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IoT News | G+D presents new security chips for the connected car

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G+D presents new security chips for the connected car

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is launching Sm@rtSIM® CX Luna1.3M, a new range of security chips for the automotive industry. They are based on Infineon’s next generation SLI37 automotive security controller and offer a multifunction platform for eSIM applications, IoT and digital car key solutions.

The automotive industry is undergoing a major change. One of the key drivers of this transformation is the connected car. More and more vehicles are connecting to mobile networks in order to link to emergency service systems and enable extended features such as telematic services. At the same time, a driver’s need for cellular connectivity for infotainment applications is increasing. Additional challenges arise from the development of autonomous driving, as this technology places high demands on the bandwidth of network connections.

For the numerous challenges of the connected car, G+D has developed Sm@rtSIM® CX Luna1.3M – the next generation industrial and automotive grade product suite. It is based on Infineon’s newest security controller SLI37, which meets the technical specifications of the automotive industry and is specifically tailored to the challenging environmental conditions of automobiles. With a faster CPU and larger memory, they enable several innovative applications for the connected car.

G+D’s new products based on these controllers allow automotive manufacturers to provide highly secure and high-performance mobile connections via eSIM technology. They support 5G standalone networks and cover all eSIM consumer and M2M use cases. A special DSDA add-on (Dual SIM Dual Active) is available to automotive manufacturers. This allows to equip vehicles with two eSIM modules: One for using the drivers personal subscription for infotainment services and one for the services provided by the carmaker. The DSDA add-on includes the management of both chips remotely via one central G+D’s AirOn eSIM management platform, thereby simplifying their logistical processes. For example, manufacturers have the option to upload the correct network…

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Tech Q&A: Why your Android phone may stop connecting to your car | Lifestyles

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Q: I used to wirelessly print the newspaper’s crossword puzzles from my iPad using my Google account to connect to “Cloud Print.” But it stopped working, so I had to start printing via the Apple Safari browser. (A third option, HP Smart, won’t print, either, because it says the connection is “not secure.”) Why is this happening?

—Barb Miller, Chaska, Minn.

A: You can’t use the Google Cloud Print service because it was discontinued on Dec. 31.

Cloud Print relied on the internet. It used your Google account to upload the crossword puzzles to an online server, which then sent them back to your printer.

The Safari browser doesn’t depend on an internet server. It uses the iPad’s AirPrint software to send the crossword puzzles to your printer over your home Wi-Fi network.The HP Smart software should function the same way as AirPrint. The most likely reason it doesn’t work is that you have enabled HP Smart’s optional security settings, which are designed to protect your printer’s memory and data from outside tampering. Those settings may be blocking you from printing the crosswords directly from an internet website on the grounds that it’s too risky (you might be downloading malware.) If you find that too restrictive, you can turn off the security settings for your printer by using the controls in the HP Smart app.

Q: My phone, a Google Pixel 3 XL, used to be able to play the directions from Google Maps through its wireless connection to my 2016 Toyota RAV4. But a couple of years ago that quit working, and now I can’t even get Google Maps directions on my phone unless I turn the car off first. However, I can use the phone to play Google Maps audio in a rental car. What can I do?

—Jonathan Griebel, Maple Grove, Minn.

A: Your phone and car may no longer be using compatible versions of Android Auto, the software that normally links them.

Toyota was behind other car manufacturers in adding Android Auto compatibility, and didn’t begin putting the software in the RAV4 until the 2020 model year. As a result, someone other than Toyota added the electronics and software for Android Auto — called a “stereo head unit” — to your…

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Connected Car Tech, 2FA Security, and More: This Week’s Top Mobile ID Stories

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Connected Car Tech, 2FA Security, and More: This Week's Top Mobile ID Stories

This week’s roundup of Mobile ID World’s top stories comprises another varied lineup of topics, touching on cybersecurity, connected cars, 2FA security keys, and even good old fashioned payment cards.

BlackBerry headlined one of the most popular of the bunch with its news that it had upgraded its AtHoc Emergency Mass Notification System. AWS GovCloud has been added to its AtHoc’s cloud infrastructure, bringing it into compliance with Office of Personnel Management guidelines, and potentially making it a more appealing solution in the government market:

BlackBerry Adds Derived Credentials and AWS GovCloud Utility to AtHoc Security Platform

In connected car news, Cerence got some attention this week with its partnership with CerebrumX. The latter’s Augmented Deep Learning Platform (ADLP) will be integrated into Cerence’s flagship Cerence Drive solution, with the two companies hoping that their collaboration will make the driving experience safer for end users:

Cerence and CerebrumX to Use Car Data to Generate New Revenue Opportunities

Socure, meanwhile, stoked reader interest with its announcement that Baker Tilly has completed an audit of its Intelligent KYC solution, and found that it meets CIP and USA PATRIOT Act requirements:

Socure KYC Solution Gets Baker Tilly Stamp of Approval

As for 2FA security, readers showed sustained interest this week in a recent development concerning Yubico, the provider of USB and NFC security keys that enable end users to confirm that they are physically present at their devices during authentication. The company announced that its solutions are now generally available for Microsoft Azure Active Directory users, meaning that more authorized users will be able to access secure materials without the use of a password:

Yubico Makes Passwordless Authentication Generally Available for Azure AD Users

And finally, IDEMIA got some time in the spotlight for a new payment card solution. While its nascent biometric payment cards have been getting a lot of buzz in recent months, in this case the company was drawing attention to its ‘Smart Metal Art‘ offering, a metal card solution that has been embraced by the UAE’s Emirates Bank:

IDEMIA Unveils ‘Smart…

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Computer Security: A new departmental car service

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…with the cars painted in the favorite colour of the corresponding department head; an individual restaurant per department with the menu voted on by that department’s staff and users; each group with its own key and lock management system, using different techniques and lock sizes; separate badge systems, one per experiment, incompatible with each other and using different implementations; different power sockets following different national standards for different buildings; and, last but not least, different working hours for every section of CERN.

Indeed, that would all make… no sense! The cacophony of different services providing the same commodity – cars, food, keys, badges, electricity – would just be immense and would provide no overall significant benefit to the Organization. Instead, centralised services are paramount. They enable CERN to benefit from synergies and efficiencies when they are run by a group of specialised professionals with a pool of in-depth knowledge and experience, and hence save money and resources. In addition, centralised services allow the service managers to follow a high standard of implementation, ensuring redundancy, business continuity, compliance with CERN or host state regulations like the data protection rules, and integration with other services run at CERN. They can also benefit from additional (usually costly) features such as 24/7 service and Service Desk support.

This is all reasonable and rational in the physical world and at CERN there’s just one car service, one key and lock service, one access control service, one electricity standard and one restaurant provider. And we usually accept that CERN cars are white, the badges are credit-card sized, the power sockets are Swiss, and the restaurant serves those particular menus. So why do we have “shadow” IT at CERN and a cacophony of different non-centralised IT systems?

Why is it OK to violate CERN’s data protection needs and forward e-mails to external e-mail providers? Or store them on external cloud services? Why do some individuals buy fancy third-party presentation software instead of using whatever is already available at CERN? Why do we have the same application stack…

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