CIOs mull IoT security concerns

Rambus Blog, Feb. 01, 2016 – 

Dinyar Dastoor, VP and GM at Wind River, recently penned an article for CIOs in Embedded Computing Design that explores the security risks associated with the management and deployment of IoT devices.

"For many [CIOs], this will be the first time they'll have to actively manage such embedded devices across their networks. Indeed, for some it will be the first time the walls of their datacenter have extended beyond the web portals used for customer services and other customer-facing engagement," Dastoor explained.

"The army of IoT devices needs a strict regime of security applied to them. Protecting from attempts to attack the current firmware, eavesdrop on the data being sent, or creating a man-in-the-middle attack to change data being sent are all potential threats."

To simplify life for their customers, says Dastoor, IoT device manufacturers will deploy an over-the-air approach to updating firmware and configuration data - in an attempt to keep truck-rolls to an absolute minimum. However, the Wind River VP warns this approach could "open up" other attack routes unless carefully reviewed.

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