Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 26 | Page 43

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// provides assurance that the Thales process of specification and implementation of a secure solution has been rigorously conducted, but also that the solution has reached the expected level of trust for final use. Security tests on the Gemalto mobile ID software were performed by the internationally renowned testing laboratory, Brightsight, under the supervision of the NSCIB (Netherlands Scheme for Certification in the Area of IT Security), in cooperation www.intelligentcio.com FEATURE: DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY with the Netherlands Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations. “By achieving this independent and government-recognised security certification, Thales has set a new landmark for government mobile ID software security. Our mobile-based digital ID solutions are already entrusted and deployed in more than 20 countries around the world. They enable citizens to securely log on to public and private eServices and to smoothly prove who they are online while guaranteeing data protection and privacy,” said Youzec Kurp – SVP Identity and Biometric Solutions at Thales. Operating with a highly secure and reliable biometric offering not only provides users with piece of mind, but also reduces their chances of a data breach. Hitachi and Ubisecure have announced their partnership to integrate Hitachi’s finger vein recognition technology as a biometric authenticator within Ubisecure’s Identity-as- INTELLIGENTCIO 43