Global industry body the Smart Card Alliance has formed an Internet of Things Security Council with the stated aim being “to develop and promote best practices and provide educational resources on implementing secure IoT architectures using embedded security and privacy technology … through white papers, briefs, webinars, seminars, infographics, and a variety of other resource […]
ForgeRock puts the case for an Identity of Things
ForgeRock, the developer of a platform for federated identity, has published a white paper setting out the case of an Identity of Things (IDoT) in which it argues that early adopters of IoT have largely left behind identity and access management and that, as a result, many organisations are scrambling to deal with the consequences. […]
Cloud Security Alliance offers IoT security advice
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has produced a report New Security Guidance for Early Adopters of the IoT to help early adopters of IoT understand the security challenges. It says there has been insufficient research into the vulnerabilities associated with IoT or into best practices for securely developing, deploying, trusting and maintaining IoT components. The […]
Smart home devices are anything but security smart
Symantec has issued a damning indictment of the security of smart home devices. It analysed 50 currently available products and says: “We found that none of the devices enforced strong passwords, used mutual authentication, or protected accounts against brute-force attacks.” Symantec has published its findings in a free report Insecurity in the Internet of Things. […]
Security vulnerabilities of automobile technology revealed
A US senator, Edward J Markey (D-Mass) a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, has released a report Tracking & Hacking: Security & Privacy Gaps Put American Drivers says it shows huge vulnerabilities from the communications technologies in today’s automobile, and he says standards are needed to plug security and privacy gaps. In […]
Top 10 IoT security problems identified
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has launched the OWASP Internet of Things Top Ten Project to help vendors who are interested in making common appliances and gadgets network/Internet accessible. The project walks through the top ten iot security problems that are seen with IoT devices, and how to prevent them. OWASP has identified […]
Spark to provide M2M services to ADT Security
New Zealand telco, Spark Digital (formerly Telecom NZ) has signed a five year M2M agreement with ADT Security, the world’s largest electronic security company. The agreement gives ADT access to Spark Digital’s Connected Mobility service, powered by Jasper. According to Spark, “This M2M solution will help ensure the reliability of the company’s critical alarm and […]
ARM buys IoT security company Offspark
Chipmaker ARM says it has “signalled the importance of security in IoT” by acquiring IoT security software company, Offspark. The Dutch company specialises in IoT communications security and its PolarSSL technology is already deployed in a wide variety of devices including sensor modules, communication modules and smartphones. ARM says that, because security is a requirement […]
Cisco warns on security implications of IoT
Cisco has released its 2015 Internet Security report saying it “provides guidelines on how to apply structure and rules to protect privacy of IoT-generated data being handled globally, and a new look at how network access control has evolved to securely provide network access to IoT devices.” In a blog post, Tony Shakib, Cisco vice […]
Verizon portal to help secure devices in IoT deployments
US telco Verizon has launched an enterprise portal giving access to its Managed Certificate Services platform that offers digital certificate creation and management capabilities for large-scale IoT deployments in the tens of millions. It is available in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Verizon sys that its Managed Certificate Services (MCS) platform is specifically designed to […]
