ARM CEO: Tech Industry Must Build an Immune System to Prevent a Cybercrime Pandemic

Tech security today is bad, and as people bring more and more connected tech gadgets into their homes, the risks are increasing dramatically. That's why it is time for the tech industry to step up and take responsibility for protecting the devices they make, and the people that use them. This was the message delivered by ARM CEO Simon Segars to ARM developers attending the annual ARM TechCon in Santa Clara, Calif., this week. The theme of security permeated the event, with ARM announcing its Platform Security Architecture, a set of architecture specifications and open source firmware aimed for use in the IoT, along with a programmable security core. But Segars and other speakers made it clear that this concern about security wasn't just about what ARM is doing.