Leading Internet companies, system integrators and security providers have formed the FIDO Alliance (Fast IDentity Online) to revolutionize online authentication with an industry supported standards-based open protocol. FIDO Alliance founding member organizations Agnitio, Infineon Technologies, Lenovo, Nok Nok Labs, PayPal, and Validity are developing the specification and FIDO-compliant products. The Internet requires users to confirm […]

Dr. Berndt Gammel, Dr. Wieland Fischer and Dr. Stefan Mangard of Infineon Technologies AGwere awarded the Horst Goertz-Foundation’s German Prize for IT Security. Their research project “Cryptographic Protocol with Inherent Side-Channel Resistance” was honored with the 1st prize at this year’s awards ceremony. The project describes an innovative encryption scheme that offers data security for […]

Security-News.tv spoke to opinion leaders of the security industry about the securing the cloud. We asked: Is the cloud the enemy of hardware based security?Listen to the opinions of: Prof. Dr. Claudia Eckert, Prof. Dr. Kempf, Dr. Karsten Ottenberg, Dr. Stefan Hofschen and Andreas Staiger.

Security-News.tv spoke to opinion leaders of the security industry about their feelings towards the German ID card. We asked: Are you disappointed by the lack of applications and interest from the private sector? Listen to the opinions of: Prof. Dr. Claudia Eckert, Prof. Dr. Kempf, Dr. Karsten Ottenberg and Andreas Staiger.

Infineon Technologies  is the world’s leading supplier of security microcontrollers for NFC (Near Field Communication) applications. The current IMS Research study* (January 2012) shows that Infineon holds a 51.5 percent share in the NFC security microcontroller market.  NFC contactless communication technology transforms smart phones and other mobile devices into wallets, tickets and keys. As a […]