WISeKey and Kaspersky Lab: With smartwatches, fitness trackers and payment wristbands expected to be used for one in five mobile payment transactions by 2020 (amounting to $500 million per year), it is inevitable that these devices will become an increasingly "popular" target for digital attacks, according to the WISeKey and Kaspersky Lab. 
The two Companies announced that they are developing technologies that will integrate authentication and authentication into the new wearable devices encryption δεδομένων εις βάθος, δίνοντάς τους τη δυνατότητα να συνδέονται με ασφάλεια, να επικοινωνούν και να ανταλλάσσουν οικονομικά data.
Η αλληλεπίδραση μεταξύ των συσκευών, μια τάση γνωστή ως Internet of Things (IoT), έχει τη δυνατότητα να αλλάξει ριζικά το τοπίο για τις επιχειρήσεις και τους καταναλωτές. Η αγορά των διασυνδεδεμένων wearables και μόνο εκτιμάται ότι θα αυξάνεται κατά 35% ετησίως**. Ωστόσο, πολλές διασυνδεδεμένες συσκευές και τα δεδομένα που ανταλλάσσουν παραμένουν ανησυχητικά απροστάτευτα, κάτι που θα γίνει ακόμη πιο σοβαρό, όσο θα αυξάνεται ο αριθμός των συσκευών του είδους που θα χρησιμοποιούνται για πληρωμές.
Premium watchmakers such as Bulgari are already incorporating WISeKey's patented security software WIS.WATCH into their connected watches. This allows the customer to securely identify and verify the identity of their device, connect it to other devices such as smartphone as well as access applications, personal data and secure cloud storage infrastructures.
Under the new partnership, Kaspersky Lab's software development kit for mobile security will be included in this solution, adding an extra level of security and paving the way for ultra-secure mobile payments.
"The collaboration between WISeKey and Kaspersky Lab is an important development in the digital security sector of IoT. The combination of security and convenience to be incorporated into wearable devices "opens the door" for implementations and other areas where the same approach can support a wide range of IoT applications"Said Carlos Moreira, Chief Executive Officer of WISeKey.
Eugene Kaspersky, President and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, said: "We live in a truly interconnected world. However, as the number of connected devices continues to grow, so do the number of threats. Unfortunately, today, there are millions of devices in use that were never designed to be secure. But safety must be built in from the start. The need to establish and implement higher levels of security for IoT devices is imperative. We are therefore delighted to be working with WISeKey to develop such a solution."
The collaborative solution will be based on WISeKey's 'Cryptographic Root of Trust for IoT' solution and NFCTrusted© technology. Between them, these technologies ensure the authenticity, confidentiality and integrity of electronic transactions. The Cryptographic Root of Trust solution has been installed on more than 2,6 billion desktops, browsers, mobile devices, SSL certificates and connected devices.
*Source: Tractics report
** Source: BI market Estimates
