HANGZHOU, China, June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hikvision, the
world's leading supplier of innovative video surveillance products
and solutions, and EY China advisory, held a joint conference for
the launch of the information security development project in
Hangzhou, China. With the
experience of risk advisory team in information security, EY
assists Hikvision in developing its information security management
in response to the increasing cybersecurity risks. The EY project
team leverages its expertise and knowledge in cybersecurity to
support Hikvision with conducting the information security
assessment at its group level and R&D center. Furthermore,
regarding this collaboration, EY will continually share industry
leading practices to further assist Hikvision in meeting the
challenges that lay ahead in cybersecurity risk
transformations.
Weiqi Wu, VP at Hikvision
commented, "As a world's leading CCTV and video surveillance
equipment manufacturer, Hikvision understands very well the
importance of product safety for users, and is committed to taking
effective measures to improve the safety of our products and
services. For example, Hikvision's information security assurance
efforts are built into the lifecycle of its products, including
development, verification, manufacturing, delivery and
service. Besides, we also actively work with world-leading
advisory service organizations, and learn from their experience as
well as their advanced management techniques. The cooperation with
EY helps us to gain advanced technical and management experience in
the area of security, and further improve the company's
cybersecurity capabilities and management standards, so as to
provide our valued customers with the highest quality and most
reliable products".
Internet of things (IoT) has been playing an important role in
the new round of industry transformation such as 'Industry 4.0',
'Smart City', 'Internet +' etc. The rapid development in the
IoT world is increasingly raising concerns about whether the IoT
increases our exposure to cyber threats. As an industry leader,
Hikvision has long term plans and thoughtful considerations for its
own information security management system establishments. "EY is
very delighted to assist Hikvision for information security
development. By integrating our global resources including
successful credentials, industry practices, professional expertise,
as well as local cybersecurity experts, EY will assist Hikvision to
meet the challenges of increasing cybersecurity risks and obtain
a mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation." Said Keith Yuen, the cybersecurity service
partner of EY greater China.