Traficom´s Cybersecurity Label Webinar Wednesday, 26 May 2021. In November 2019, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom became the first authority in the world to create a Cybersecurity Label for consumer IoT devices. Since then the need to tackle the threats posed by insecure consumer smart devices has been recognised globally.

Programme Wednesday 26 May 2021 at 9-11 am (CET+1)

• Opening remarks 
• It's time to act: Urgent need for improving cybersecurity of consumer devices, Mikko Hyppönen, Chief Research Officer, F-Secure Corporation
• It came from the internet — Countering most attacks with baseline requirements, Juhani Eronen, Chief Specialist, National Cyber Security Centre, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
• ETSI EN 303 645 highlights — European benchmark standard for consumer smart device cybersecurity, Kirsty Paine, Cyber Security Standards Researcher, UK NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre)
• Carrots and sticks: A European perspective on efforts to improve cybersecurity in consumer devices, Aristotelis Tzafalias, Policy Officer, Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Unit, DG CONNECT, European Commission
• Global collaboration on developing cybersecurity certification for consumer devices, Henry Tan, Senior Assistant Director, Cybersecurity Certification Centre, Singapore
• Importance of cybersecurity when marketing global consumer brands — Hue as an example, Barbara Oosterveld, Application Security Manager, Corporate Product Security, Signify
• Break
• Panel Discussion — Best way forward: Avoiding risks and seizing opportunities

Now it is time to act.

Currently, the EU as well as several countries and companies are working on figuring out the best way to counter these threats and pondering the following questions:

• What are the key requirements and how should they be verified
• Self-assessment vs. third-party evaluation
• Are voluntary certifications enough, or is mandatory regulation needed
• How can we avoid causing market fragmentation
• The role of product manufacturers and marketers
• Balance between costs and benefits

More info:

https://tietoturvamerkki.fi/en/