November 2017 - Letter from GlobalPltform’s Executive Director, Kevin Gillick
GlobalPlatform has undergone an organizational restructure to better align the activities of its Task Forces and Work Groups with meeting the complex security challenges of emerging technologies.
Further details of these changes are below. You may have also noticed the new logo. This is part of a larger initiative to evolve GlobalPlatform’s visual identity. New logos and icons are available on the Member Web site under Resources. Further enhancements, including changes to the GlobalPlatform website, will be announced in the coming months. And to members attending the Fall meetings in Vienna, beginning on Monday, 6 November – I look forward to seeing you there!
New Organizational Structure
GlobalPlatform has sharpened its focus on secure digital services, secure management, privacy, trust and functional and security certification, and has updated its value messaging accordingly. As such, the Card and Device Committees will now be known respectively as the SE and TEE Committees. We have also created a new technical committee called the Trusted Platform Services (TPS) Committee. This new committee aims to provide a standard set of APIs for application vendors who wish to make use of the secure services offered by a secure component.
A call for volunteers to chair this group is underway
The first meeting of the TPS Committee will be held during the Fall member meetings in Vienna on Friday, 10 November from 9am – 1pm. As this is the inaugural meeting of the TPS Committee, it will be open for all members to attend, regardless of membership level.
These changes are detailed in our latest webinar which you can download from the member website
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GlobalPlatform Device Technology Open Mobile API Specification v3.2.0.5.
This is the first Open Mobile API version following the transfer of the specification from the SIMalliance to GlobalPlatform. The document defines an API that enables mobile applications to access different secure elements (SE) in mobile devices, such as SIMs or embedded SEs.
Please provide comments by Monday 6 November to omapi- review@globalplatform.org
GlobalPlatform Training
We will be releasing the 2018 training calendarin the coming months, so be on the lookout for details on the website.
In the meantime, don’t forget that you can register here for our onlineCard Training program, designed toimprove students’ industry knowledge of the function, capability and flexibility of the Card Specifications. The online training allows students to move through the curriculum at a pace, time and location of their choosing.
Full details of the in-house and customized technical training sessions that GlobalPlatform provides can be found on our website.
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Watch
Combined strengths of oneM2M and GlobalPlatform to address IoT Security
Last month our Technical Director Gil Bernabeu joined François Ennesser, Chairman of the oneM2M Security Working Group, to discuss the security challenges of IoT. In the webcast the two explain how widely deployed security solutions from both organizations can be leveraged today to address diverse security requirements in both consumer and industrial IoT implementations, as well as the importance of implementing the right security infrastructure from the outset of any new deployment to achieve interoperability and end-to-end security.
The webcast is now available to watch on demand here.
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Did You Miss?
Industry Interview with Fox Filmed Entertainment
Senior Vice President of Fox Filmed Entertainment, Ian Harvey, talks to GlobalPlatform about the benefits of certified TEE for Premium Content Protection and how the industry can leverage the benefits of standardization to add value and security. Read the full interview here.
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Upcoming Speaker Activity
GlobalPlatform representatives will be speaking at a number ofevents in Novemberwith a particular focus on the topics of mobile authentication, security and IoT. Find out more by following the links below:
- Security of Things World USA(16- 17 November, San Diego) . Kevin Gillick will deliver a presentation on ‘Security Standardization for IoT’ on Thursday 16 November at 2.30pm.
- 9th Fintech and Payment Innovation (16- 17 November, Shanghai). China Taskforce Chair, Vicky Guo will deliver a presentation on the issue of TEE in Payments, date and time TBC.
- Consumer Identity World Europe (28– 29 November, Paris) . Gil Bernabeu will present ‘There will be no Growth in the Digital Service Market Without Privacy’on Tuesday 29 November at 3pm.
- TRUSTECH (28– 30 November, Cannes) . Member representative, Jonas Andersson, Fingerprint Cards, will join a panel session to debate ‘Biometrics in Payments: Challenges and Opportunities?’ on Tuesday 28 November at 4.30pm.
- IoT Tech Expo North America (29-30 November, Santa Clara). Kevin will join a panel to discuss ‘Creating a Standards Framework for IoT’ on Thursday 30 November at 9:50am.
With kind regards,
Kevin Gillick
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