Security
Today, any device can be connected. Yet innovation is outpacing security and connection on this scale is exposing individuals, households, businesses and critical infrastructure to the risk of cyberattacks.
And with the frequency and sophistication of attacks growing, governments, regulatory bodies, and industry groups are moving towards mandating more stringent standards and baseline security requirements for IoT security.
As the IoT continues to scale, secure end-to-end connectivity solutions for consumer and industrial devices are critical to addressing security vulnerabilities and promoting confidence and trust.
Key Security Initiatives
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IoT SAFE
IoT SAFE, an industry partnership between GSMA and Trusted Connectivity Alliance, defines a standardised way to leverage the SIM and eSIM to securely perform mutual authentication between the IoT device applications and the cloud.
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Secured Applications for Mobile (SAM)
Trusted Connectivity Alliance is helping to shape development of GSMA’s Secured Applications for Mobile (SAM) Specification, in support of the trend for leveraging the eSIM to host secure applets.
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Tamper Resistant Elements (TREs) for IoT Security
Trusted Connectivity Alliance is committed to educating industry stakeholders on how TRE form factors including the SIM, eSIM and integrated SIM are already deployed across billions of devices and can immediately address IoT security vulnerabilities.
Latest Educational Resources
Publications
Realising the Benefits of GSMA’s eSIM IoT Specification (SGP.32)
September 13, 2024
To help the industry prepare for the adoption of GSMA’s new eSIM IoT Specification, TCA’s paper explains the features, benefits, use-cases and testing and compliance implications of SGP.32.
Presentations & Infographics
Trusted Connectivity Alliance: SIM & eSIM Industry Insights 2023
April 29, 2024
Download this infographic for an exclusive ‘at-a-glance’ overview of TCA’s market monitoring data for 2023.
Publications
Realising the Potential of Secured Applications for Mobile (SAM)
February 16, 2023
To support the trend for leveraging the eSIM to host secure applets, GSMA has published the Secured Applications for Mobile (SAM) Specification. This position paper explores how the SAM initiative is potentially transformative and can significantly increase and extend the use of eSIM technology across new use-cases.
Publications
A Trusted Connected Future: How Tamper-Resistant Elements (TREs) Can Secure the IoT
April 23, 2021
This ebook explores IoT security challenges and outlines how they can be overcome by Tamper Resistant Elements (TREs).