Samsung Introduces Chip-Based Data Security Solution for Smartphones

Samsung introduced a turnkey security solution for mobile devices that’s said to protect private data. The dedicated “tamper-resistant strongbox” stores users’ confidential and cryptographic data such as personal identification numbers, passwords and crypto-currency credentials separate from mobile memory such as embedded Universal Flash Storage, it said Wednesday. The S3K250AF-based Secure Element chip, used in Samsung's Galaxy S20 series smartphones, comprises a microcontroller, advanced hardware-level protection and an optimized secure operating system.