AT&T, Tech Firms Form IoT Cybersecurity Alliance
AT&T, IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic formed the IoT Cybersecurity Alliance Wednesday to “use their combined expertise to help tackle today's top [IoT] security challenges,” AT&T said: IoTCA “will research and raise awareness of ways to better…
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secure the IoT ecosystem.” AT&T said the group also intends to “influence” cybersecurity standards and policies. “Be it a connected car, pacemaker or coffee maker, every connected device is a potential new entry point for cyberattacks," said AT&T Chief Security Officer Bill O’Hern. "Each device requires very different security considerations. It's become essential for industry leaders and innovators like those in the founding members of this Alliance, to work together to help the industry find more holistic security approaches for IoT.”