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Pioneering cybersecurity business, Trustonic, has announced the appointment of Claire Maslen as its new Senior Vice President of Commercial and Operations for Secure Platform. Established in 2012, Trustonic delivers advanced technology systems to drive innovation, protect revenue, and enhance security for device manufacturers worldwide. Key industry initiatives With extensive experience in multinational corporations and scale-up businesses operating in mobile With extensive experience in multinational corporations and scale-up businesses operating in mobile, technology hardware, secure electronic transactions, and fintech, Claire has led teams to deliver impactful growth strategies. She has been responsible for new product launches, led government trials and key industry initiatives which have shaped the way we transact on a daily basis, including a digital wallet for Universal Credit and the UK’s first mobile media and payment wallet.  Prior roles of Claire In addition, Claire has a heritage in Professional Services and Consulting with high-profile organisations including Cisco, O2 (Telefonica), GSMA & Osmodal, having also held a board position at Consult Hyperion, the secure electronic transaction consultancy. In joining Trustonic, Claire will now play a fundamental role in advancing its vision of being the premier embedded cybersecurity partner for device OEMs. As part of this strategy, she will focus on continuing to increase market share within the Mobile, Automotive, and IoT sectors and drive into new verticals and territories, such as healthcare. Role of sophisticated cybersecurity solutions World’s pioneering TEE, together with cyber security consultancy and skilled service offerings This will be achieved through a combination of offerings, including Kinibi – the World’s pioneering Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) - together with embedded cyber security consultancy and professional service offerings for increased client value and outcomes. Discussing her new role, Claire said: “I am delighted to join the Trustonic team at such an exciting time for the business. As technology continues to evolve and advance, the role of sophisticated cybersecurity solutions has become more vital than ever before." Trustonic and other evolving markets Claire added: "While Trustonic has continued to increase market share in the global automotive and connected device sectors, it’s now time to expand this approach, not only by introducing Kinibi to other evolving markets, like Healthcare, but to also utilise our expert knowledge and capability to offer wider cyber security consultancy and support offering." "Aside from adding additional value, this approach will truly cement Trustonic as a pioneering force in technology security and protection worldwide.” Evolving cyber risks and cybersecurity threats Trustonic  was initially created from a joint venture between ARM, Thales, and G&D Andrew Till, General Manager of Secure Platform for Trustonic, added: “As cyber security threats become even more prevalent, customers are looking for expert knowledge on building secure connected devices. By leveraging our expertise and expanding our offering to fill this gap, not only will we be able to support organisations across a wide range of industry sectors, but we will also help protect technology from evolving cyber risks on a global scale." "I am, therefore, delighted that Claire has joined Trustonic to help us deliver on this objective and am in no doubt she will become a key part of our senior leadership team.”  Trustonic Headquarters Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, Trustonic  was initially created from a joint venture between ARM, Thales, and G&D. It protects over 3 billion connected devices and counts the world’s pioneering car manufacturers, financial institutions, and mobile operators as customers, as well as every tier-one Android handset manufacturer.

UK-based Trustonic announces a strategic partnership with the smartphone manufacturer Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to better serve their mutual partners and customers. This multi-year deal will lead to the integration of Trustonic’s security platform with Samsung’s device-embedded Knox security platform. This creates a single-cloud solution for mobile operators and distributors to manage and protect their Samsung smartphones and tablets throughout the supply chain. Trustonic’s platform also enables innovative financial services to be deployed by mobile operators to drive new revenue growth. Samsung and Trustonic have both agreed to collaborate on commercial and go-to-market activities globally. Devices crime prevention Mobile operators are facing mounting pressures on revenue and margins, while increasing investment in 5G rollouts as well as balancing a complex regulatory environment. Mobile devices are increasingly valuable, and there is a growing requirement for subsidies and funding; the devices themselves are also a target for theft and fraudulent activity. Critically, this strategic partnership results in a premium solution which allows mobile operators to improve financial performance by preventing fraud across the device portfolio, while increasing revenues through device financing, protecting device subsidies and growing their subscriber base. “This is a critical partnership that meets the demands of our mobile operator customers,” commented Dion Price, CEO Trustonic. “As the choice in smartphones increases, so does the need for secure device financing solutions. Trustonic’s solution provides mobile operators the opportunity to increase adoption of device financing options across Samsung’s smartphones within their Android portfolio.” Single cloud platform Trustonic’s solution provides a single cloud platform that supports multiple use cases from hardware (TEE) backed device lock, securing devices in the supply chain to device financing for mobile operators. The platform puts control and management of the solution into the hands of the mobile operator. It is used by some of the world mobile operators and manages over 70M devices and counting. Samsung Knox provides a combination of a proven security foundation built into Samsung devices and mature suite of solutions leveraging this platform. It is built into Samsung devices, securing them from the moment one unpacks and turn them on. It provides multi-layered hardware and software security features that are always enabled.

Trustonic and Huawei announce the next step in their partnership to bring simplicity and greater security to mobile applications. Trustonic Application Protection (TAP) now supports Huawei’s hardware-backed Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) “iTrustee”, and the HUAWEI P40 Series smartphone supports the TAP SDK at launch. Application developers can use the TAP development platform to leverage Huawei’s hardware-backed security for features such as Trusted User Interface (TUI), which is vital for the next generation of mobile banking, payments and mPOS, automotive and mobile identity-based apps. The TAP platform makes it easy for application developers to build advanced security and shielding into critical mobile apps. Advanced security features iTrustee’s integration with TAP will simplify the process of secure application development for Huawei devices This will help Huawei to create a secure ecosystem for its Huawei devices, starting with the HUAWEI P40 Series, while adding support for the other devices that are upgraded to EMUI 10.1. iTrustee’s integration with TAP will simplify the process of secure application development for Huawei devices and their acceptance into the broader application ecosystem.  “The TAP development platform gives application developers access to the advanced security features that they need to bring trust and richer user experiences to app users across billions of smartphones worldwide,” adds Dion Price, Trustonic CEO. “This announcement is a significant achievement in just one year of working with Huawei and will bring hardware-backed security to an even wider range of applications and services.” Digital car key sharing This news builds on the 2019 launch of the first development platform to enable developers to protect their apps and assets with TEE across different devices. TAP is the only application development platform that combines hardware-backed and software based in-app protection, enabling any developer to build and deploy applications with advanced security, and make use of TUI to shield sensitive user-interactions from potentially-compromised main device operating systems. TAP is already protecting a wide range of sensitive mobile application use-cases globally. This includes the digital car key sharing apps for Volkswagen Group and Hyundai, and off-the-shelf smartphone secure payment acceptance with Rubean.