Security Veteran Stephan Spitz Joins Secure Thingz as Chief Strategy Officer

Secure Thingz, a global domain expert in device security, embedded
systems, and lifecycle management, announced it has appointed Dr.
Stephan Spitz as its chief strategy officer. Spitz will be responsible
for formulating, facilitating and communicating Secure Thingz’
strategic initiatives for its business and technology offerings, as the
company continues to focus on making best-in-class security solutions
easier to implement for the Internet of Things (IoT). Spitz will report
directly to Secure Thingz CEO Haydn Povey.

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“Security is an essential part of the continued growth and success of
the IoT market, and Secure Thingz is committed to leading the way with
scalable, industry-leading solutions,” said Povey. “We are thrilled to
have someone of Stephan’s caliber join Secure Thingz to help us deliver
on our vision by making security easier to implement, therefore
transforming an industry by enabling a secure and sustainable future for
connected devices.”

Spitz has more than 20 years of experience with research, pacing product
and solution development in the field of information and communication
security. Previously, he worked in a senior management position at G+D
Mobile Security driving the evolution of G+D’s technology strategy.
Before this role, he led the global R&D organization of Trustonic, a
joint venture formed by ARM, G+D and Gemalto, which he co-founded by
creating the technology base. An inventor, author and lecturer, Spitz
holds many patents in the field of IT security and has a PhD degree from
the Technical University of Munich.

“Good security needs continuous evolution, because threats keep
advancing and getting more sophisticated, especially as advanced
security is crucial for realizing the future potential of IoT,” said
Spitz. “I am excited to be joining Secure Thingz and driving this
evolution with Haydn and his team. Together, we are sharing the vision
of securing many kinds of critical IoT infrastructures by creating a
robust security foundation for billions of IoT endpoints.”

About Secure Thingz

Secure Thingz, Inc. is the global domain expert in device security,
embedded systems, and lifecycle management. In 2018, the company was
acquired by IAR
Systems Group AB, the future-proof supplier of software tools for
embedded development. Secure Thingz is focused on delivering advanced
security solutions into the emerging industrial Internet of Things,
critical infrastructure, automotive and other markets. The Secure
Deploy™ architecture has been developed to solve the major security
issues challenging the IoT. Secure Thingz solutions ensure a
cost-efficient root of trust in low-cost microcontrollers to deliver a
core set of critical services through the product lifecycle, alongside
secure deployment, production and update infrastructure. Secure Thingz
is a founding member and Executive Board member of the Internet of
Things Security Foundation (www.iotsecurityfoundation.org),
the leading global organization for IoT Security.

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