Embedded Systems Security
news for May 2011


Focus on:
    (1) NFC
    (2) Smart Meter + Smart Cards
    (3) Coming events




                A.Miana - May 2011 - http://www.embeddedsystemssecurity.com/
Highlights/key facts on NFC (1/2)

     09/05/2011 Mobey Forum    SCT#494    Guangfa Bank, Infobip, Misys, Nykredit, Oberthur Technologies and Western Union Join Mobey Forum
                                        Google taps Ingenico for NFC coupons pilot : Originally thought to focus on mobile payments,
                                        Google’s pilot will instead aim to determine customer attitudes towards mobile couponing and
     05/05/2011 Google         NFC News other marketing/loyalty aspects of NFC technology.
                                          "How to" NFC session@ IO2011 by N.Pelly&J.Hamilton 1h video
     11/05/2011 Google                    http://www.google.com/events/io/2011/sessions/how-to-nfc.html
                                          Google is concentrating on peer-to-peer, "0-click interaction" and on what it does best:
                                          advertising and 1-to-1 marketing (not payment system), next android version “Ice Cream Sandwich”
     25/05/2011 Google                    (successor of "Gingerbread") expected to have more NFC functionali
                                          NXP announces its PN65 NFC enables the newly announced "Google Wallet".
                                          NXP joins partners Google, Citibank, MasterCard, First Data, and Sprint, along
                                          with other market leaders, in to unveil Google Wallet, an open platform
                NXP            SCT        enabling mobile tra
                               NFC        Google Wallet best links
                Google         World      (2 min video ) see www.google.com/wallet, http://tinyurl.com/3l9rpgh and http://tinyurl.com/3rdhwhy
     26/05/2011 Google/Citi/
                Mastercard,               Google, Citi, MasterCard, First Data and Sprint Demonstrated Google NFC PayPass Wallet.
                FirstData,                Google Wallet will support payments with two payment solutions: a PayPass eligible
US              Sprint         SCT        Citi MasterCard and a virtual Google Prepaid card.
                Google/                   Ingenico partners with Google to work on "Google Wallet" (an Android app) which
     27/05/2011 Ingenico       SCT        allows consumers to use their mobile phones to tap, pay and save.
WW              Google/                   VeriFone partners with Google and Leading Retailers (trials in the ) to
     26/05/2011 VeriFone       SCT        Power NFC-based Mobile Payments (Google Wallet)




                                                                 A.Miana - May 2011 - http://www.embeddedsystemssecurity.com/
Highlights/key facts on NFC (2/2)
                                           The AFSCM Publishes a Vademecum for NFC Service Providers which describes step by step
FR   23/05/2011 AFSCM          SCT         the processes to launch a cityzi compatible application. http://tinyurl.com/3b7e5pd
                               NFC
     05/05/2011 Merchant360    News        Merchant360 launches NFC stack for payment terminals
                               NFC         European Payments Council (EPC) launches public consultation on mobile contactless payments
     08/05/2011 EPC            World       in SEPA (this is revised version of first draft date June 10)
                               NFC
     17/05/2011 NXP            News        Up to 100 million NFC phones will ship this year, says NXP
                                           GlobalPlatform has released a cross-industry certification model, which defines the security
                                           evaluation necessary for secure elements with post-issuance capabilities to achieve certification
     23/05/2011 GP             SCT         from EMVCo and Common Criteria.
                                           Infineon Claims Leading Position in Security Chips for NFC-Enabled Smart Phones and is
                                           launching its latest security microcontroller for NFC applications: the embedded Secure
EU             IFX             SCT         Element (SLE 97144SE)




Highlights/key Facts on Authentications ICs
                                       NXP and Intrinsic-ID (leading provider of security IP) announced the availability of a
                                       demonstration platform for the deployment of hardware intrinsic security (HIS) solutions
EU     25/05/2011 NXP         SCT      based on Physical Unclonable Functions on NXP’s SmartMX chip platform.
                                       Atmel Launches Industry's First EEPROM Device (ATAES132) With AES-CCM
US     16/05/2011 Atmel                Authentication (AES in Counter and Cipher block chaining modes with message authentication code)




                                                                 A.Miana - May 2011 - http://www.embeddedsystemssecurity.com/
Highlights/key facts on Smart Meter/Grid
                              Meter/
 US   16/05/2011 Maxim Maxim G3-PLC Chipset Complies with IEEE P1901.2 Prestandard for Smart Grid Communications
 ASIA 19/05/2011 L+G   (blank) Toshiba acquires Landis+Gyr




Other / MISC
     12/05/2011 StarChip     SI#19-2011 Starchip (HQ in ,) partners with LFoundry to address ID and Payment markets.
                                         Oberthur Technologies may be looking for buyers of 60% of its smart card
FR                                       business (which accounts for 73% of its global sales), according to a report
                Oberthur                 on Telecom.com via Les Echos. (According to rumors, Bain would be the partner for the LBO)
                                         Eurosmart releases market figures (more than 6 billion cards in 2011), new members and future
     09/05/2011 Eurosmart                plans
     16/05/2011 Inside Secure SI CW20    Inside secure (341 employees) files Initial Public Offering (IPO) prospectus, IPO planned in 2011

EU                                       G&D Cards & Services +20% in 2010 (banknote -16%, Gov sol. +15%, new biz +25%),
     25/05/2011 G&D                      Group sales reached EUR 1.7 billion
                                         Infineon has purchased real estate and manufacturing facilities from the insolvency
                IFX                      administrator managing the assets of Qimonda Dresden.
                                         Broadcom acquires SC Square Ltd (Security Chip & Communication : a security software
                Broadcom/S               developer based in which develops its own OS Appolo) Broadcom, earlier acquired
     08/05/2011 C²           SCT         Innovision Research & Technology, a developer of IP for NFC.

                Ingenico/                U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) decides to file antitrust lawsuit to stop Verifone
                Hypercom/                from buying Hypercom and to stop entering into divesture agreement of
US   12/05/2011 Verifone                 Hypercom’s assets with Ingenico.
                                         Rambus (a major technology licensing) acquires Cryptography Research (a semiconductor
     25/05/2011 Rambus/CRI               security R&D and licensing company)




                                                              A.Miana - May 2011 - http://www.embeddedsystemssecurity.com/
Coming events
        19-21 Sept   Nice (FR)   NFC World Congress               http://www.nfcworldcongress.com/conference
NFC     13-14 June   London      NFC Payments Europe 2011         www.nfcinsight.com/paymentseurope
Other   21-24 Sept   Nice (FR)   Smart Event ’11                  http://www.smart-event.eu/

                                 Smart University                 http://www.smart-university.eu/




                                                    A.Miana - May 2011 - http://www.embeddedsystemssecurity.com/

Embedded Systems Security News 2011/05

  • 1.
    Embedded Systems Security newsfor May 2011 Focus on: (1) NFC (2) Smart Meter + Smart Cards (3) Coming events A.Miana - May 2011 - http://www.embeddedsystemssecurity.com/
  • 2.
    Highlights/key facts onNFC (1/2) 09/05/2011 Mobey Forum SCT#494 Guangfa Bank, Infobip, Misys, Nykredit, Oberthur Technologies and Western Union Join Mobey Forum Google taps Ingenico for NFC coupons pilot : Originally thought to focus on mobile payments, Google’s pilot will instead aim to determine customer attitudes towards mobile couponing and 05/05/2011 Google NFC News other marketing/loyalty aspects of NFC technology. "How to" NFC session@ IO2011 by N.Pelly&J.Hamilton 1h video 11/05/2011 Google http://www.google.com/events/io/2011/sessions/how-to-nfc.html Google is concentrating on peer-to-peer, "0-click interaction" and on what it does best: advertising and 1-to-1 marketing (not payment system), next android version “Ice Cream Sandwich” 25/05/2011 Google (successor of "Gingerbread") expected to have more NFC functionali NXP announces its PN65 NFC enables the newly announced "Google Wallet". NXP joins partners Google, Citibank, MasterCard, First Data, and Sprint, along with other market leaders, in to unveil Google Wallet, an open platform NXP SCT enabling mobile tra NFC Google Wallet best links Google World (2 min video ) see www.google.com/wallet, http://tinyurl.com/3l9rpgh and http://tinyurl.com/3rdhwhy 26/05/2011 Google/Citi/ Mastercard, Google, Citi, MasterCard, First Data and Sprint Demonstrated Google NFC PayPass Wallet. FirstData, Google Wallet will support payments with two payment solutions: a PayPass eligible US Sprint SCT Citi MasterCard and a virtual Google Prepaid card. Google/ Ingenico partners with Google to work on "Google Wallet" (an Android app) which 27/05/2011 Ingenico SCT allows consumers to use their mobile phones to tap, pay and save. WW Google/ VeriFone partners with Google and Leading Retailers (trials in the ) to 26/05/2011 VeriFone SCT Power NFC-based Mobile Payments (Google Wallet) A.Miana - May 2011 - http://www.embeddedsystemssecurity.com/
  • 3.
    Highlights/key facts onNFC (2/2) The AFSCM Publishes a Vademecum for NFC Service Providers which describes step by step FR 23/05/2011 AFSCM SCT the processes to launch a cityzi compatible application. http://tinyurl.com/3b7e5pd NFC 05/05/2011 Merchant360 News Merchant360 launches NFC stack for payment terminals NFC European Payments Council (EPC) launches public consultation on mobile contactless payments 08/05/2011 EPC World in SEPA (this is revised version of first draft date June 10) NFC 17/05/2011 NXP News Up to 100 million NFC phones will ship this year, says NXP GlobalPlatform has released a cross-industry certification model, which defines the security evaluation necessary for secure elements with post-issuance capabilities to achieve certification 23/05/2011 GP SCT from EMVCo and Common Criteria. Infineon Claims Leading Position in Security Chips for NFC-Enabled Smart Phones and is launching its latest security microcontroller for NFC applications: the embedded Secure EU IFX SCT Element (SLE 97144SE) Highlights/key Facts on Authentications ICs NXP and Intrinsic-ID (leading provider of security IP) announced the availability of a demonstration platform for the deployment of hardware intrinsic security (HIS) solutions EU 25/05/2011 NXP SCT based on Physical Unclonable Functions on NXP’s SmartMX chip platform. Atmel Launches Industry's First EEPROM Device (ATAES132) With AES-CCM US 16/05/2011 Atmel Authentication (AES in Counter and Cipher block chaining modes with message authentication code) A.Miana - May 2011 - http://www.embeddedsystemssecurity.com/
  • 4.
    Highlights/key facts onSmart Meter/Grid Meter/ US 16/05/2011 Maxim Maxim G3-PLC Chipset Complies with IEEE P1901.2 Prestandard for Smart Grid Communications ASIA 19/05/2011 L+G (blank) Toshiba acquires Landis+Gyr Other / MISC 12/05/2011 StarChip SI#19-2011 Starchip (HQ in ,) partners with LFoundry to address ID and Payment markets. Oberthur Technologies may be looking for buyers of 60% of its smart card FR business (which accounts for 73% of its global sales), according to a report Oberthur on Telecom.com via Les Echos. (According to rumors, Bain would be the partner for the LBO) Eurosmart releases market figures (more than 6 billion cards in 2011), new members and future 09/05/2011 Eurosmart plans 16/05/2011 Inside Secure SI CW20 Inside secure (341 employees) files Initial Public Offering (IPO) prospectus, IPO planned in 2011 EU G&D Cards & Services +20% in 2010 (banknote -16%, Gov sol. +15%, new biz +25%), 25/05/2011 G&D Group sales reached EUR 1.7 billion Infineon has purchased real estate and manufacturing facilities from the insolvency IFX administrator managing the assets of Qimonda Dresden. Broadcom acquires SC Square Ltd (Security Chip & Communication : a security software Broadcom/S developer based in which develops its own OS Appolo) Broadcom, earlier acquired 08/05/2011 C² SCT Innovision Research & Technology, a developer of IP for NFC. Ingenico/ U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) decides to file antitrust lawsuit to stop Verifone Hypercom/ from buying Hypercom and to stop entering into divesture agreement of US 12/05/2011 Verifone Hypercom’s assets with Ingenico. Rambus (a major technology licensing) acquires Cryptography Research (a semiconductor 25/05/2011 Rambus/CRI security R&D and licensing company) A.Miana - May 2011 - http://www.embeddedsystemssecurity.com/
  • 5.
    Coming events 19-21 Sept Nice (FR) NFC World Congress http://www.nfcworldcongress.com/conference NFC 13-14 June London NFC Payments Europe 2011 www.nfcinsight.com/paymentseurope Other 21-24 Sept Nice (FR) Smart Event ’11 http://www.smart-event.eu/ Smart University http://www.smart-university.eu/ A.Miana - May 2011 - http://www.embeddedsystemssecurity.com/