OISTE: Organisation Internationale pour la Sécurité des Transactions Electroniques

WISekey and OISTE at WSIS. The Workshop will feature a high-Level dialogue around eSecurity and will be moderated by Carlos Moreira. The event will take place in conference centre, ILO headquarters, Geneva,Switzerland from 14-18 May, 2012.

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World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) 2012 will have a thematic workshop on Digital Identity Management and Internet Security on Wednesday 16th May from 10:45 – 12:15, facilitated by OISTE.

The Workshop will feature a high-Level dialogue around eSecurity and will be moderated by Carlos Moreira. The event will take place in conference centre, ILO headquarters, Geneva,Switzerland from 14-18 May, 2012.

The event will also discuss strategies and tactics to help countries and organizations to effectively harness the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to accelerate progress towards the millennium development goals, now just three years away.

As part of the opening day ceremony, 18 WSIS project prizes will be awarded to organizations and individuals who have achieved exceptional results in extending ICT access to underserved populations and communities.

Co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP, the WSIS Forum 2012 event represents the largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’community.

The OISTE Foundation is a non-profit international organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1998, OISTE was created with the objectives of promoting the use and adoption of international standards to secure electronic transactions, expand the use of digital certification and ensure the interoperability of certification authorities’ e-transaction systems.

As part of its relationship with the OISTE Foundation, WISeKey is bound to promote the security of electronic communications worldwide and ensure compliance with essential rights related to information protection online such as privacy laws.

It is from this trust model that the WISeKey initiative “The Right to Disappear” evolved: the company is becoming a leading advocate to protect individual privacy rights online while enabling people to maximize the use of the Internet. Recent developments have woken many governments up to the reality of Cyberspace and how it is challenging the traditional conception of Sovereignty. “With data being stored virtually anywhere in the world and government employees and citizens using information technology systems that are hosted and operated from anywhere (even outside of their jurisdiction), the expected sovereign rights over that data and those communications is frequently lost.

Many information technology companies are telling governments that secure information technologies are enough to ensure sovereignty over their data. Others are stating that new legislation is needed. All in all, the solutions they propose are partial and unsatisfactory.

WISeKey, as a World Economic Forum Global Growth company, has been at the forefront of balancing technology, law, policy and geopolitics from its headquarters in Switzerland (and its bases in different regions). WISeKey has developed over the years solutions to the problems of State sovereignty and the challenges brought on by technology.

“ WISeKey´s solutions are not limited to technology or changing laws – WISeKey proposes a comprehensive and multdisciplinary approach based on the existing legal frameworks using technologies that are widely available combined with very clear digital trust frameworks. WISeKey´s approach elegantly integrates into current law, international diplomatic protocols with an institutional framework that provides governments with a practical and reliable long-term solution”, said Carlos Moreira Founder CEO WISeKey.

WISeKey is making available its solutions and experts to governments globally who wish to solve these problems. Please visit our data sovereignty website at: http://www.wisekey.com/datasovereignty/

WISekey has been a strong advocate for the protection of consumer data being compiled on a daily basis by companies and social networks. No regulations are in place to police how this data is used, or even to define standards around the security around the storage of this data. This compiled data is personally identifiable information (PII) that can be used to identify or trace a unique individual, or make that person vulnerable to hacking. It is WISeKey’s philosophy that any agency collecting PII has the responsibility to keep it secure and use it only in a responsible, transparent manner, of which the consumer is advised in advance and has the option to opt-out.

Originally posted from WISekey and OISTE at WSIS. The Workshop will feature a high-Level dialogue around eSecurity and will be moderated by Carlos Moreira. The event will take place in conference centre, ILO headquarters, Geneva,Switzerland from 14-18 May, 2012.

Thematic workshop on Digital Identity Management and Internet Security on Wednesday 16th May from 10:45 – 12:15, facilitated by OISTE.

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Thematic workshop on Digital Identity Management and Internet Security on Wednesday 16th May from 10:45 – 12:15, facilitated by OISTE. Moderated by Carlos Moreira, Funder and CEO WISeKey

The accent will be on “public awareness” and digital identity management, Cloud Computing and Data Sovereignty.
Digital Identity Management, Cloud Computing Data Sovereignty by WISeKey and OISTE.ORG

WISeKey’s in cooperation with OISTE.ORG offers and unique service to governments based on the strong Swiss respect for privacy, security, and neutrality allowing governments and other customers to host their IT platforms from unique state-of-the-art data centers in Switzerland.

The Problem

Like individuals and companies, public sector institutions are also seeing the benefit of having their information systems hosted out of third party data centers. Ultimately this means giving up the control public sector institutions like to maintain over their data and archives.

In very basic terms, Cloud Computing means such institutions do not own the physical infrastructure, software, or services used, but rents or outsources them in some form from a service provider.

Important policy questions arise when a government’s critical information and services are no longer under its full control, and may even be outside of its borders.

This information may then be accessible by other governments through legal means such as search warrants (under the law of the land where the data center physically exists).

Essentially, a government is losing sovereignty over their data and IT systems.

The Solution

WISeKey and the OISTE Foundation have developed a solution which allows public institutions and other customers sovereignty over the data as if that data were hosted by a data center within the physical borders of their nation.

WISeKey is very proud of its Swiss heritage, and our unique data sovereignty service is based on a legal, policy, technological, and infrastructural framework which allows governments to take advantage of cloud computing by hosting their data in unique state-of-the-art data centers in Switzerland. It is derived from the strong Swiss respect for privacy, security, and neutrality.

Contact WISeKey and OISTE.ORG

If you are interested in acheiving true Data Sovereignty while benefiting from Cloud Computing, or simply would like more information, please contact us at WISeKey.

+41 22 549 30 00

As a concreate example on Global Digital Identity Management WISeKey and OISTE pledged to the Clinton Global Initiative to provide identity management and the necessary transaction platform to enable a new approach on digital identification allowing remittances and micro-credit initiatives. WISeKey Founder and CEO Carlos Moreira is in New York this week at the CGI Annual Meeting reporting to President Bill Clinton on the progress made on this project over the last five years.

WISeKey is announcing the release of the WISeID CGI Commitment Special Edition, with integrated ID federation, which allows individuals to automatically generate their WISeID (or secure digital identity) from a social network profile. Participation on the Internet requires maintenance of dozens of different username and password combinations, which are difficult to remember and present significant security flaws. The new WISeID CGI Special Edition can help manage account credentials and reinforce personal ownership of profile details.

WISeID helps individuals protect their personal identifiable information (PII), data which contains the unique identity, contact, and location details that can be traced back to a single person. The personal data in WISeID is stored securely. The WISeID system was designed as a set of online tools intended to empower people with secure and private digital identification, trusted so as to enable transactional application.

WISeKey, together with the OISTE Foundation, has committed “to reduce the gap between the new Digital Identification Divide in less developed countries and emerging economies by creating the infrastructure that will make a de-facto global digital identity community of 1 billion digital identity users while providing equitable and meaningful access to digital information technology,” including trusted services on the cloud.

The design of WISeID is in accordance with the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, which urges development of a high-level framework, and eventually, an interoperable “environment” for identification, authentication, and authorization during the course of online transactions. The White House has termed this environment the Identity Ecosystem. “I am delighted that we can support the growth of the Identity Ecosystem and reduce the new Digital Identification Divide through our involvement with the Clinton Initiative” said Carlos Moreira.

WISeID previously hit the top 5 iPhone apps in its category in the USA and is among the top utility apps worldwide.

Find the complete commitment text:
http://www.wisekey.com/en/projects/cgi/2007/Pages/Commitment.aspx

Download the WISeID CGI Commitment Special Edition:
http://www.wiseid.com/downloads/

Originally posted from Thematic workshop on Digital Identity Management and Internet Security on Wednesday 16th May from 10:45 – 12:15, facilitated by OISTE.

WISeKey Leads at the Intersection of Security and the Social Web to Pioneer the Social Media Security Graph

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:30 +0000

WISeKey’s Social Media Security Graph provides trusted digital identities for individuals to interact in social media and perform confidential transactions on open graphs.
WISeKey’s WISeID is part of the Social Media Security Graph solution. The WISeID app is a set of online tools intended to empower people by providing secure, authenticated, and private digital identification. WISeID special edition apps use private IDs of WISeID to build Social Media Security Graphs in the intersection between people, brands, and advertisements by distributing official content to a certified community of fans.
Many people have a false sense of anonymity, privacy, and data security when interacting online and digital identities are one way to add a layer of security. WISeKey’s development promotes the growth of the social web and individual security towards an objective of personal ownership of online profile details.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/25/4440982/wisekey-leads-at-the-intersection.html#storylink=cpy

WISeKey has further matured its revenue model with sales targeting to tripe during the current financial year and great visibility for the years ahead. This increase of revenue is mainly due to the new positioning of WISeKey leading the Intersection of Security and the Social Web to Pioneer the Social Media Security Graph

Using its leadership in Digital Identity Management, WISeKey has developed the Social Media Security Graph methodology for personal information protection on the net. Our advocacy that personal data protection need not be neglected for the enjoyment of social media or surrendered to the network provider has reached the attention of many brands now using our technology to protect their digital brands.

During this year WISekey has reinforced its anti-counterfeiting technology for the Luxury Goods Market with NFC technology to better “empower brands, consumers, distributors, governments and vendors to distinguish genuine goods from illegal imitations”.

Foremost among these developments is the employment of NFC tags, using different form factors other than standard smartcards, which can be embedded into products across markets, from consumer goods to manufacturing. Along with supporting WISeAuthentic encryption technology, these tags allow authentication of genuine products for the life of the item, control of the gray market, easier sales monitoring, and a direct marketing channel between the brand and the consumer.

WISeKey has become a member of the World Economic Forum Global Council on Illicit Trade, bringing together companies severely affected by counterfeiting to educate the public and to find practical solutions using new technology. WISeKey was also nominated in September last year as one of the top 25 Global Growth Companies by the WEF.

WISeKey continues to work closely with luxury watch brands and collaborates with manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, software, spares parts and medical supplies to deeply understand this new market emerging as the Internet of Things in which WISeKey will play a major role due to its patented technology for the track and trace of people and objects. In 2012, WISeKey plans to make its WISeAuthentic encryption technology more easily accessible through its technical advancements, in order to generate new revenue sources for the company and help more organizations in different markets and sectors globally to improve their resilience against counterfeiting and traceability of objects.

These new WISeKey technologies are currently used to enhance the security and social experience for world renowned brands, like Real Madrid, Hublot, Dior, the World Economic Forum, The Global Competitiveness Forum, Clinton Global Initiative , IKEA, ICC, Bancorp, Geneva Time Exhibition, Dimension Films and Troublemaker Studios, among others.

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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2012

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:05:54 +0000

Thematic Workshop on Digital Identity Management

Wednesday, 16th May, 11:00 – 12:45

Digital Identity Management and Internet Security “Matching the speed of the running code: public awareness and digital identity management”.

Session Description

The regular user of Internet is feeling unease about security issues. Besides, he/she is frequently inconvenienced to provide yet another user name, e-mail address and password to be able to obtain information, get services online or interact with other end users. However, the average cybercitizen ignores that these procedures form part of a vast and complex problem that is threatening the whole Internet architecture and that is closely linked to security: digital identity management.

The session is intended to provide insight into the elements that constitute the riddle of digital identity management and its effect upon cyber security. The aim is to learn lessons that can be applicable to creating awareness among Internet users of where they stand in these issues, enabling them to make informed choices among different technologies of digital identity management. Only by providing this necessary stimulus, will the market mature and the digital identity management solutions acquire the level of demand and legitimacy that is now lacking.

Contact: jorge.restrepo@oiste.org

More information: World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2012 website

WISeKey Leads at the Intersection of Security and the Social Web to Pioneer the Social Media Security Graph

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:05:37 +0000

WISeKey Leads at the Intersection of Security and the Social Web to Pioneer the Social Media Security Graph

Geneva – WISeKey, using its leadership in Digital Identity Management, has developed the Social Media Security Graph methodology for personal information protection. The security company advocates that personal data protection need not be neglected for the enjoyment of social media or surrendered to the network provider. A number of social graphs have emerged controlling slices of social media, but as isolated models each becomes a de-facto resource, compromising individual privacy.

WISeKey’s Social Media Security Graph provides trusted digital identities for individuals to interact in social media and perform confidential transactions on open graphs.

WISeKey’s WISeID is part of the Social Media Security Graph solution. The WISeID app is a set of online tools intended to empower people by providing secure, authenticated, and private digital identification. WISeID special edition apps use private IDs of WISeID to build Social Media Security Graphs in the intersection between people, brands, and advertisements by distributing official content to a certified community of fans.

Many people have a false sense of anonymity, privacy, and data security when interacting online and digital identities are one way to add a layer of security. WISeKey’s development promotes the growth of the social web and individual security towards an objective of personal ownership of online profile details.

WISeKey technology is currently used to enhance the social experience for world renowned football clubs, Hublot, Geneva Time Exhibition, Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios, among others.

For more information: http://www.wisekey.com/
Download WISeID: http://www.wiseid.mobi/

About WISeKey:
Established in 1999 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, WISeKey is a leading information security company, providing specialized technologies for identity management and authentication to secure communications and transactions without compromising trust.

Contact:
WISeKey SA
Eileen Weinberg
eweinber@wisekey.com
+41-22-594-30-00

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WISeID for the Clinton Global Initiative

admin — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:26:07 +0000

WISeKey pledged to the Clinton Global Initiative its commitment to provide identity management and the necessary transaction platform to enable a new approach of remittances and micro-credit initiatives.

WISeKey released last year the WISeID CGI Commitment Special Edition, with integrated ID federation, which allows individuals to automatically generate their WISeID (or secure digital identity) from a social network profile.

WISeID helps individuals protect their personal identifiable information (PII), data which contains the unique identity, contact, and location details that can be traced back to a single person. The personal data in WISeID is stored securely. The WISeID system includes now NFC capabilities and its was designed to empower people with secure and private digital identification, trusted so as to enable transactional application.

WISeID previously hit the top 5 iPhone apps in its category in the USA and is among the top utility apps worldwide.

Find the complete commitment text:
http://www.wisekey.com/en/projects/cgi/2007/Pages/Commitment.aspx

Download the WISeID CGI Commitment Special Edition:
http://www.wiseid.com/downloads/

Originally posted from WISeID for the Clinton Global Initiative

WISeKey WISePhone Service receives Telecom license in Switzerland

admin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:02:55 +0000

The new WISePhone Service expects to commence selling in April 2012

WISeKey today received its Telecom license from OFCOM The Swiss Federal Office of Communications allowing the company to deploy its WISePhone service.

WISeKey launched WISePhone during the last Telecom in Geneva and showcased the WISePhone secure phone solution for Blackberry (including OSv7), iPhone (including iOS5), and Android. WISePhone solves the problem of mobile phone security, by encrypting voice communication anywhere in the world, even in regions where eavesdropping is common.

WISeKey developed WISePhone understanding that interception technology exists, is cheap, and is used more than many are aware. Particularly with the increased data stored and transmitted on Smart Phones, eavesdropping and wiretapping are a genuine concern. People, corporations and governments need to be aware of the real dangers of voice communication interception and take necessary precautions against hacking, corporate espionage and cyber-terrorism.

“By using WISePhone, people can be assured that their conversation will stay away from prying ears, thanks to the high level of cryptography used. WISeKey is using its globally recognized, digital security pedigree to make the Internet safe for its users,”

WISePhone is simple to use and extremely secure. Your communication is secured with transparent, military-grade encryption offering the same level of security used by government agencies. WISePhone works with specific, widely-used Smart phones currently operating in today’s mobile environment, so there is no need to buy a special phone.
For more information http://www.wisephonego.com

Details on license at : https://www.eofcom.admin.ch/eofcom/public/detailCatalogService.do?code=2000755

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WISePhoneGo Secure Voice Communications secured by WIsekey

admin — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:41:48 +0000

Secure Voice Communications. Simple to Use. Effective Protection.

There is a growing need to protect voice communications. Information assets such as industrial secrets, intellectual property, strategies, financial operations all must be secured not only in documents, but also when the information is communicated in phone conversations. The only effective solution is to encrypt conversations on both ends to avoid the possibility of eavesdropping, interception, or hacking at any point of the communication path.
WISePhoneGo Secure IP Voice Communication is a managed service designed for a global or mobile workforce, and it is fast and easy to implement, cost-effective, and above all, secure.
WISePhoneGo is a monthly service subscription for groups of two or more. Individuals within any group (employees, clients, or other defined groups) can maintain sensitive conversations over public networks with the other people in that group. Users only need to install the WISePhone Mobile Application on their current smart phones and activate their accounts to start placing secure calls.

Avoid spying and hacking with end-to-end encrypted conversations
Safely sustain sensitive conversations over public networks
Reduce costs using data channels for free corporate communications
Conduct phone calls using existing smart phones or computers
Supports conference calls and voice mail
A fully managed service

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World Internet Secure Passport for Security, privacy, mobility Security, privacy, mobility

admin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:18:44 +0000

World Internet Secure Passport for Security, privacy, mobility

Can you guarantee without your Internet Passport that your identification, communications and access to your files is secure, wherever you are?

WISeKey’s Internet Passport eKey+ is the ultimate guarantee of a secure mobile identity for transactional Internet securing the verification of Online Trusted Transactions.It is the first ever solution combining a WISeKey Digital Certificated with biometrics and swiss made cryptography facilitation digital identification roaming worldwide.

Burdensome business travel away from your trusted environment is now a thing of the past, since you can have all the benefits of being in your house or office, from where ever you are, without having to carry more than your Internet Passport on a biometric eKey+ USB token , Mobile app pr smartcard.

The eKey+ is a military-grade secure USB device that can guarantee your privacy on the move by using an Internet Passport that allow you to access the Internet totally authenticated and secure.

Just plug the eKey+ into the USB port of any computer and use your virtual mobile office to work in a secure site, so that there is no risk from spyware, malware or viruses, no matter how unsecure the computer is. Access the files on your servers simply and securely, as if you were at your desk, and send digitally signed documents, so that people don’t have to wait for you to be back in the office to finalize that contract. Then securely save your files so that you can access them later on, wherever your trip takes you. WISeKey can offer you the same convenience, security and privacy that you have in your office, no matter where you or your colleagues are in the world.

Carry your security with you: the eKey+ is your gateway to privacy, and has 3FA protection so that only you can access its functions after completing the biometric control & pin code identification.

The Internet Passport eKey+ offers the following functionalities: VPN (Virtual Private Network), Secured site (i.e. you can work from any pc, anywhere, in complete security), Secured email, Secured file storage, Open office tools (text editor), Virtual Mobile “Office” and is customizable depending on requirements.

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WISeKey has built its own high security data center in Switzerland to launch a Social PKI movement

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:01:39 +0000

WISeKey root systems backed by OISTE are created and maintained in secure military bunkers under the Swiss Alps and operated by the Swiss Army, recognized as one of the most secure areas in the world today. Because of Swiss confidentiality laws, no private or government body can force the root key to be divulged. This guarantees that all information and data encrypted through OISTE/WISeKey certificates will remain secure. This approach is unique as no other infrastructure of its kind exists in such a high security environment, and the level of neutrality and protection afforded by stringent Swiss confidentiality and security laws is second to none.

From its zero-risk bunker deep in the Swiss Alps, WISeKey maintains the common global root certificate. The common global root certificate is part of an agreed upon public key infrastructure that puts invisible “watermarks” on digital data to certify it as valid and un-hacked.
Through Secure Hubs, WISeKey delivers global solutions to local communities via a Trusted Cloud Computing offering, creating one of the most widely used trusted networks on the Internet. Customers include state agencies, national telecommunications companies and e-commerce service providers. This is helping accelerate the Social PKI movement, which consists of using Social Networks for secure transaction services using Digital identification.

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OISTE: Organisation Internationale pour la Sécurité des Transactions Electroniques

WISekey and OISTE at WSIS. The Workshop will feature a high-Level dialogue around eSecurity and will be moderated by Carlos Moreira. The event will take place in conference centre, ILO headquarters, Geneva,Switzerland from 14-18 May, 2012.

Thematic workshop on Digital Identity Management and Internet Security on Wednesday 16th May from 10:45 – 12:15, facilitated by OISTE.

Thematic workshop on Digital Identity Management and Internet Security on Wednesday 16th May from 10:45 – 12:15, facilitated by OISTE. Moderated by Carlos Moreira, Funder and CEO WISeKey

The accent will be on “public awareness” and digital identity management, Cloud Computing and Data Sovereignty.Digital Identity Management, Cloud Computing Data Sovereignty by WISeKey and OISTE.ORG

WISeKey’s in cooperation with OISTE.ORG offers and unique service to governments based on the strong Swiss respect for privacy, security, and neutrality allowing governments and other customers to host their IT platforms from unique state-of-the-art data centers in Switzerland.

The Problem

The Solution

Contact WISeKey and OISTE.ORG

WISeKey Leads at the Intersection of Security and the Social Web to Pioneer the Social Media Security Graph

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2012

Thematic Workshop on Digital Identity Management

WISeKey Leads at the Intersection of Security and the Social Web to Pioneer the Social Media Security Graph

WISeID for the Clinton Global Initiative

WISeKey WISePhone Service receives Telecom license in Switzerland

WISePhoneGo Secure Voice Communications secured by WIsekey

Secure Voice Communications. Simple to Use. Effective Protection.

World Internet Secure Passport for Security, privacy, mobility Security, privacy, mobility

WISeKey has built its own high security data center in Switzerland to launch a Social PKI movement

The accent will be on “public awareness” and digital identity management, Cloud Computing and Data Sovereignty.
Digital Identity Management, Cloud Computing Data Sovereignty by WISeKey and OISTE.ORG