Common Criteria

SEALSQ Establishes SEALSQ USA in Arizona; Intends to Create an OSAT Center which should be Operational by the End of 2025

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Specialized High-Tech Supply Chain: Arizona's semiconductor industry is supported by a highly specialized, high-tech supply chain.

Key Points: 
  • Specialized High-Tech Supply Chain: Arizona's semiconductor industry is supported by a highly specialized, high-tech supply chain.
  • This specialized supply chain can significantly reduce logistical challenges, improve efficiency, and lower costs for companies like SEALSQ.
  • Innovative Environment: Arizona's semiconductor sector is known for its innovative ideas and practices, spanning from research and development to manufacturing processes.
  • Consequently, SEALSQ semiconductors are expected to emerge as both quantum-resistant and self-optimizing, capable of evolving to meet both new security challenges and operational demands.

Winbond extends its secure flash family with new memory densities, PQC support and secure supply chain management

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Monday, April 1, 2024

In response, US NSA and UK NCSC have adopted LMS as the preferred PQC algorithms for digitally signing and authenticating firmware and software updates.

Key Points: 
  • In response, US NSA and UK NCSC have adopted LMS as the preferred PQC algorithms for digitally signing and authenticating firmware and software updates.
  • Winbond is proud to be the first memory vendor to integrate PQC, meeting the emerging regulations requirements and setting a new standard in the industry.
  • Authentication: Winbond Secure Flash devices employ stringent authentication protocols, ensuring that only authorized actors and software layers gain access.
  • Secure Supply Chain: the origin and integrity of flash content is guaranteed by Secure Flash at every stage of the supply chain.

HYCU® Becomes First Data Protection Solution to Attain Common Criteria Certification for Collaboration Protection Profile (cPP)

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Within Common Criteria, the cPP certification is mutually recognized by all 31 participating countries .

Key Points: 
  • Within Common Criteria, the cPP certification is mutually recognized by all 31 participating countries .
  • Common Criteria is widely regarded as the leading benchmark for IT product security certification.
  • IT users increasingly expect Common Criteria certification in their choice of solutions as trusted and reliable for specific cybersecurity capabilities.
  • “The Common Criteria certification marks another significant milestone for HYCU,” said Subbiah Sundaram, SVP, Product at HYCU.

SEALSQ Announces at LEAP its Intension to Establish an Open Semiconductors Assembly and Test (OSAT) Center in Saudi Arabia

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Monday, March 4, 2024

SEALSQ is currently in active discussions to launch three major projects across Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East.

Key Points: 
  • SEALSQ is currently in active discussions to launch three major projects across Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East.
  • This paves the way for semiconductors that are quantum-resistant, self-optimizing, and capable of adapting to emerging threats and operational demands.
  • Saudi Arabia's commitment to building smart cities, epitomized by the ambitious NEOM project, underscores the crucial role of semiconductors.
  • As Saudi Arabia strides confidently towards its Vision 2030 objectives, the semiconductor industry emerges as a critical pillar of its economic and technological strategy.

​​Vyvo Smart Chain Partners with Infineon Technologies to Enhance Data Security for Wearables and IoT Devices in the VSC HealthFi Ecosystem

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Vyvo Smart Chain (VSC), a HealthFi ecosystem that rewards health tracking through data monetization on IoT devices, like the Apple Watch, announces its partnership with global semiconductor leader in IoT and power systems Infineon Technologies to boost the security of wearables and other IoT devices within the ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • Vyvo Smart Chain (VSC), a HealthFi ecosystem that rewards health tracking through data monetization on IoT devices, like the Apple Watch, announces its partnership with global semiconductor leader in IoT and power systems Infineon Technologies to boost the security of wearables and other IoT devices within the ecosystem.
  • Infineon's OPTIGA™ Trust M is a security solution with tamper-resistant hardware certified to Common Criteria EAL6+, used to perform security-related tasks and enhance the security of existing IoT designs.
  • VSC's partnership with Infineon, a leading provider of security solutions, further positions VSC as a leader in ensuring the security and protection of user health data."
  • We're excited to support their unique offering of enabling users to earn from their health data with our best-in-class data security and encryption.”

BitRaser Achieves Common Criteria Certification Reaffirming Its Data Erasure Capabilities & Trustworthiness

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

METUCHEN, N.J., Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BitRaser, proudly announces that its Drive Eraser Software has undergone rigorous evaluation by Common Criteria, a globally recognized independent testing laboratory that adheres to IT Security Evaluation methodologies for assessing the security, functionality and assurance of IT products. BitRaser software attained Common Criteria Seal of Approval for effectively wiping data across a diverse array of devices, meeting stringent security protocols, ensuring permanent data erasure. The Common Criteria is recognized by 31 member countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Key Points: 
  • Common Criteria certification body awarded EAL2 certification to BitRaser Drive Eraser for following data security standards while performing data erasure.
  • BitRaser software attained Common Criteria Seal of Approval for effectively wiping data across a diverse array of devices, meeting stringent security protocols, ensuring permanent data erasure.
  • With our latest Common Criteria Certification, we take a significant leap in building customer trust globally in our secure data wiping solutions that help meet regulatory compliance.
  • The process included thorough review of development measures, functional testing, thereby verifying the product's claim of complete data erasure.

SEALSQ Expands Partnership with LEGIC to Provide Key Components for Their Authentication and Access Management Platform

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

SEALSQ Corp ("SEALSQ" or "Company") (NASDAQ: LAES), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, and Swiss-based LEGIC Identsystems, a global leader in secure authentication, access management and IoT platform solutions, have announced the expansion of their existing partnership where SEALSQ provides key semiconductor components for the LEGIC Security Platform.

Key Points: 
  • SEALSQ Corp ("SEALSQ" or "Company") (NASDAQ: LAES), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, and Swiss-based LEGIC Identsystems, a global leader in secure authentication, access management and IoT platform solutions, have announced the expansion of their existing partnership where SEALSQ provides key semiconductor components for the LEGIC Security Platform.
  • SEALSQ is one of the very few semiconductors manufacturers in the world that offers secure open hardware platforms with a Common Criteria EAL 5+ certification.
  • Such platforms are ideal to host and run secure client applications that offer the highest level of security for authentication and access management applications.
  • Smart city applications that match parking, public transportation, infrastructure access, tourism and social inclusion services to individual permissions and requirements.

Veeam to Provide Data Backup and Recovery Software for the U.S. Navy with Contract in Total Value of $21 Million

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Monday, February 12, 2024

Veeam® Software , the leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, today announced the award of a $5 million contract with follow on options resulting in a total value of $21 million to provide data backup and recovery software to the U.S. Navy.

Key Points: 
  • Veeam® Software , the leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, today announced the award of a $5 million contract with follow on options resulting in a total value of $21 million to provide data backup and recovery software to the U.S. Navy.
  • Veeam will provide configuration, maintenance, and testing of Veeam Data Platform and Kasten K10 for Kubernetes software solutions.
  • “Veeam is excited to be supporting our federal government and valued Navy partners through the delivery of our software to the CANES program,” said Anand Eswaran, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Veeam.
  • The Veeam Data Platform has achieved Common Criteria certification, validating alignment with the most stringent international cyber security regulatory requirements.

SEALSQ Announces Intention to Establish OSAT Center in the US

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

The chips will still be built locally at the SEALSQ centers, ensuring they meet the highest security standards and certifications from bodies such as Common Criteria and NIST.

Key Points: 
  • The chips will still be built locally at the SEALSQ centers, ensuring they meet the highest security standards and certifications from bodies such as Common Criteria and NIST.
  • The US-based OSAT will focus on the SEALSQ (Semiconductor, Efficient Architecture for Long-term Security Quantum) semiconductors, post-quantum cryptography, and artificial intelligence (AI), having the potential to herald a transformative era for semiconductor technology.
  • By embedding post-quantum cryptographic algorithms at the hardware level, SEALSQ semiconductors offer robust protection against both current and future cryptographic challenges.
  • The convergence of SEALSQ semiconductors, post-quantum cryptography, and AI represents a holistic approach to the next generation of semiconductor technology.

SEALSQ Announces an Initiative Focused on Semiconductor Personalization Centers, SEALCOINS Incentivization, and Advanced IoT Integration Aiming to Mitigate Global Dependency on Semiconductor Manufacturing and Fortify Microchip Deployment Ca

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

The initiative encompasses the development of Semiconductor Personalization Centers through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), and the introduction of SEALCoins to support this advanced venture.

Key Points: 
  • The initiative encompasses the development of Semiconductor Personalization Centers through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), and the introduction of SEALCoins to support this advanced venture.
  • Our initiative empowers countries to establish local semiconductor personalization centers, ensuring uninterrupted access to these critical components."
  • SEALSQ is allocating 100 million SEALCoins to each Semiconductor Personalization Center.
  • This groundbreaking initiative aims to mitigate global dependency on semiconductor manufacturing and fortify microchip deployment capabilities.