Somos and Simetric partner to enhance IoT device security
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Somos and Simetric has announce their partnership. Enhanced security postures are paramount in the complex world of distributed networking. Simetric’s real-time audit and discovery of active devices establishes a workflow that will be enriched by incorporating SomosID for additional device-level insights like current firmware and known device vulnerabilities.
The collaboration will empower customers, partners and government agencies to tailor real-time security postures to alleviate cyber vulnerabilities and excessive operational penalties. As a platform, Simetric will be able to make this enriched offer directly to customers or through integrations into managed services from MNOs or asset management solutions like ServiceNow. IoT device security is becoming more tailored to the productivity of the devices deployed.
Simetric is the leading IoT cross-carrier SaaS platform trusted by thousands of companies globally, with deployment sizes ranging from tens of thousands to millions of devices. The solution addresses the complexity that arises in managing IoT and edge projects across a global fabric of carriers, networks and service providers with a cloud service that integrates over 250 carrier platforms and thousands of APIs into a single intuitive and actionable pane of glass.
SomosID gives enterprises a detailed view of their deployed IoT assets, including all device, network and application identity attributes as well as verification of certification of those devices. SomosID also maintains detailed hardware and software bill of materials information, combined with detailed SBOM analysis and continuous vulnerability notifications to give customers a current state and security posture of all their IoT assets.
SomosID’s device identity, certification and vulnerability intelligence integrate with Simetric’s platform to add transparency into an enterprise’s IoT device attributes to streamline device support and security troubleshooting.
“Somos is proud to partner with Simetric to enhance its best-in-class device lifecycle management capabilities, improving transparency in device identity, components and vulnerabilities. This will help their customers quickly triage technical and security issues while getting ahead of new compliance requirements posed by the global IoT cybersecurity regulations, including the Cyber Resilience Act in Europe and regulations by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S.,” said Sri Ramachandran, the SVP and chief technology officer at Somos. “SomosID is more than just a solution — it’s a transformative approach to IoT security, redefining how we safeguard connected devices.
Allen Boone, the CEO and co-founder at Simetric, said, “The partnership between Simetric and Somos exemplifies how cellular connectivity data can drive high-value service offerings. By using cellular connectivity information, we are able to understand device-level information and firmware requirements leading to advancing security vulnerability detection, making networks more resilient and adaptive to emerging threats.”
To learn more about how SomosID and Simetric help communication providers, device management companies and enterprises better secure their connected devices, visit www.somos.com/iot.
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