The growing adoption of digital technologies in pursuit of new business models and enhanced customer experiences has led to an increase in the number of cyber threats to users and companies. As a result, cyber risks such as social media security attacks, business interruption from system failures, data breaches, financial frauds, and cyber extortion are on the rise. Against this backdrop, Qualcomm has built the highest patents for cybersecurity out of its entire portfolio, followed by industrial automation and digitalization, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Rohit Singh, Project Manager at GlobalData, comments: “Qualcomm is primarily focussing on in-network fraud detection, user authentication, security arrangements for programs or data, wireless traffic management, power management in the wireless network, and secure payment architecture. The development of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and car-to-cloud services by Qualcomm in the automotive industry, with an emphasis on security and privacy, prepared the path for a direct research focus on cybersecurity.”
The patent database of GlobalData’s ‘Disruptor Intelligence Center‘ reveals cybersecurity as the top theme in terms of patent filings and grants for Qualcomm.
In-network fraud detection: An innovative wireless device processor will identify the threat source in the wireless network. It will smoothly switch connections to a valid cell if the device in communication with the wireless device is an illegal or fake cell, notwithstanding signaling by the fake cell intended to lock the wireless device.
User authentication: A biometric system for user authentication that combines the temperature and ultrasonic sensors to detect a user’s fingerprint. It detects a temperature change caused by the user touching the ultrasonic sensor by scanning a tiny part of the touch without scanning the full area of the ultrasonic sensor.
V2X authentication: A method for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activation for authentication and authorization which does not enable authentication and authorization of a UAV until the mobile phone is registered with both the UAV service supplier device and a core network device.
Singh concludes: “The rapid rise in digitalization, industrial automation, and connected IoT devices is anticipated to increase the number of potential cyber-attacks. With 5G, wireless networks will experience a physical redesign, which could make it challenging to secure both the network and the applications that emerge from it. Advanced cybersecurity solutions are the need of the hour to address problems that are exacerbated by the growing adoption of emerging technologies.”
