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Symantec and G&D to Partner on Protected Security Applications for Smartphones and Tablets
February 2013 by Marc Jacob
Symantec and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a global in mobile security, today announced that they have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of protected security applications on smartphones and tablets.
The cooperation leverages the highly secure Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) on smart mobile devices. The innovative concept sees applications’ sensitive components and data securely transmitted, stored and executed in a hardware protected area on the main processor of mobile devices. It helps application developers deliver products and services that meet increased security requirements without impacting flexibility and productivity.
Symantec plans to update its mobile applications so that they leverage G&D’s Trusted Service Manager (TSM) and the underlying TEE to protect cryptographic keys and credentials. This integration will yield an unprecedented level of security for Symantec’s mobile security apps. Symantec’s first such application will be an ultra-secure version of Symantec Validation and ID Protection Service (VIP) two-factor authentication, which enables users to gain an added level of security when logging into important cloud-based services. The application is expected to be available the second half of 2013.
