This partnership is a strategic move from
TECNO’s playbook to pre-emptively combat cyber crime and protect its growing
global user base against potential security risks.
The newly-announced partnership with
HackerOne complements TECNO’s efforts to improve its software protection
capabilities following the establishment of the TECNO SRC in 2021. TECNO SRC
leads the charge in enhancing hardware protection capabilities with its bug
bounty program that facilitates cooperation and exchanges between TECNO and security
industry experts, researchers, and organizations.
“As a leading smartphone manufacturer in
over 70 emerging markets, TECNO is cognizant of how our devices can be deployed
for good and for worse. While we strive to make our cutting-edge technology more
accessible to our users, it remains our top priority to put in place new
defenses, such as our most recent collaboration with HackerOne, to safeguard
our users from potential threats.” Stephen Ha, general manager of TECNO said:
HackerOne’s pre-emptive approach to
cybersecurity and highly efficient process to stress test systems, surface
bugs, and fix vulnerabilities has made them a top choice as TECNO’s valued
partners. It partners with the global hacker community to surface the most
relevant security issues before they are exploited by dangerous hackers.
HackerOne has worked with government institutions and enterprises world-wide.
Fifi Handayani, Senior Customer Success
Manager from HackerOne said: “The digital space, especially at the edge like
smartphones, will continue to be a big frontier for crime in the future. We’re
pleased to support TECNO SRC in helping close out potential security weaknesses
for their users. We’re pleased to see TECNO taking this essential step to
safeguard their users.”
Together with HackerOne’s talent pool of
top ethical hackers, TECNO’s quality systems will be more robust IT in terms of
security amidst more sophisticated scams and hacking tools. Users can use
TECNO’s products with complete peace of mind and look forward to more
cybersecurity features being developed in the near future.