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Intercede Group PLC
25 February 2015
Intercede Group plc
PRESS RELEASE
February 25, 2015
KoolSpan and Intercede partner to facilitate deployment of
secure voice apps on Android
Intercede's MyTAM service loads KoolSpan's TrustCall VE solution
into the Trusted Execution Environment to provide secure voice
calls across mobile carrier networks
Lutterworth, UK and Bethesda, MD, USA - Cybersecurity specialist
Intercede and secure communications provider KoolSpan today
announced a partnership utilising the MyTAM service to enable
KoolSpan's government-grade protection of customers' voice calls
from malware and third parties attempting to listen in.
Securing cellular communications is a significant global need.
Security specialists have long recognised that mobile
communications, including cell phone calls, are vulnerable to
interception by both official and criminal organisations.
Businesses and consumers globally are subject to these attacks.
Recent revelations only heighten awareness of the requirement to
encrypt cell phone calls in everyday communications, whether for
business or personal conversations.
KoolSpan's TrustCall Virtual Edition (VE) encrypts voice
communication before sending it over a secure data channel.
Utilising the Trustonic Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), which
is built in at the point of manufacture on many leading Android
smartphones, TrustCall VE-enabled devices seamlessly authenticate
and connect to provide end-to-end encrypted communications.
Intercede's MyTAM service enables organisations such as app
developers, service providers, banks and media streaming companies
to load apps into the TEE, protecting them and their associated
content from malware, man-in-the-browser and other forms of
software-based threats.
Trustonic's cryptographically secured TEE allows KoolSpan to
provide secure voice communication across mobile carrier networks.
As a Trusted Application Manager (TAM) service, Intercede provides
over-the-air provisioning of KoolSpan's authentication, key
management and encryption functions into the TEE.
Nigel Jones, CEO at KoolSpan, said: "Secure voice call services
once available only to government intelligence organisations
because of complexity and cost are now available to business people
everywhere inexpensively and in a manner that is easy to use. The
TrustCall suite provides a robust, cross-platform, end-to-end
secure connection, bringing secure voice to the masses. Now
businesses and organisations of all sizes can be confident that
their calls are not intercepted by third parties or other apps on
the device. We are delighted to be working with Intercede to
deliver this unique capability to the market."
Richard Parris, CEO at Intercede, said: "KoolSpan's selection of
MyTAM to complement its secure voice solution illustrates its
commitment to delivering innovative apps to the market offering new
levels of security protection for the end user. The combination of
Intercede's easy to integrate software libraries and cloud-based
service allowed KoolSpan to make use of MyTAM to deploy their
TEE-enabled TrustCall application in a matter of days. This is a
compelling benefit for all Android application developers.
As a launch customer this vindicates Intercede's investment in
building a TAM service."
About Intercede:
Intercede is a software and service company specialising in
identity, credential management and secure mobility. Its solutions
create a foundation of trust between connected people, devices and
apps and combine expertise with innovation to provide world-class
cybersecurity.
Intercede has been delivering solutions to high profile
customers, from the US and UK governments to some of the world's
largest corporations, telecommunications providers and information
technology firms, for over 20 years.
Intercede's MyID software is an identity and credential
management system that enables organisations to create and assign
trusted digital identities to employees, citizens and machines and
in turn allows secure access to services, facilities, information
and networks. MyID adheres to international standards, while
remaining simple enough to be deployed onto consumer devices such
as smartphones, tablets and other devices in the Internet of
Things.
In 2015 Intercede launched MyTAM; enabling trusted applications
to be loaded into a mobile device's Trusted Execution Environment
(TEE), providing hardware-level security for Android apps. The
cloud-based service provides a cost-effective and convenient way
for developers and corporations to protect their apps and users'
sensitive data.
For more information visit: www.intercede.com
About KoolSpan
KoolSpan is the leader in robust, cross-platform, end-to-end and
secure mobile communications. KoolSpan, Inc. delivers
communications security to companies and government agencies
worried about loss or theft of intellectual property, vital
information and proprietary assets. KoolSpan protects connected
devices including cell phones, tablets, and desktop phones.
KoolSpan has 21 issued patents and dozens more pending underlying
its unique technology.
KoolSpan is a privately held and based in Bethesda, Md. For more
information, visit www.koolspan.com, follow us on Twitter
@KoolSpan1 and at Facebook.com/KoolSpan.
About Trustonic
Trustonic integrates hardware-level security and trust directly
into the devices through which we access today's connected world.
Trustonic simplifies user experiences in everything from mobile
shopping and Internet banking to entertainment to collaborating in
the workplace.
Trustonic technology is embedded in over 350m smart connected
devices, and partners with market leaders such as Samsung,
Qualcomm, Symantec, Gemalto and Good Technology. To learn more
about Trustonic and how it's making your connected world a better
place visit us at www.trustonic.com.
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