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-: Security's important for IoT because
security's important to people.
For us it's kind of a first principle
in terms of how we're architected,
who we choose as partners, how we validate
who partners are, and how solutions work.
-: T-Mobile spends a lot of energy
and has invested a lot in its people,
in its processes and its partnerships,
as well as in constantly working with standards bodies
to ensure that we are at the tip of the spear
when it comes to security.
-: When most people talk or think about IoT security,
the focus is generally on the device itself.
Which, it's true, device security is extremely important.
But the thing that a lot of people fail
to bring into account is the backend systems,
the phone apps, the databases, the cloud servers,
and that's where we see a lot of security issues.
T-Mobiles approach to IoT security is holistic.
We look at the entire ecosystem.
We look at the app, we look at the cloud,
we look at the device itself.
We look at every server, every computer,
everything that the device interacts with,
whether it's receiving commands from a server
or sending data back, to ensure that
not only the device is secure but also your information,
wh fere it's going is secure as well.
-: T-Mobile works with our partners from,
whether they are OEMs and ODMs
to the platform developers, to the integrators.
We provide guidance to them on good security practices,
we partnered with them throughout
the development and design and implementation process
to test and validate and provide feedback
for security issues that could be discovered along the way.
-: We basically embed with them on the projects,
instead of just saying, "Hey, go fix these things,"
we'll work with them to come up with
what does the fix look like, how to implement it,
and help really steer them towards
secure development practices.
As we get release candidates we do full,
in-depth penetration tests again,
of the device itself, and also the back-end systems
that support it until we are confident
that the device is in a good state.
-: T-Mobile is working with the CTIA,
one of the governing bodies of telecommunications,
and we're helping them drive security into the products.
CTIA has started a certification program
for helping OEMs test the security of their products.
Now, this is a standardized process
that any OEM can submit their devices to,
and it gives them a baseline of testing
that they can measure their devices against.
-: Customers need to be aware that the success
of their business depends on having a successful partner
that actually looks after their security issues
when it comes to IoT.
We as a company do a great job
to be a partner 24, seven, standing side-by-side,
and assuring that our devices, our services,
and our capabilities are supporting their businesses
and ensuring that they're successful.
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