IoT Security Foundation Announces Security Compliance Framework

Encourages industry use ‘with immediate effect’Release Date: December 6th 2016The Internet of Things Security Foundation (IoTSF) has announced the publication of its IoT Security Compliance Framework at its annual conference in London.The framework is part of IoTSF’s mission to drive the quality and pervasiveness of security in IoT. IoTSF is promoting the Supply Chain of

IoT Security Foundation Publishes Best Practice Guidelines for Consumer Products and Vulnerability Disclosure

Users encouraged to display the Best Practice User mark Release Date: December 6th 2016 The Internet of Things Security Foundation (IoTSF) has announced the publication of two best practice guidelines alongside its IoT security compliance framework. Both sets of guidelines are aimed at new players that have started to supply IoT class products yet

IoTSF Announces Alliance with prpl Foundation and puts ‘security by design’ at the heart of embedded computing

Collaboration to transform security of the Internet of Things Release date: 5th December 2016 The IoT Security Foundation (IoTSF) and the prpl Foundation, two influential not-for-profit organizations working to promote security and openness in the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that they have entered into a formal agreement to cooperate on projects that

What Bruce Schneier teaches us about IoT and cybersecurity

Ben Dickson shares his thoughts in this blog which was originally posted here on Tech Talks Blog. As if I haven’t said it a million times, IoT security is critical. But just when I thought I had it all figured out, somebody comes along and sheds new light on this very important topic in a different way.

How the IoT industry will self-regulate its security

Ben Dickson shares his thoughts in this blog which was originally posted here on Tech Talks Blog. Following last week’s DDoS attack against Dyn, which was carried out through a huge IoT botnet, there’s a general sense of worry about IoT security—or rather insecurity—destabilizing the internet or bringing it to a total collapse. All sorts of apocalyptic

Mirai Botnet Shows Just How Vulnerable the IoT Really Is

Alan Grau, President and co-founder of Icon Labs,  member of the IoTSF, shares his thoughts on DDoS – Mirai Botnet attack. Read the original article here. Internet-based attacks are on the rise and, increasingly, these attacks target IoT devices like DVRs, web cams, and appliances. Cyber-criminals, hacking bots, industrial or international espionage agents, and even

IoT Security Foundation Conference 2016

The conference will look at what it takes to build an Internet of Trusted Things, what is currently underway, what we can learn from the past to predict the future and the necessary duties of care providers and adopters need to ensure.