Jabra’s Engage 65 and the Engage 75 DECT wireless headsets have been certified by the Australian Certification Authority (ACA) of the Australian Signal Directorate (ASD).

The devices have been assessed using the Australian government’s Common Criteria evaluation and certification program at the Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 2 and are the only secure headsets listed on the Common Criteria’s Certified Products List. The certification comes at a time when cybercrime increased by nearly 13% in the 2020/2021 financial year with Government and private sector businesses recognising the greater need for conversation security.

Over the air-pairing of wireless headsets, devices have become a large vulnerability for stakeholders, employees and customers during confidential calls where sensitive information and data is shared. The onset of hybrid work has evolved four key areas of vulnerability threat actors can infiltrate: Masquerade, Weak Crypto, Eavesdropping and Tampering.

Each malicious approach enables threat actors to access sensitive information shared across communication platforms that can ultimately restrict business continuity.

Jabra faces these challenges head-on with its ASD-certified DECT Engage devices, providing a safe choice for any business or IT department to deploy into areas where conversations are sensitive in nature and require enhanced security.

DECT security has evolved from the original security definition to new enhanced definitions called steps A, B, and C; each step offering increased security. Jabra’s Engage devices go beyond step C to achieve the strongest level of encryption of any professional headset on the market.

“As business models adjust and adapt to hybrid work, so must our technology,” Jabra managing director, ANZ, David Piggott says.

“The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve, and malicious actors continue to advance their techniques. The adoption of cybersecurity infrastructure into business streams and secure technology device counterparts must go hand in hand. Employees are discussing critical information and data as much as they are sharing it across networks, so securing these communication channels is just as important as securing any other infrastructure.”