standards

S. Paulussen — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:45:37 +0000

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been agreed between the SD Association – a global ecosystem creating interoperable memory card storage standards, and GlobalPlatform – the organization which standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology. The two bodies will work together to advance their respective technology standards to ensure market interoperability across the secure media ecosystem, that will enable mobile phones and other portable devices to provide authentication services with SD memory cards.

Published by smartcardstrends.com on 9 November, 2011; link to the article.

Two-Thirds of Consumers Fret About Phone Security

S. Paulussen — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:32:39 +0000

Consumers are becoming more comfortable with mobile services like location tracking and banking, but a significant number of them — 68 percent — are uncertain how safe their data is when it’s stored or transmitted from a cell phone.

Published by CIO.com on 31 October, 2011; link to the article.

CARTES & IDentification in Paris

S. Paulussen — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:33:44 +0000

CARTES 2011 takes place from 15 to 17 November.

For more information about this international event for digital security, smart technologies, payment and contactless, please click here.