On April 17, 2018, 34 global technology and security companies signed a Cybersecurity Tech Accord, agreeing to defend all customers everywhere from malicious attacks by cybercriminal enterprises and nation-states. The 34 companies include ABB, Arm, Cisco, Facebook, HP, HPE, Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, and Trend Micro, and together represent tech companies that power the world’s internet communication and information infrastructure.
The companies made commitments in four areas:
Stronger defense against cyberattacks. Companies pledged to protect all customers globally regardless of the motivation for attacks online.
No offense. The companies pledged not to help governments launch cyberattacks against innocent citizens and enterprises and to protect against tampering or exploitation of their products.
Capacity building. The companies agreed to do more to empower developers and people that use their technology, helping them improve their capacity for protecting themselves. This may include joint work on new security practices and new features the companies can deploy in their individual products and services.
Collective action. The companies will build on existing relationships and together establish new partnerships with industry, civil society, and security researchers to improve technical collaboration, coordinate vulnerability disclosures, share threats and minimize the potential for malicious codes to be introduced into cyberspace.
For more information on existing privacy frameworks, contact Francesca Giannoni-Crystal & Federica Romanelli.
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