What to expect from next week’s IoTSF webinar: 303 645

ETSI EN 303 645 with Ken Munro and Sam Thom of Pen Test Partners.

Connected devices are now part of almost every environment, from homes and offices to factories, ships, vehicles, and critical infrastructure. That makes security harder to ignore, especially as standards such as ETSI EN 303 645 become more important across Europe.

In this webinar, Ken Munro and Sam Thom of Pen Test Partners (a long-standing IoTSF member) will look at what IoT security means in practice, not just on paper.

Drawing on real hardware testing, they will talk through the kinds of issues they see in connected products, where devices often fall short of the standard, and why those gaps matter once devices are deployed into real environments.

The session will cover practical lessons from testing non-compliant devices, common weaknesses found in IoT and OT hardware, and what manufacturers, integrators, and organisations should think about before connected devices become part of their wider network.

This is aimed at anyone involved in building, specifying, buying, integrating, or managing connected hardware. The focus will be on useful, real-world insight that helps teams understand the risks and improve security in a way that actually works.

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Ken Munro:

Ken is a security researcher and founder and partner at Pen Test Partners, the UK’s largest independent penetration testing firm, with an established presence in the USA. He focuses on real world security problems in connected products and embedded systems, including smart home devices, automotive systems, critical national infrastructure, and aviation technology. Ken and his team responsibly disclose vulnerabilities at scale, and he regularly shares practical lessons through conference talks, media commentary. Ken has become a voice for reform and legislative change, speaking at TEDx, briefing UK and US government departments, as well as being involved with various EU consumer councils.

Sam Thom:

Sam is a security consultant at Pen Test Partners, specialising in hardware, IoT, Industrial Control Systems, and Operational Technology security. He works with connected and embedded systems across sectors including automotive, manufacturing, utilities, chemical, water, power, gas, and industrial IoT. Sam’s work often involves hands-on testing of operational systems, from bench testing devices and reviewing industrial hardware through to identifying real-world weaknesses in live environments. He has particular experience with the kinds of issues that are easy to miss on paper, including insecure device design, weak segmentation, exposed services, dual-homed hosts, and the gap between claimed security and how systems behave in practice.