Anatomy of a secure internet-connected thing

Lars Lydersen was a part of the team that broke into ?unbreakable? commercial quantum cryptographic systems.

By Steve Bush - Electronics Weekly, Apr. 07, 2017 – 

Now working as director of product security at Silicon Labs, he discusses the steps required to make IoT devices properly secure.

Many of the things we use on a daily basis are becoming smart and connected to the Internet. The Internet of Things (IoT) will improve our lives by helping us reach our health and fitness goals, reduce resource consumption, increase productivity, and track and secure our assets. Many embedded developers realise the potential benefits of the IoT and are actively developing various applications, from connected home devices to wearables and home security systems. However, along with these benefits come risks. No one wants to design an application that?s prone to hacking or data theft. Undesirable events like high-profile hacks can lead to serious damage to brand images and loss of customer trust, and, in the worst cases, slow down or permanently reduce the adoption of the IoT.

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