Intertek Launches Cyber Assured, the First Cybersecurity Certification Program with Continuous Vulnerability Monitoring to en...
November 25 2019 - 10:15AM
Business Wire
- With the rapid growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) and
greater connectivity between devices, vulnerabilities in new
products are constantly emerging, posing a major challenge for
companies
- As complex new cyber threats evolve, ensuring that a product
remains secure over its entire lifetime has become of critical
importance in order to give consumers greater peace of mind
- Intertek’s Cyber Assured Certification is the first
comprehensive, robust product cybersecurity testing and
certification program that provides continuous vulnerability
monitoring for connected consumer products
More information is available here:
https://www.intertek.com/cyber-assured/video/
Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to
industries worldwide, today announces the launch of Cyber Assured,
the first cybersecurity product testing and certification program,
delivering a comprehensive certification solution for manufacturers
and brands for their connected consumer products.
In today's connected world, more products than ever, from home
appliances to wearable consumer devices, are communicating with
each other using technologies such as Wi-fi, Bluetooth, or cellular
IoT. The growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) has brought
attractive opportunities for both manufacturers and consumers as
emerging technologies means that IoT-enabled products and smart
devices become more readily available. As the IoT landscape becomes
more sophisticated and the network of smart devices expands,
vulnerabilities in new products are constantly emerging and
companies are facing significant challenges in navigating this
complex and ever-changing environment. Cybersecurity has become of
critical importance to manage these risks.
Intertek’s Cyber Assured Certification is the first robust
product cybersecurity testing and certification program that
provides continuous vulnerability monitoring for connected consumer
products. It enables manufacturers to assess their products,
improving the product’s cybersecurity, helping meet emerging
regulatory requirements such as California SB327, and most
importantly demonstrating to consumers that the product is secure,
through the use of the Intertek Cyber Assured Mark and
directory.
Certified products are continuously reassessed to ensure their
safety against constantly evolving and emerging threats and
vulnerabilities. Furthermore, Cyber Assured’s unique scanning
process provides manufacturers the information needed to ‘patch’
software to maintain security, ensuring that a product remains
secure over its entire lifetime, giving consumers greater peace of
mind. Intertek Cyber Assured certification is an end-to-end
assurance solution that covers all three elements of IoT networks,
going beyond simply testing the product to additionally cover web
and mobile applications, and cloud services.
Tony Walker, Vice President Intertek Connected World stated:
“Intertek has been a pioneer in cybersecurity testing,
certification and assurance for more than three decades. The IoT
revolution is bringing huge opportunities for our clients, and
society in general, improving life in many ways. However, it also
creates significant risks, of which many businesses have no
previous experience, as well as new regulatory requirements like
California IoT and EU GDPR. Bringing together Intertek’s
cybersecurity expertise, other ‘connectivity’ services including
cellular device testing, and our global product safety and
compliance testing heritage, we are now able to offer the full
suite of bespoke assurance services to allow our clients to launch
successful, secure, connected products, and monitor their product’s
security over its entire lifecycle.”
For more than 30 years, Intertek has been a leader in
cybersecurity and cellular connectivity testing. Intertek’s
Connected World business line provides the complete range of
services needed to allow clients to launch effective, secure
connected products. With 260 experts across 9 laboratories in North
America, Europe and Asia, include 150 focused exclusively on
cybersecurity, Intertek can meet the needs of clients from
manufacturers of mobile devices and network equipment, to smart
fridges and connected garage door openers, allowing them to seize
the opportunities the IoT revolution brings. More:
https://www.intertek.com/iot/.
ABOUT INTERTEK
Total Quality. Assured.
Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to
industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories
and offices and over 44,000 people in more than 100 countries
delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and
Certification solutions for our customers’ operations and supply
chains. Intertek Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered
consistently, with precision, pace and passion, enabling our
customers to power ahead safely.
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