Intertek Group PLC Intertek launches Cyber Assured
November 25 2019 - 10:00AM
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Intertek Group PLC
25 November 2019
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Intertek launches Cyber Assured, the world's first cybersecurity
certification programme to ensure consumer IoT products are safely
connected with continuous vulnerability monitoring
-- 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 programme that provides
continuous vulnerability monitoring for connected consumer products
More information is available here:
https://www.intertek.com/cyber-assured/video/
Intertek Group plc ("the Group"), a leading Total Quality
Assurance provider to industries worldwide, today announces the
launch of Cyber Assured, the world's first cybersecurity product
testing and certification programme with continuous vulnerability
monitoring, delivering a comprehensive certification solution for
connected consumer products.
In recent years, the rapid growth in connected smart devices has
led to heightened expectations around product security whilst the
growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) has meant IoT-enabled
products and smart devices have become more readily available. More
products than ever are communicating with each other using
technologies such as Wi-fi, Bluetooth, or cellular IoT.
At the same time, cybercrime has grown from a threat to
corporations' IT systems, to one that permeates every element of
consumers' lives. As the network of smart devices expands,
vulnerabilities in new products are constantly emerging and
companies are facing significant challenges navigating this complex
and ever-changing environment.
Intertek's Cyber Assured Certification represents a
groundbreaking moment as the industry's first robust product
cybersecurity testing and certification programme for connected
consumer products. It enables manufacturers to continually assess
their products and helps demonstrate 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.
André Lacroix, Chief Executive Officer of Intertek said: "The
Internet of Things (IoT) revolution has led to a rapid rise in the
world's network of smart devices, with everything from lightbulbs
to fridges, vehicles to pacemakers, now part of a truly connected
world.
With this development has come a corresponding increase in the
complexity and sophistication of cyber security threats that
companies now face.
Our Cyber Assured offering heralds a breakthrough innovation as
the very first end-to-end Assurance solution that covers the
entirety of IoT networks, enabling customers to launch secure,
connected products, monitoring their security over the full
lifecycle. For more than 30 years, Intertek has been a pioneer in
cybersecurity and cellular connectivity testing. This launch
further strengthens our leading presence and expertise in the
global cyber security certification and assurance space, bringing
total peace of mind for our clients and their customers."
-ENDS-
Contacts
For further information, please contact:
Denis Moreau, Investor Relations
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7396 3415 investor@intertek.com
Jonathon Brill, FTI Consulting
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000 intertek@fticonsulting.com
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.
intertek.com
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