December 20, 2018 – The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and GlobalPlatform announced today they have agreed to a liaison to work together to advance their shared interests. Under the agreement, the IIC and GlobalPlatform will work together to align efforts to maximize interoperability, portability, security and privacy for the industrial Internet. Joint activities between the IIC and GlobalPlatform will include:
The exchange of technical information to drive the rollout of security technologies and best practices for IIoT and related market segments, including:
- Technical specifications
- Best practices guides
- Whitepapers
- Use cases
Collaboration on joint technical and tactical activities to identify and share good security practices, including:
- Workshops
- Marketing activities and promotion
- Webinars
The IIC Liaison Working Group is a gateway for formal relationships with standards and open-source organizations, consortia, alliances, certification and testing bodies and government entities/agencies. The agreement with GlobalPlatform is one of a number of agreements made by the IIC’s Liaison Working Group.
About Industrial Internet Consortium
The Industrial Internet Consortium is a membership program transforming business and society by accelerating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The Industrial Internet Consortium is a program of the Object Management Group (OMG).
About GlobalPlatform
GlobalPlatform is a non-profit industry association driven by over 100 member companies. Members share a common goal to develop GlobalPlatform’s specifications for enabling digital services and devices to be trusted and securely managed throughout their lifecycle.