Favoriot and Kaspersky work together to improve IoT security with a cyber immunity solution.
Favoriot and Kaspersky work together to improve IoT security with a cyber immunity solution.
Wearable devices, smart home appliances, smart city systems, self-driving cars, and other smart devices with both home and commercial applications are examples of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, that cybercriminals employ to launch attacks or carry out other forms of harmful operations.
Internet of Things devices in the region of the Middle East,
Turkey, which occupies Africa were responsible for more than 8 million
attacks identified in 2023 using Kaspersky honeypots designed to track down the
parties responsible for network infiltration.
As part of its efforts to improve the efficiency of protection
in smart devices around the world, Kaspersky announced at the ninth annual
cybersecurity forum for In the region of the Middle East, Turkey, which
occupies Africa (Cyber Security Weekend - META 2024) that it had signed a
strategic partnership agreement with (Favoriot), a Malaysian innovative
platform company. The Internet of Things.
Kaspersky solutions:
Internet of Things (IoT) devices communicate with business applications and cloud computing platforms via business applications, the most notable of which is the Kaspersky IoT Secured the Gateway 1,000. application (known by the abbreviation code (KISG 1000), which ensures security for these interactions due to the presence of the KasperskyOS cybersecurity operating system at its core. Kaspersky's secure design methodology and built-in security capabilities allow it to defend an organization's complete Internet of Things system at the gateway stage.Favoriot CEO Dr. Mazlan Abbas commented on the agreement,
saying: "Given the multiplicity of IoT devices and the associated
cybersecurity dangers, the urgent need to safeguard them is evident. Because
traditional methods may not be sufficient to defend the Internet of Things, we
must employ specialized security solutions. Favoriot is an innovative startup
that specializes in IoT integration. Today, during our attendance at the
Kaspersky Cybersecurity Conference for Africa, Turkey, and the Middle East), which
was hosted in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, we are pleased to announce a
strategic relationship with Kaspersky. This step seeks to focus our firms on the combined development of our specialist Internet of Things platform (Favoriot
IoT) and Kaspersky's Cyber Immune IoT Gateway, allowing us to work together to
create a more secure tomorrow."
Victor Ivanovsky, the business development manager for the operating system
(KasperskyOS), stated, "The cybersecurity solutions provided by Kaspersky
contribute to helping organizations operating in many sectors, most notably
smart city systems, manufacturing, energy production, and many others, to
ensure the security of Internet of Things systems and comprehensive coverage of
all connected devices." Customers can protect and manage their complete
portfolio of IoT devices and apps, from the gateway to the cloud, using a
single central administration console. We are pleased to collaborate with
Favoriot, and we will be able to deliver next-generation electronic protection
to more businesses in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and around the
world."
