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• Introduction of IPCryptSIMTM best-of-
class security upgrade
IPCS Group has just released their latest version of their IPCryptSIMTM
SIM-based encryption engine, utilizing the asymmetric RSA 128bit key pair,
based on RSA's extended 2,048bit key length.
IPCS Group's Technical Director, Dr. Igor Lyszkiewicz explains:
"Our IPCryptSIMTM uses one key for encryption and another for decryption.
To ensure absolute security, we have chosen the asymmetric RSA algorithm that uses a key pair, a
'private key', that is known to the mobile SMS sender, only, and a 'public key' that has been installed
in the recipient's mobile device. To encrypt the plaintext of an SMS and to send it as a cipher text
to the receiver ensures, that only the recipient can decrypt and read the SMS. To ensure that the SMS
message can not be read by anybody who, erroneously,
received the encrypted SMS, the SMS was encrypted
with the recipient's 'public key'. This way, only the correct recipient's 'private key' can decrypt the
SMS."
"Although this sounds rather complicated for the normal user, it, in fact is rather simple. We attach the
recipient's 'public key' to his/her mobile phone number. Now, if a mobile user wants to send an encrypted
SMS, he/she just writes the SMS in clear text in our IPCryptSIMTM application on the mobile phone
and selects the recipient's mobile phone number from the mobile device' phone book. Our IPCryptSIMTM
application uses the attached 'public key' from the recipient's mobile phone number and encrypts the SMS."
"Initially, when we install the RSA algorithm on the SIM card the key pair is generated based on a a special key
that consists of 1,024 digits. It selects randomly 128 digits in whatever sequence unknown to the user and us,
to generate the key pair. Anyone who would want to attempt to break this key would require to run a Super Computer
for many years to get to the key. With technological advancements we are now able the insert a much longer special
key into the SIM, that consists of 2,048 digits. By doubling this key length the randomly generated key pair
has become even more secure and breaking it would add many decades of work to hackers."
"Technological development is always on the move. Security is today's prime focus to ensure privacy and integrity.
However, let's face it, the same technological advancements open up avenues for hackers or persons with malicious
intent to develop. It is, therefore, necessary for us to be a number of technological steps ahead of them to guarantee
that our security applications can not be compromised and any form."
IPCS Group's IPCryptSIMTM best-of-class SMS encryption security uses the
asymmetric RSA 128bit key pair generated from a 2,048-digit key.
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• Philippines - IPCS Group
opens its newest operation
IPCS Group has selected Manila for its latest operation. IPCryptSIM Inc. located its
office in Greenhills, San Juan. This followed the partnership between Mr. Bernardo S. Lingat,
who heads the Philippine operation as CEO, and the IPCS Group.
IPCS Group was formed in late 2005 by two IT professionals, Dr. Igor Lyszkiewicz and Peter
Rathgeber, both renown for their specialties within the IT and telecommunication field and
e-commerce and m-commerce security, and has since escalated its reach regionally into the
Asia-Pacific area with own developed security solutions and professional services that aim at
making mobile data transmissions via wired and wireless Internet Protocols and radio/micro
waves secure using today’s highest security protocols and encryption algorithms.
IPCS Group equally offers professional application and network testing and monitoring
services since only well performing networks ensure user satisfaction and helps individuals
and companies to fully leverage from the advantages the new mobile data media
transmissions offer in productivity, cost savings and product/service quality. For this we
were awarded with the MSC-Status in Malaysia.
IPCS Group’s ambitious expansions plans to establish a regional network of offices and
distinct partnerships it has forged with a diverse base of leading technology suppliers and
its ability to interweave proprietary solutions into a service offering compatible with the
needs of its customers.
Aiming to become a leader in enterprise information / data security using the most
advanced techniques, IPCS Group software and professional services provide unmatched
information security. Highly reliable, easy to use, and easy to administer, IPCS Group products
ensure low total cost of ownership.
Leveraging on the high education standards of the Philippines, we are forming a team of IT
experts that will further develop the offering of IPCryptSIMTM mobile device
security solution and to establish its presence firmly in the Asian region.
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• IPCS Group launches "CryptoPhone" voice encryption
IPCS Group launches the first security solution for speech and data encryption on PDAs.
“Recent events have shown just how seriously organizations take the protection
of their company data and telephone calls within a global competitive environment.
In order to equip companies and authorities with the technological means to
protect themselves against unauthorized data access and phone tapping on smart
phones, we have joined forces with Utimaco and GSMK, both from Germany. Together,
we offer the first security solution capable of fulfilling these growing security
demands,” says Dr. Igor Lyszkiewicz of IPCS Group.
GSML is the technological leader in mobile voice encryption, Utimaco is the
technological leader in mobile data security. Together they are the perfect
partner for us to be able to offer our corporate and government customers not
only data and access security but also tap proofing for their mobile devices.”
The CryptoPhone comes with full source code available for independent assessment
to ensure that you can rely on strong encryption without any backdoors in the
communications device that you entrust your security to. The CryptoPhone 220 enables
you to put the trust where it belongs – in a trustworthy, open and scientific verification
process.
CryptoPhone's technology is based on well-researched algorithms for both encryption
and voice processing. It features the strongest encryption available combined with
key lengths that provide peace of mind today and in the future.
A CryptoPhone data sheet and product information is available on request.
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