ioXt Intelligence: A Q&A with SGS Brightsight
ioXt Intelligence: A Q&A with SGS Brightsight
By: Grace Burkard, director of operations at ioXt Alliance
Our Q&A blog series, ioXt Intelligence, features interviews about current IoT security topics and the future of IoT security with thought leaders and influencers across the IoT industry.
In this edition, we’re featuring the team at SGS Brightsight. SGS Brightsight is a member of the ioXt Authorized Labs and is the largest independent security evaluation lab in the world, with 10 security labs worldwide. With over 35 years of experience in evaluating IT and IoT products in different industries, they evaluate products against requirements set by governmental and private schemes. Their commitment is to perform the most efficient security evaluations, as time to market is essential.
1. Can you tell us more about SGS Brightsight? What services and solutions do you provide?
SGS Brightsight is a leading company in the high-end security domain. With more than 200 cybersecurity experts and 10 security laboratories around the globe, SGS Brightsight is the right partner for high, medium and basic security evaluations in the entire IoT value chain: from the silicon until the final device.
2. Why did you join ioXt Alliance?
Connected devices require security and transparency. IoXt Alliance offers a scalable approach to security with a dedicated methodology for IoT products.
3. What type of impact do you see SGS Brightsight making in the realm of cybersecurity in the future?
SGS Brightsight is actively supporting the regulations and frameworks for standardization to overcome the highly fragmented IoT landscape. SGS Brightsight is recognized by many schemes and brings added value through single security evaluations like PSA Certified and SESIP. Our experience is supporting developers and manufacturers for a trustable and secure connected future.
4. What’s the most important development happening in the IoT/cybersecurity industry and what does that mean for IoT devices and/or consumers?
Security is becoming more and more crucial. Every developer and player in the industry is now considering how to approach security to offer secure IoT devices. Sharing responsibility and security means that the industry aims to provide secure devices to end consumers.
5. What inspires you most in the work that you do?
In a connected world, there is no safety without security. Our customers are always providing innovative products aimed to help the progress of humanity. Being part of their security journey inspires our daily job.