CenturyLink, Cybersecurity Firm Collaborating
As cybersecurity becomes a growing threat in IoT circles, efforts to combat cyberattacks are rising. Cybersecurity company WISeKey announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday it signed a collaboration agreement with CenturyLink to explore a relationship offering a…
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managed identity system for IoT providers in the U.S. It would secure firms’ IoT infrastructure and ensure privacy of their data, said the companies. WISeKey is looking to leverage CenturyLink’s data center presence in the U.S. to establish a Root of Trust, which it said provides the foundation behind trusted computing and allows IoT device verification at the hardware level. As the number of connected devices expands, “collecting and exchanging huge amounts of data along the way, the need for strong Internet of Things security services is becoming increasingly important for businesses and consumers,” said Gary Gauba, CenturyLink Cognilytics president. Cybersecurity will be a featured topic at the International Wireless Communication Expo in Las Vegas March 21-25, said show sponsor Penton Wednesday.