Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 26 | Page 12

SECURITY NEWS Sectigo partners with NetObjex to protect the edge of IoT S ectigo (formerly Comodo CA), a leading commercial Certificate Authority (CA) and a provider of purpose-built and automated PKI management solutions, has announced a secure Edge computing technology pact with NetObjex, an intelligent automation platform for tracking, tracing and monitoring digital assets using AI, Blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT). The collaboration provides enterprises and manufacturers with a secured, trusted computing infrastructure that extends from IoT Edge devices to the cloud and Blockchain. A broader array of environments, coupled with the prevalence of data breaches, make it critical for enterprises to secure their computing infrastructure. The Sectigo and NetObjex partnership brings to market products and solutions that comprehensively address this problem, reducing the risk of security compromises to data and firmware logic. This enhanced security fulfils a growing need in the market as enterprises increase investments in IoT, This enhanced security fulfils a growing need in the market as enterprises increase investments in IoT, AI and Blockchain. AI and Blockchain, which all thrive on clean, pristine data. Through collaboration, both companies will be able to deliver enhanced security in all products and solutions. The combined solution includes the following security features: Ÿ Enterprise-grade PKI solution for strong authentication Ÿ Secure boot for NetObjex’s Edge devices Ÿ Secure firmware updates utilising signing firmware Ÿ Secure communication using mutual authentication SpyCloud expands into Europe, the Middle East and Africa S pyCloud, a leader in account takeover (ATO) prevention, has expanded sales and support operations into Europe, the Middle East and Africa within six months of closing a US$21 million Series B funding round earlier this year. International growth is one of the company’s stated goals for 2019. SpyCloud now has more than a dozen new customers in the EMEA region from the aviation, energy, higher education, insurance, information technology, manufacturing and professional services industries, including one of the world’s top 10 law firms. As the dedicated EMEA team grows, newly-appointed Director of Sales for EMEA, Neill Cooper, will lead efforts to protect businesses and their customers in the region from ATO attacks. SpyCloud prevents ATO by identifying exposed employee and customer account credentials as early as possible, then 12 equipping companies to proactively remediate compromised accounts. “Businesses in EMEA have in the last year gained a more complete understanding of customer attitudes towards security practices and the impact of data loss. SpyCloud provides the best defence against ripple-effect attacks fuelled by the enormous black market for stolen usernames and passwords,” Cooper said. SpyCloud aims to hire additional sales talent in EMEA this year to fuel its growth in the region and protect more corporate and consumer accounts against takeover attacks. In the course of their research, SpyCloud’s identified more than 23 billion compromised account credentials which effect organisations around the world.