Japanese M2M firm Contec is working with California-based Atsign to provide end-to-end secured IoT and IT infrastructure.

Contec specialises in IoT and M2M communication technology, edge AI, data analytics, embedded computing, and industrial automation, and Atsign provides open-source Networking 2.0 technology.

The five-year partnership aims to provide a significant leap in the security and privacy of IoT services.

Atsign’s security and privacy technology will be integrated into Contec’s devices to provide zero-trust security, zero network attack surfaces, and end-to-end encryption with keys cut and managed at the edge. Atsign’s technology should simplify implementing and administrating Contec’s scalable technology, saving users time and money.

Contec and Atsign will collaborate on developing security and privacy features for IoT and networking devices. This includes remote device updates and secure data sharing.

The partnership combines Atsign’s security and privacy technology with Contec’s expertise in IoT and digitisation, machine learning, and industrial computers to provide a scalable offering for secured data transmission and secured remote management of IoT devices, networks and data.

“Atsign’s security technology is a perfect complement to our IoT devices,” said Kazuyoshi Nishiyama, managing executive officer of Contec. “Contec’s intelligent IoT gateway can collect data from greenfields, brownfields and layer zero, for example devices with no output, non-addressable devices, analogue sensors and systems, and convert them into the desired protocols and data formats. Integrating Atsign’s security and Contec’s intelligent products will ensure our customers’ data and devices are secure and well protected.”

Barbara Tallent, CEO of Atsign, added: “We are excited to partner with Contec to bring our security and privacy expertise to the industrial, medical and transportation device market. Contec is a global leader in IoT device innovation, and we believe that our partnership will further enhance their IoT to better serve their customers.”

Contec (www.contec.com) and Atsign (atsign.com) say the prime areas they will impact include national education, socio-economic development in local communities, and growth opportunities in building, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, agriculture and OEM sectors.