Several years ago, Cryptography Research was in talks with Rambus about a potential acquisition. The opportunity was exciting, and would bring a chance to grow and transform the company I had started in 1995. For both entrepreneurs and acquirers, however, acquisitions are scary — even for Cisco, which knows more about acquiring than almost any other company, about a third of acquisitions fail.
DRAM DNA: From consoles to smartphones
One can’t help but stare nostalgically at the three game consoles prominently displayed at the entrance of Rambus HQ in Sunnyvale, California. Packed with various flavors of Rambus memory, the Nintendo 64, Sony Playstation® 2 (PS2) and Playstation® 3 (PS3) were responsible for defining a new generation of consoles and significantly raising the performance bar for future gaming systems.
Securing connected cars starts with the SoC
According to Gartner analyst Thilo Koslowski, one in five cars on the road will be categorized as “self-aware” by 2018. Ultimately, a system of sophisticated sensors, vehicle-to-vehicle communications and computing power will lead to the design of intelligent cars capable of interacting with their owners, each-other and the larger Internet of Things (IoT).
Protecting Pay TV with CryptoFirewall Security Cores
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The advancing capabilities of attackers are driving a new phase in Pay TV signal piracy: pairing keys and control words can be extracted from set-top box (STB) chipsets. These attacks defeat the current defenses against control word sharing and provide access to plaintext control words, enabling illegal access to premium content by non-subscribers. Solving the problem requires improved security in device chipsets, or System-on-Chips (SoCs), including strong hardware security cores.Securing OTT Content with CryptoFirewall Security Cores
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Today, content protection in connected devices such as tablets and smart TVs is predominantly provided by software security. The level of protection achievable in software on these platforms today does not meet the latest studio requirements for premium content. In order to provide stronger security while simplifying product development, system-on-chips (SoCs) used in Internet-enabled televisions and mobile devices have started to include integrated hardware security cores. Once designed into an SoC, these hardware security cores provide a significant increase in security without sacrificing user-friendliness, flexibility or cost. The CryptoFirewall core is the leading hardware security core for TV/video distribution. It is designed to provide the multioperator flexibility and robust security required for Over-the-Top (OTT) multi-screen distribution to connected devices.Glasgow Subway Ticketing wins Prestigious Award
August 2014
Glasgow Subway Ticketing wins Prestigious Award
– Nevis Technologies ‘Bramble’ ticketing proves a hit –
The Glasgow Subway Smart Ticketing system has been recognised at the Scottish Transport Awards by winning the ‘Excellence in Technology and Innovation’ award.
The awards, which were held at the Raddison Blu in Glasgow, are designed to recognise innovation, excellence and progress across all areas of transport and are regarded as the highest industry accolades in Scotland.
The Glasgow Subway smartcard ticketing system was launched in October 2013 as part of the Subway’s £300m modernisation programme. The aim for the new ticket system was to be easy to use for passengers whilst offering greater choice on payment options and the ability to offer new flexible ticket types and special offers.
The tap in/tap out system provides a complete database of journey and ticket sales information, allowing for improved planning and service provision.
The ‘Bramble’ smartcard, based on the UK open standard known as ITSO, is capable of being used on different modes of travel and holds stored value for pay-as-you-go journeys. The smartcards and software that supports the Subway ticketing deployment is provided by Nevis Technologies.
David Braddock, Director of Nevis Technologies said:
“This latest award recognises the first implementation of Bramble ticketing through Nevis Technologies. We introduced the technology on the Subway as a starting point but our aim is to roll out the Bramble Smartcard across all modes of transport in Strathclyde and offer customers a truly seamless travel experience.
We are delighted that the deployment of the ticketing system has been recognised, it is especially gratifying given high profile smartcard schemes that were competing in the same category. The Subway Smartcard, also known as the ‘Bramble card’ has been developed by Rambus Ecebs and delivered via Nevis through a unique private/public partner endeavour which brings together a wealth of expertise from both the transport and smart technology industries. It has already attracted almost 30,000 customers, despite only being available for the past five months.”
