Cellular IoT security solution for APAC enterprises now offered through collaboration between Aeris and Bridge Alliance
The Asia-Pacific region is set to witness a significant boost in cellular IoT security, as Aeris IoT Watchtower, a powerful solution for full visibility into the cyber risk of enterprise IoT devices, expands its reach. In a strategic collaboration with Bridge Alliance, Aeris IoT Watchtower is now available across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, aiming to close security gaps in cellular IoT networks.
This expansion builds upon Aeris Communications' existing IoT connectivity management services, offering enterprises an agentless, frictionless platform that provides real-time visibility, threat detection, and proactive threat neutralization for their cellular IoT device ecosystems.
Aeris IoT Watchtower's Key Components
Aeris IoT Watchtower offers two critical components:
- Awareness: This feature provides enterprises with real-time visibility into their cellular IoT security posture, enabling them to detect breaches.
- Enforcement: This component empowers proactive threat neutralization and risk mitigation without requiring agents, special SIM cards, or complex network rerouting.
This seamless solution is fully integrated into existing cellular data paths, enhancing protection against cyberattacks on IoT devices, which are increasingly becoming primary entry points for corporate breaches. Additionally, the solution helps enterprises improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory compliance through regular risk assessments and device insights delivered by the platform.
Bridge Alliance's Role in Regional Availability
Bridge Alliance, a coalition of top-tier mobile network operators in APAC, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, is facilitating broad regional availability by leveraging its member operators. This move enhances IoT security and regulatory compliance across enterprise deployments in the Asia-Pacific markets.
Mark Cratsenburg, the chief commercial officer for the IoT Business Unit at Aeris, emphasizes the ease of use of Aeris IoT Watchtower. He states, "Aeris IoT Watchtower offers real-time protection with zero friction, requiring no agents, special SIM cards, or complex rerouting."
The Importance of IoT Security in the Current Landscape
Recent research by Forrester shows that IoT devices within company assets are now the top target for corporate cyber-attacks. As enterprises face unprecedented challenges in securing their growing cellular IoT deployments, solutions like Aeris IoT Watchtower are crucial in boosting security and regulatory compliance for these deployments.
Ong Geok Chwee, the CEO of Bridge Alliance, looks forward to extending Watchtower into more APAC markets in the coming months. The launch of Aeris IoT Watchtower in Asia-Pacific is a significant milestone for enhancing security for the IoT platform.
This article is published on IoT Now's homepage, marking the commercial launch of Aeris IoT Watchtower in Asia-Pacific for Bridge Alliance Member Operators (BMOs) and their customers. The global number of cellular IoT connections has been growing rapidly, with Berg Insights reporting 1.1 billion connected cellular IoT devices globally, and growth expected at a 16% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over the next three years.
The agreement between Aeris Communications and Bridge Alliance is an extension of an existing partnership. Aeris Communications provides cellular IoT connectivity management services to participating BMOs via the Aeris IoT Accelerator (IoTA) platform. With the launch of Aeris IoT Watchtower in Asia-Pacific, enterprises can now benefit from complete visibility into their cellular IoT security risks and the tools to prevent or limit damage from an attack.
In summary, the expansion of Aeris IoT Watchtower in partnership with Bridge Alliance aims to strengthen cellular IoT security in Asia-Pacific by offering enterprises agentless, real-time monitoring and response capabilities embedded in their existing cellular infrastructure, thus addressing critical vulnerabilities in IoT deployments at scale.
- The Aeris IoT Watchtower, now available across the Asia-Pacific region, aims to address cybersecurity concerns in data-and-cloud-computing through agentless, real-time monitoring and response capabilities for enterprise IoT devices, which are increasingly becoming primary entry points for corporate breaches.
- As part of its efforts to strengthen technology solutions in the region, Bridge Alliance is facilitating the expansion of Aeris IoT Watchtower, a tool designed to enhance data-and-cloud-computing security by providing critical components such as awareness and enforcement for full visibility and proactive threat neutralization in cellular IoT networks.
