INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Enterprise Security
Bitdefender and NETGEAR partner
for IoT security purposes
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THE KEY BENEFIT
OF NETGEAR
ARMOR WILL BE
TO PROVIDE A
CENTRAL SECURITY
SOLUTION THAT
PROTECTS ALL THE
DEVICES IN THE
HOME AGAINST
CYBER THREATS.
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itdefender, a leading cybersecurity
technology company protecting
500 million users worldwide, and
NETGEAR, a global networking company that
delivers innovative products to consumers,
businesses and service providers, have
announced a technology licensing agreement
allowing NETGEAR to include Bitdefender’s
breakthrough IoT security technology on
some of its networking devices.
With advanced threats leveraging
vulnerabilities in smart devices, this joint
offering will secure IoT devices at the Wi-Fi
router level, reducing the threat of attacks
and protecting sensitive user data from
cybercriminals. Consumers can count on a
comprehensive IoT security technology with
the capability to detect devices within the
NETGEAR Nighthawk Wi-Fi Router network
and identify those with vulnerabilities.
NETGEAR Armor, powered by Bitdefender, will
first be introduced on the Nighthawk AC2300
Smart Wi-Fi router (R7000P) later this quarter.
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“Bitdefender is a leader in providing
comprehensive security solutions for
the connected home,” said David J
Henry, NETGEAR Senior Vice President
of Connected Home. “Together we are
providing customers with breakthrough
technology to provide smart home security
as part of our Nighthawk AC2300 Smart Wi-
Fi router. The key benefit of NETGEAR Armor
will be to provide a central security solution
that protects all the devices in the home
against cyber threats.”
Ciprian Istrate, Bitdefender’s Vice President
of Consumer Solutions, stated: “We are
excited about our new relationship with
NETGEAR. The integration of our solutions
will help prevent damaging breaches and
attacks through various types of IoT devices,
from doorbells, to thermostats, to baby
monitors, to security cameras, to smart
TVs. We’re pleased that our long history of
breakthroughs in IT security can now be a
part of a new offering that helps protect IoT
devices from cybercriminals.” n
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