Jan 07, 2021Presented here are recent news announcements regarding the following organizations: Amazon Web Services, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions, IBM, Lenovo, Red Hat, Samsung, Sectigo, and Wind River.
Sectigo Updates IoT Security and Identity-Management Platform
Sectigo, a provider of automated digital identity management and Web security solutions, has released upgrades to its Internet of Things (IoT) Security & Identity Management Platform, facilitating the integration and management of secured connected devices for original equipment manufacturers. The upgrades include a PKI Client software development kit for Sectigo IoT Manager, as well as a Secure Boot SDK designed to ease development efforts for manufacturers.
The IoT security platform secures and authenticates connected devices so enterprises can protect infrastructure in a scalable way, the company reports. "No other platform makes it as easy to ensure that connected devices are authenticated and to maintain reliable security from initial production on the assembly line through installation and operation, until final decommissioning," said Alan Grau, Sectigo's VP of IoT and embedded solutions, in a prepared statement. "The integrity of connected endpoints in healthcare, transportation, energy, financial services and smart city sectors—our critical infrastructure—depends on it."
The platform provides security services for connected devices from the point of manufacture and throughout their lifecycle, the company explains, enabling OEMs to build secure devices compliant with security standards and IoT regulations. In addition, it leverages the infrastructure used for issuing public certificates, providing IoT OEMs with the same levels of security as public roots.
Multi-vendor ecosystem support allows IoT Manager to configure and customize certificate profiles, enabling support for the unique requirements of emerging IoT ecosystems. Sectigo's PKI Client for IoT Manager SDK allows customers to programmatically issue certificates from the Sectigo IoT Manager platform using the REST API interface. The Sectigo EST PKI Client uses the Enrollment over Secure Transport (EST) cryptographic protocol for PKI, enabling the automated use of EST for customers using Sectigo Certificate Manager.
The latest release of Sectigo's Embedded Firewall SDK includes support for Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY RTOS microkernel architecture, designed for critical embedded systems that require separation, security and real-time determinism. The SDK enables device manufacturers to add firewall protection to enforce configurable packet-filtering rules on connected devices. In addition, Sectigo has integrated its Secure Boot SDK with the NetObjex PiQube IoT development platform, providing manufacturers using that platform with secure boot functionality, thereby ensuring the authenticity of the firmware on their devices.
Samsung, IBM, Red Hat Collaborate on Industry 4.0 Solutions
Samsung Electronics has announced plans to collaborate with IBM and Red Hat to develop edge computing, 5G and hybrid cloud solutions to help businesses modernize operations and utilize Industry 4.0 technologies. The companies intend to provide enterprises with solutions for mobile edge computing and private 5G networks that run on open architecture and empower workers through 5G-enabled Samsung Galaxy devices.
This collaboration will combine Samsung's Galaxy 5G mobile devices and enterprise network solutions with IBM's network-management, hybrid-cloud and edge-computing offerings and network expertise, as well as solutions driven by artificial intelligence and Red Hat's open architecture. The goal, according to the companies, is to develop open, hybrid cloud solutions that will allow enterprises to draw insights from data at the edge—on a factory floor, on an oil rig or in an office space, for example—in order to improve operational performance, increase worker safety and minimize downtime. The companies plan to explore how manufacturers can use private 5G or 4G networks and 5G mobile devices with Industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions.
"The move to standalone 5G has accelerated the adoption of IIoT solutions and will require businesses to adopt an edge-computing strategy that allows them to manage their IT environments from anywhere," said KC Choi, Samsung's executive VP and the head of its Global Mobile B2B Team, in a prepared statement. "We are excited to work with IBM to discover how our unique devices, mobile IoT and network solutions can provide frontline workers with access to better data and more actionable insights to take their business to the next level."
Samsung and IBM plan to help enterprises add 5G to public and private networks through cross-collaborations with global mobile operators. The collaboration is intended to enable enterprises to adopt emerging technologies crucial to Industry 4.0, such as the IoT, AI, cloud, edge computing and augmented reality, and to introduce products that will allow employees to identify faults in manufacturing lines using AI-powered image recognition, as well as use thousands of sensors to build smart agriculture solutions, and facilitate worker training and productivity using AR.
"The transition of communication networks from proprietary architecture to intelligent, software-defined hybrid cloud platforms enables the creation of enormous new value in the 5G and edge era," added Steve Canepa, IBM's global GM and managing director for communications, in the prepared statement. "5G devices and network solutions from Samsung, along with IBM and Red Hat's open, hybrid cloud capabilities, can help organizations across all industries accelerate their transformation and solve real business problems, while unlocking the true power of 5G and edge."
As part of this collaboration, Samsung, IBM, and Red Hat plan to deliver AI-powered solutions for Industry 4.0 by leveraging 5G devices, cloud-native 5G networks and edge-computing platforms. To that end, they intend to explore the interoperability and integration of Samsung's hardware and software with IBM's Edge Application Manager, which runs on Red Hat's OpenShift, and AI to enable computing workloads to be managed and deployed to Samsung's portfolio of mobile devices at an industrial scale. IBM will also provide hybrid cloud and industry-specific services to help with the design and implementation of the solutions, while Samsung will grant developers access to features leveraging IBM's and Red Hat's ecosystems and the open-source community.
Lenovo, Amazon Web Services Offer IoT Partner Program
Lenovo has announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT)-based solutions in order to accelerate business transformation globally by making IoT adoption practical and scalable. Lenovo has also announced a solution partner program to bring more than 100 partners across real estate, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, education and transportation into its IoT ecosystem this year.
Since introducing its Commercial IoT Group in 2019, Lenovo has launched 11 Internet of Things solutions in the areas of smart buildings and smart retail to help customers simplify their business transformation. Each solution is validated and tested by Lenovo and can be deployed and managed as a turnkey solution, the company reports, helping customers move quickly on critical problems such as preparing offices for bringing employees back to work. Lenovo is currently looking for partners from around the world that offer solutions in these sectors.
Lenovo has launched its ThinkIoT Solution Management platform, which it developed with AWS. The platform enables the firm to monitor the health of IoT solutions for customers so it can repair them if they break. In addition, the collaboration includes access to the AWS Partner Network. "Verticals such as manufacturing, healthcare and transportation are in the midst of key business transformations," said Dirk Didascalou, Amazon Web Services' VP of IoT, in a prepared statement. "We are delighted to collaborate with Lenovo to accelerate customers in these verticals by providing the validated AWS IoT solutions and cloud infrastructure to make it possible."
"I'm proud of what our team has accomplished in this first year while facing unprecedented challenges, but we are just getting started," added John Gordon, the president of Lenovo's Commercial IoT Group, in the prepared statement. "IoT holds the potential to transform our customers' businesses, and we are committed to making it as easy as possible for them with the help of our growing ecosystem." To support this growth, Lenovo is deploying the ThinkIoT Partner Program to help IoT solution partners grow their businesses. By joining the program, Lenovo explains, IoT solution providers can increase their customer access, customer trust and global deployment reach.
Wind River, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions Provide Cybersecurity Protections
Wind River, a provider of intelligent edge software, has announced that it is teaming up with Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions to offer integrated cybersecurity and anti-tamper protections for aerospace and defense systems. This collaboration enables customers to meet the security and performance requirements of mission-critical applications. The modern battlefield has become connected and intelligent, Wind River explains, and the potential for cyberattacks is rising. As new devices and systems become connected in the Internet of Things, each can become a point of entry that could be exploited.
In the increasingly connected landscape of the IoT, Wind River notes, security becomes paramount. Given the complexities of designing security protocols, the majority of technology companies are dealing with multiple security concerns, including increased cybersecurity risks, cybercriminal sophistication and increased threat surface. Wind River's Titanium Security Suite, developed by the Star Lab technology protection and cybersecurity group, offers functionality to ensure secure, trusted and controlled execution, as well as protection from cyberattacks, tampering and reverse engineering.
The suite includes solutions for hardening Linux environments, securely leveraging virtualization, and protecting the boot process and chain. It has been integrated, tested and validated on Curtiss-Wright's OpenVPX modules, such as the CHAMP-XD1, and will be supported on the CHAMP-XD1S processor module. These two modules include built-in Intel Trusted Execution Technology, Curtiss-Wright TrustedCOTS protections and flexible APIs to support secure software solutions.
"Being secure through the entire software lifecycle must become a core mantra for connected devices on the intelligent edge," said Michel Genard, Wind River's VP of industry solutions, in a prepared statement. "By collaborating with Curtiss-Wright, we are helping our shared customers integrate security during the design phase, incorporating advanced cybersecurity and technology protections that meet DoD requirements."
"As connectivity and the use of artificial intelligence continue to become more widespread, new types of attacks are emerging. For deployed defense systems, a security breach can have catastrophic consequences," added Chris Wiltsey, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions' senior VP and general manager, in the prepared statement. "By working with leaders like Wind River, we can help our customers accelerate their innovation and development cycles while also preparing their defense systems to guard against ever-increasing cyberthreats."
