Hikvision partners Brightsight for cyber security

World’s leading video surveillance vendor, Hikvision partnered with a leading security lab, Brightsight to work together in combating cybersecurity issues and securing its wide range of products against any cyber attack.

Hikvision wants to be a leading player in the IoT market that according to Gartner by 2020, there will be more than 20 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices deployed worldwide. Hikvision believes that partnership will be able to keep them on top of the developing trends .

“Hikvision takes cybersecurity concerns with the utmost seriousness and takes action every day to ensure that our products are not only innovative, but they meet the highest standards of cybersecurity best practices,” says Dr Bin Wang, Chief Officer of Hikvision’s Network Information Security Laboratory and Network Security Department. “Brightsight is a well-known cybersecurity lab globally, and our partnership will help us to strengthen the cybersecurity of all of our products.”

“Our partnership with Hikvision shows our commitment to securing cybersecurity products globally. Hikvision’s commitment to securing their products and looking for Common Criteria accreditation is one of the first important steps in the industry of IoT devices,” says Ernst Bovelander, Chief Business Officer at Brightsight. “We are proud to be the security lab for Hikvision and are looking forward to a long partnership.”