Security News > 2020 > May > Galaxy S20 security is already old hat as Samsung launches new safety silicon

Samsung will launch a new standalone turnkey security chip to protect mobile devices, the company announced today.

The chip, which has the said-once-never-forgotten name "S3FV9RR" - aka the Mobile SE Guardian 4 - is a follow-up to the dedicated security silicon baked into the Galaxy S20 smartphone series launched in February 2020.

The new chip is Common Criteria Assurance Level 6+ certified, the highest certification that a mobile component has received, according to Samsung.

The chip can also work independently from the device's main processor to ensure tighter security.

"With the new standalone security element solution, Samsung is mounting a powerful deadbolt on smart devices to safeguard private information." Which should be handy for all manner of devices - perhaps even Internet of things devices.

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