The Luxembourg Cybersecurity Competence Center (C3) and the analysis platform IoT Inspector have announced a strategic partnership.
With the IoT Inspector, the C3 is now offering Luxembourg-based startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) a cost-effective way to automatically and effectively identify weak points in the firmware of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Over a decade ago, Luxembourg recognised the important role of cyber security in the economic development of a country and has since launched various initiatives at the suggestion of the Ministry of the Economy. Then, in 2017, the C3 was founded - the missing element to better support companies in mastering worsening cyber risks and to further strengthen the Luxembourg economy in the area of IT security.
With its new partnership with the IoT Inspector, the C3 is now responding to increasing threat represented by security gaps in the IoT and the growing importance of IoT device security.
Commenting on the partnership, Rainer M. Richter, Director Channel at SEC Technologies, said: “By addressing the issue of IoT security in a targeted manner, Luxembourg is playing a pioneering role in the EU. Because the security of IoT firmware is still the blind spot of cybersecurity. The number of networked devices is constantly increasing and the majority of them contain critical vulnerabilities that serve as a gateway to corporate networks for attackers".
Pascal Steichen, CEO of SECURITYMADEIN.LU (to which the C3 belongs), added: "We were immediately convinced by the performance of IoT Inspector. Through this partnership we will be able to complete our C3 testing offer for startups and SMEs in Luxembourg and empower the IoT market development".
