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Huawei and Spanish Secretary of State for Information Society and Digital Agenda Jointly Promote Cyber Security in IoT Environments
March 2017 by Marc Jacob
At Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, Huawei, INCIBE (Spanish National Institute of Cyber Security), and Red.es jointly released the “Building a Trusted and Managed IoT World” white paper. This white paper analyzes the development of IoT security technologies, summarizes IoT security practices, and proposes the employment of multilayered end-to-end security mechanisms to safeguard the IoT.
The white paper also advocates that all governments, international organizations, and industries should join hands together to build IoT security and work harder in guiding policies, enacting laws and regulations, setting standards, innovating new technologies, and building industry ecosystems.
José María Lassalle, Spanish Secretary of State for the Information Society and the Digital Agenda, said, “Nowadays we are facing a huge challenge when it comes to cybersecurity in IoT; and if we want to tackle it effectively, collaboration between public and private agents is our best tool to do so.”
Madam Chen Lifang, Corporate Senior Vice President of Huawei and Director of the company’s board, specified that Huawei has always been advocating for the protection of cyber security. Huawei believes that security is not optional for IoT deployment, but a must.
IoT is driving the digital transformation of all the industries, and is ushering us into a new interconnected world, while major security challenges are emerging. The security of the IoT can be ensured only if the industry chain works together as a whole. Huawei is expecting to work closely with organizations like INCIBE, to establish a multi-layered, end-to-end security mechanism, and offer effective technical assurances for secure, reliable operations of the IoT.
Mr. Zhang Shunmao further elaborated on Huawei IoT development and IoT security solutions. He highlighted that this white paper reflected the great importance that the Spanish government has attached to IoT security, and its release would push the enforcement of IoT security policies, guide enterprises through their security strategy implementation, and hence fuel the joint building of a trusted and managed connected world.
INCIBE (Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute) and Red.es are organizations dependent on the Spanish Ministry for Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda (MINETAD). As the benchmark institution with regard to the development of cybersecurity and of digital trust, INCIBE heads a range of initiatives directed at cybersecurity at both the national and international level. Red.es aims to enable Spanish society to benefit as much as possible from the opportunities offered by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
According to industry experts, the fact that Huawei and two Spanish government organizations have collaborated on this white paper, has helped to establish Spain as a role model in Western Europe, effectively assisting enterprises to fully implement security solutions, and has paved the way for future IoT security policy standards. As a significant contributor to this white paper, Huawei has also further strengthened its leadership in the IoT field.
At the release ceremony, Alberto Hernández, INCIBE CEO, and Tony Jin Yong, CEO of Huawei Spain and Portugal, were also present.
