Audience: Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.
Description:
Smart clothing is one of the newest developments in the softlines industry, allowing wearers to monitor their physical or fitness condition via network-connectable products. Smart clothing allows the user to send biometric data, such as pulse rate, temperature, heart rhythm and physical movement to a mobile app via Bluetooth technology, making smart clothing a part of the Internet of Things (IoT). While smart clothing and other IoT products offer users revolutionary functionality, there are also security risks. Many IoT devices are low-hanging fruit for hackers as they have little to no security controls implemented. This poses a risk to consumers as it could lead to sensitive communications being intercepted, data breaches, or ransomware preventing access to the device or data. During this webinar, UL will give an overview on smart clothing, discuss the security regulations for IoT devices and how to verify IoT security claims.
Attendees of this webinar will learn
- An overview on smart clothing.
- The security regulations for IoT devices.
- How to verify IoT security claims.
Speakers:
Laurens vanOijen
Solutions Leader
UL
Laurens is a Solution Leader in UL’s Identity Management & Security (IMS) division and is based in the Netherlands. He has been at UL for almost 6 years and has played a key role in developing and launching new cybersecurity solutions. In particular, Laurens is leading UL’s latest addition to its security services portfolio, the IoT Security Rating, among other security solutions. With his background in Science & Business Management, Laurens aims to bridge the gap between business needs and complex technical challenges, in order to bring critical value to UL’s clients. In his spare time, Laurens enjoys anything that concerns football.
Moderator:
Susan Lapetina
Senior Vice President, Education and Corporate Marketing
AAFA
Susan Lapetina leads AAFA’s education, programming, and special events initiatives. An experienced executive in meetings, events, marketing, and strategic planning, she directs the association’s signature events, the Executive Summit, Hong Kong Summit, American Image Awards, as well as AAFA’s Board meetings. Susan launched AAFA’s international training conference series throughout Asia and built its webinar platform. Spearheading AAFA’s Elite sponsor program, Susan works closely with supplier members to bring them visibility and recognition among association members. Before joining AAFA in 1999, she was Principal of Marketing Evolutions, a strategic planning services firm focused on associations and nonprofits. She also served as the Director of Marketing at the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the American Society of Landscape Architects. A graduate of Canisius College, Susan is originally from upstate New York.
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