GlobalPlatform July Newsletter – Annual Report, China Roadshow and SCP 70

SESIP Workshop Barcelona

Following the success of our workshop in Austin earlier this year, GlobalPlatform is hosting a second workshop on the SESIP methodology in Barcelona on October 19.

The workshop will take place after our technical meetings on October 17 and 18 to explore the benefits that SESIP can bring to IoT device makers and certification bodies in European markets, as well as how it addresses more global concerns of security, privacy and scalability for stakeholders throughout the IoT ecosystem.

Stay tuned for more information on how to secure your place in the coming weeks.

New Member Workspace

Our new member workspace has launched. You should have received an email last month announcing the migration from the current member-only website to a new ‘Higher Logic Community Workspace’ platform.

The new community site includes all of the same document management, collaboration and consensus tools currently used, as well as new group discussion and event features. Several tutorial videos are available to help members navigate the new workspace and unlock the full benefit of the features available.

Join New GlobalPlatform Initiatives

GlobalPlatform invites members with an interest in the European Digital Identity Wallet to participate in the creation of a new digital identity task force. The group will analyze the implications of the EU scheme, and we are currently in the process of scheduling a kick-off meeting to define the charter.

Discussions around our new Automotive Task Force are also underway. We are gathering feedback from our members and Automotive stakeholders to shape the charter for GlobalPlatform’s remit.

If you would like to learn more about participating in either of these initiatives, please contact me.

Blog: Delivering IoT Security to Constrained Devices

The demand for smaller, more efficient IoT devices to meet a growing variety of use cases, has risen dramatically in recent years. Resource constrained devices fill this demand but do so at the expense of battery power and some of the more advanced communication capabilities.

In our latest blog, GlobalPlatform-member, Pascal Dumas, of IDEMIA explains how GlobalPlatform’s new Secure Channel Protocol 70 (SCP 70) is delivering value to the resource constrained IoT device ecosystem. SCP 70 is designed to provide end-to-end and bearer-independent authenticated encryption of messages for low power, long range devices.

GlobalPlatform and IoXT Partner on IoT Security Standards

GlobalPlatform has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IoT security body, IoXT Alliance. The MoU will see the two organizations collaborate to align IoT security schemes, bringing increased value and simplicity to product evaluation processes.

By working closely with leading certification bodies like IoXT Alliance to map schemes to the SESIP Methodology, GlobalPlatform is ensuring certifications deliver the maximum value to connected industries, in a cost effective and efficient way.

Expert Insight Interviews

The latest round of expert insight interviews are available on our YouTube channel. Following on from our previous series, these new GlobalPlatform videos share insight into more of the key trends and technologies impacting connected industries.

The latest videos include discussion on topics such as 5G, SESIP, secure OS updates for ID documents and telecoms. We also explore the status of women in the world of technology and standards, and what organizations, like GlobalPlatform and its member companies, can do to promote equality for the benefit of the entire industry.