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INSIDE Secure Introduces a Single Chip USB Solution for Software Licensing, Authentication and the Latest FIDO Standard

INSIDE Secure MicroXsafe 6003 is a secure microcontroller that substantially reduces bill of materials (BOM) while extending battery life to 5 years and beyond

Aix-en-Provence, France, Sept. 15, 2015 – 

INSIDE Secure (Euronext Paris: INSD), a leader in embedded security solutions for mobile and connected devices, today announced availability of the MicroXsafe 6003 secure microcontroller, a single chip USB solution for software monetization and two-factor authentication to address key standards like FIDO. The MicroXsafe 6003 provides advanced security to address the growth in data breaches while lowering the bill of materials (BOM) when compared to traditional solutions that require both a smart card and USB chip architecture. The MicroXsafe 6003 is the industry's only single chip solution that embeds a real-time clock (RTC) with low power consumption to further reduce costs and improve battery lifetime to 5 years or more.

"Increasingly frequent and public data breaches demonstrate the need for strong authentication solutions, like USB tokens, to allow employees to easily and securely access business services", said Bernard Vian, Vice President, Secure Transactions at INSIDE Secure, "The unique design of MicroXsafe 6003 makes it the ideal solution for applications such as strong authentication USB tokens, software monetization, and two-factor authentication standards like FIDO."

The need for strong authentication has never been greater as the average cost of a single data breach in the United States has sky rocketed to $3.8 million. The cost to an enterprise of each individual lost or stolen record also increased to $154 according to a 2015 Ponemon Institute report.

The need for strong authentication can also be supported by increasing market efforts such as the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance, a coalition of leading vendors that has developed open specifications for stronger, more secure authentication. FIDO plans to change the nature of authentication by developing specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that supplant reliance on passwords to securely authenticate users of online services. Many household names like Google and Dropbox are adding Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) security keys as an additional method for two-step verification, giving customers stronger authentication following the "FIDO Universal 2nd Factor (U2F)" specification from the FIDO Alliance.

Benefits of INSIDE Secure's MicroXsafe 6003 include:

In addition the MicroXsafe 6003 includes a large number of security features that prevent physical tampering, spying on the data or hacking of the chip.

The MicroXsafe 6003 is the newest member of the MicroXsafe product family which also includes the MicroXsafe 6001, a secure microcontroller designed specifically to provide secure element functionality to embedded systems.

To learn more about INSIDE Secure's full line of secure microcontrollers including the MicroXsafe 6003 and MicroXsafe 6001, please visit: http://www.insidesecure.com/Products-Technologies/Secure-Microcontrollers.

About INSIDE Secure

Mobility, cloud computing, and increasing connections between systems, information and people are radically changing the way we live and work. The electronic connections we rely on have become critical, which means that securing these connections has become more challenging. Simple add-on security measures are no longer enough. Security measures must be built into every device, connection, and information flow from the start. They must be well integrated. And they must be convenient-not burdensome to deploy or use.

With decades of security innovation and expertise, INSIDE has become the leader in complete solutions for embedded security applications. Our hardware, firmware, middleware, software, and intellectual property work together, enabling customers to secure everything from mobile devices and transactions to payment, access, content protection and the Internet of Things. Our security expertise and innovation provide 360-degree coverage of customers security challenges, enabling us to bring the right level of security to the right challenge and add value to customers solutions.

INSIDE mobile security solutions help customers meet the challenges of mobile markets, such as providing secure Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategies and securing transactions across converging computing and cloud environments. INSIDE secure transaction solutions also protect payments, access, identity and assets. With INSIDE security systems on silicon, customers can embed the optimum level of security needed to deliver trusted products.

INSIDE Secure is a member of major industry standards organizations and global payment and mobility organizations. It has won numerous awards and recognition for innovation from around the world. INSIDE is publicly listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris with headquarters in Meyreuil, France and locations in 11 countries.

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