Seeks reviewers for security best practice guidelines Release Date: July 28th 2016 Two board directors and security expert members from the IoT Security Foundation (IoTSF) will be seeking input from hackers and security researchers at Blackhat and DEF CON 24 for best practice guidance documentation during the first week of August: Analysts agree that the
This blog has been reproduced by kind permission of ReadWrite. This blog post, originally posted here on ReadWrite.com by Amanda Razani, discusses the opportunities and risks when integrating connectivity into toys. In an age where it seems anything and everything can benefit from connectivity, the future of toys is changing rapidly. Toys are becoming more
Machine learning has seen a significant rise in popularity across a very broad range of applications in recent years - so why not apply it to IoT security? Ben Dickson shares his thoughts in this blog which was originally posted here on Tech Talks Blog Thanks once again Ben. By the end of this year, there
One of the fundamental questions we ask at IoTSF is "who owns security in IoT?" - it's not a simple answer as IoT includes a large eco-system of providers, adopters and end-users. It is clear that there is no silver bullet and security will vary by vendor, application and vertical market - there will be
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between safety and security? I would be surprised if you had unless you work in these areas as we tend to use the words interchangeably. Languages such as German, Norwegian and Spanish have one word to mean both - or so I am told by my associates who claim those languages as their mother tongue. Ever since the similarity caught my attention a couple of years ago, I have come across many native English speakers who regard the two as equivalent as well.
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This is a member guest blog by Steve Bell from IoTSF Founder Member’s Bullguard, who are a leading antivirus vendor.
Leads member efforts to advance state of security in IoT Release Date: June 13th 2016 The IoT Security Foundation (IoTSF) is pleased to announce that Founder Member Richard Marshall has been appointed Chair of its Plenary Group. Richard is Managing Consultant at Xitex Limited, which provides consultancy on defining and launching connected products with emphasis
This blog post has been reproduced by kind permission of Tara Seals and originally appeared here on Infosecurity Magazine. It references an independent survey from IOActive which illustrates widely held concerns on the lack of a security first approach (an IoTSF axiom). Nearly half (47%) of all respondents in the IOActive Internet of Things Security Survey distrust the
Here at IoTSF our mission is to unite the efforts of diverse IoT stakeholder groups to raise the bar on security. That's a truly noble and worthwhile cause - and it's also a mighty tall challenge too. It's such a huge task, that we can only meet our vision of safety of connection by working with
