Major companies issue call at Munich conference for ‘binding rules’ to advance cybersecurity

A group of eight companies and the Munich Security Conference have signed a first- of-its-kind cybersecurity charter meant to engender trust and advancement of digital industries.

The charter was spearheaded by Siemens and signed by IBM, Deutsche Telekom, Airbus, Allianz, Daimler Group, NXP and SGS on Friday at the start of the Munich Security Conference, which runs through Sunday.

“The ‘Charter of Trust’ calls for binding rules and standards to build trust in cybersecurity and further advance digitalization,” the signatories...